There’s no getting away from what a difficult year it has been for everyone the world over. With Collins Dictionary making their word of the year ‘lockdown’ it is a clear sign of the times. Whilst other words such as ‘’Rona’ or ‘unprecedented’ or ‘the Vid’ might have also been…
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Welcome to Day 9 of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! A consistent feature throughout the AppventCalendar event so far has been those tools and apps which have really helped to make a difference to communication, collaboration and teaching and learning throughout the pandemic. In the early years and primary setting one…
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Welcome to Day 8 of the 2020 Appvent Calendar. As with many of the entries on the calendar this year and a hallmark of many a good edtech company or app, today’s entry has really come into its own in supporting both a reduction in teacher workload, evidence-informed uses of…
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Welcome to Day Seven of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! It is, without doubt, more important than ever to share quality and reliable apps and websites that challenge students and facilitate independent and personalised learning. Today we share yet another tool that has seen a surge in demand during the pandemic. …
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Welcome to Day Six of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! As you may have noticed on the Appvent Calendar this year, many of the tools we have selected have really come into their own during COVID-19. Continuity of learning and teaching has been a central part to the concerns of students,…
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Welcome to Day Four of the Appvent Calendar 2020! It’s been fantastic to open our apps so far, and today I am bringing you Adobe Spark Page as my offering for the festive season. As an English teacher, I believe that authentic audience has a huge impact on pupil work.…
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Welcome to Day Three of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! We are so pleased with the amazing engagement from educators around the world in this year’s Appvent Calendar. Described by Carmel Bones as ‘an annual tradition’, we are very proud to bring you some of the amazing tools, apps and services…
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Welcome to Day Two of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! We are so pleased and proud to be bringing you another calendar of amazing tools, apps and services that can help support teaching, learning, productivity and being safe online. With a great start to the event with our first app yesterday,…
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Welcome to Day One of the 2020 #AppventCalendar! We are so pleased and proud to be bringing you another calendar of amazing tools, apps and services that can help and support teaching, learning, productivity and being safe online. What better way to start the calendar with an amazing tool for…
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 8 months, COVID has had a huge impact on education and the progress and lives of all of our learners in our schools. It has proven to be difficult for school leaders to stay ahead of the curve in terms…
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