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- [Pedagogy First, Technology Second: The Complete Free Guide](https://ictevangelist.com/pedagogy-first-technology-second-the-complete-free-guide/) - Pedagogy First, Technology Second: a free, evidence-informed guide of 144 teaching and learning strategies to use with or without technology. Free to download.
- [24 Ways to Embed Metacognition & Self-Regulation in Your Classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/24-ways-to-embed-metacognition-self-regulation-in-your-classroom/) - 24 research-informed ways to embed metacognition & self-regulation in your classroom, built on Zimmerman, Flavell and Winne. Free to download.
- [24 Ways to Embed Effective Explanations and Modelling in Your Classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/24-ways-to-embed-effective-explanations-and-modelling-in-your-classroom/) - We're on to week 5 already, and this one is close to my heart. Explanations and modelling are something I've spent a lot of my time on with schools and trusts over the years, and it featured heavily in mine and Olly Lewis' book The EdTech Playbook, so it was a genuine pleasure (and if
- [24 Ways to Embed Effective Questioning and Discussion in Your Classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/24-ways-to-embed-effective-questioning-and-discussion-in-your-classroom/) - This week's share is one I'd been looking forward to, as questioning is one of those things we all do hundreds of times a day, often without thinking too hard about it, and yet the research on how we do it well is fascinating. Grounded in the likes of Robin Alexander's dialogic teaching, Neil Mercer
- [24 Ways to Embed Effective Feedback in Your Classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/24-ways-to-embed-effective-feedback-in-your-classroom/) - This week's share was one I very nearly didn't do, as I shared 5 cards thinking about feedback in last week's formative assessment resource, but as I was working through the papers, reading up again on Kluger and DeNisi's work reminded me that more than a third of feedback interventions we give actually make performance
- [24 Ways to Embed Formative Assessment in Your Classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/24-ways-to-embed-formative-assessment-in-your-classroom/) - This is week two of the Pedagogy First series. If you saw last week's one on retrieval, you know the idea: take a core area of teaching and learning, ground it in research, and make it as useful as possible in one place, or at least that's what I've tried to do. This week, I
- [The Periodic Table of AI Tools In Education To Try Today](https://ictevangelist.com/the-periodic-table-of-ai-tools-in-education-to-try-today/) - Over the past few weeks, I’ve been refining, checking, and double-checking my latest Periodic Table of AI Tools in Education. It isn’t exhaustive. It isn’t perfect. It isn’t meant to be. What I've tried to do is bring together genuinely useful AI tools that I know are already making a difference. For colleagues wanting to
- [24 Ways to Embed Retrieval Practice in Your Classroom: The Pedagogy First Series](https://ictevangelist.com/24-ways-to-embed-retrieval-practice-in-your-classroom-the-pedagogy-first-series/) - Some of you will have seen my 24 Ways posters before: Windows shortcuts, AI tools, formative assessment. This series goes deeper. Pedagogy First is six resources grounded in the cognitive science of teaching and learning, each one built around what the research actually says rather than what’s currently trending. I’ve spent the better part of
- [Implementing AI in Education: Moving from Unmanaged Risk to Impact](https://ictevangelist.com/implementing-ai-in-education-moving-from-unmanaged-risk-to-impact/) - If someone asked you, right now, what AI is doing for education, what would you say? I'd put money on at least one of these: saving teacher time, reducing workload, improving outcomes. These things get repeated so often wherever I look, it's like they have become the manuscript for every conversation around EdTech. It's laudable,
- [The Periodic Table of Canva in Education](https://ictevangelist.com/the-periodic-table-of-canva-in-education/) - I've been developing the Periodic Table of Canva in Education for quite a while now, but with the brilliant work we do at NetSupport, BETT, the launch and work around the Digital Strategy Guide, headteacher conferences, supporting my school and trust clients, you name it – it's taken some time! Here it is, though, after lots
- [The 2026 AI Almanac for Educators is Here](https://ictevangelist.com/the-2026-ai-almanac-for-educators-is-here/) - Want to know your MCP from your RAG to your LLM, ML, NLP and CLT? If not, you need the 2026 AI Almanac for Educators. AI and EdTech are at the forefront of thinking in most schools now. It shapes how we teach, lead, safeguard and operate, yet the language can sometimes make it daunting.
- [Day 24 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-24-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - So here we are, day 24, the final day of the 2025 #24DaysOfAI Appvent Calendar. Where did that time go?! And as the door swings open, I wanted to focus as I’ve done every year on the calendar, it’s not a tool, app or technology I want to focus on, it's you. Quelle surprise, but
- [Day 23 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-23-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - Today's a bit different. On this, the penultimate day of the 2025 24DaysOfAI Appvent Calendar, I wanted to, instead of highlighting a tool, share five brilliant people you should be following as we move into 2026. These are educators and innovators who consistently deliver value, challenge thinking, and most importantly, keep students at the heart
- [Day 22 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-22-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - As we move into the final stretch of this year’s Appvent Calendar, I wanted to do something slightly different. Today’s tool has been chosen by Dougie, my son, and his reasoning for picking it is refreshingly simple and deeply telling. It helps make lessons more engaging. Writing lyrics helps others, just like himself learn. It
- [Day 21 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-21-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - Most educators juggle a dozen different tools daily. One for creating presentations, another for editing images, a third for removing backgrounds, something else for generating worksheets. Add in the copyright minefield of finding classroom-appropriate images and you've lost hours before you've even started teaching. Then there's the accessibility challenge - that perfect resource you've created
- [Day 20 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-20-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - As is the case each year, whilst I call this the 'Appvent' calendar, I don't always follow the rules and share an app. As would be the case, the disruptor that he is, today's guest contributor, Al Kingsley, has kept the tradition of doing things a bit differently, and so expect some great shares in
- [Day 19 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-19-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - Welcome to Day 19 of the #24DaysOfAI Appvent Calendar! I simply cannot believe we're on the 19th December already, with only 5 more entries left to go on the calendar, where has this month gone?! Today's recommendation comes from Joe Arday, a passionate advocate for diversity in EdTech, who suggested we explore the popular Google
- [Day 18 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-18-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - Day 18 of the #24DaysOfAI Appvent Calendar comes from guest contributor Kieran Buckley, who brings a brilliantly practical classroom lens to today’s tool. This one tackles a familiar teaching moment many of us recognise instantly and offers a simple, effective way to improve clarity, explanation and pupil understanding without adding workload. We’ve all been there.
- [Day 17 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-17-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - Helping students learn is a core part of a teacher's daily life. Many students, though, struggle to capture information accurately in class, organise it in a meaningful way or build the assurance needed to communicate their ideas clearly. Today’s Appvent entry explores a platform designed to strengthen these core learning skills through a structured, evidence-informed
- [Day 16 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-16-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - Today’s Appvent entry comes from Jérôme Nogues, a respected educator and EdTech consultant who brings both classroom credibility and pedagogical clarity to his work with AI. Jérôme is the founder of the Poésíæ and Poésíært international language learning competitions, a Global EdTech Awards judge, and a regular contributor to professional dialogue through his YouTube channel
- [Day 15 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-15-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - Welcome to Day 15 of the #24DaysOfAI Appvent Calendar! A lot of tools in the AI space are broad-stroke tools, ones that can have use across a broad range of subjects. From the likes of Gemini or Copilot, NotebookLM or Brisk. As tools and edupreneurs start to consider AI and how to focus on pedagogy
- [Day 14 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-14-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - As Artificial Intelligence becomes more present in the lives of young people, one of the greatest challenges schools face is helping pupils understand it well. Not just what it does, but how it works, how it affects their lives and how they can engage with it thoughtfully and responsibly. That challenge sits at the heart
- [Day 13 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-13-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - As AI becomes increasingly present in schools, one of the biggest challenges for leaders and teachers is not access to tools, but confidence. Confidence in understanding what AI is, how it works, where the risks sit and how to talk about it with pupils, parents and colleagues. That is why today’s Appvent entry focuses not
- [Day 12 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-12-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - Good questions sit at the heart of effective teaching because they help us check understanding, surface misconceptions and build retrieval into routines. Yet designing them well and doing so consistently is demanding. That workload challenge is exactly why I wanted to include QuestionWell in this year’s Appvent Calendar. AI Tool of the Day: QuestionWell QuestionWell
- [Free resource: The Little Book of Generative AI prompts for teachers](https://ictevangelist.com/free-resource-the-little-book-of-generative-ai-prompts-for-teachers/) - Over the course of the last week or so, I've been sharing a number of resources about using Generative AI such as ChatGPT to help with the use of technology in the classroom. They've proved popular with many educators engaging with them. Here's an example of the first one that I shared about using ChatGPT
- [AI in Education: The IDEAL Framework for Informed Learning](https://ictevangelist.com/ai-in-education-the-ideal-framework-for-informed-learning/) - With many questioning whether or not students get to use AI to support their learning, the truth is, they will be. Therefore, in an effort to help young people frame their digital citizenship in using these tools, I wanted to create a resource that was easy to remember and encapsulated my thinking in the areas
- [The 2025 AI Almanac for Educators](https://ictevangelist.com/the-2025-ai-almanac-for-educators/) - Every year at BETT, we're bombarded with EdTech vendors showcasing the latest AI-driven tools, each promising to transform teaching and learning. But how often do these pitches come loaded with technical jargon and buzzwords that leave you wondering what’s really under the hood? If you’ve ever nodded along while hearing terms like ‘machine learning’ or
- [BBC Bitesize Guide to AI](https://ictevangelist.com/bbc-bitesize-guide-to-ai/) - The BBC has launched a brilliant new campaign, the BBC Bitesize Guide to AI, to enable young people to thrive in an AI world. Thirteen informative, engaging and inspiring short films cover essential AI tool knowledge and showcase how AI is changing industry sectors and enhancing careers. I was so proud to be involved as
- [Day 11 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-11-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - Day 11 of the #24DaysOfAI Appvent Calendar features a contribution from someone I respect hugely. Well worth connecting with on LinkedIn, Julie Carson, Director of Education at Woodland Academy Trust and this year’s ICT Evangelist Digital Leader award winner, has a gift for cutting through noise and focusing on what genuinely helps teachers think well.
- [Day 10 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-10-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - Research-informed teaching and learning should be de-rigeur nowadays. It's been great seeing the shift towards this in British Education over the last three decades of my career; it simply wasn't a thing when I trained to be a teacher. For me, working from a point of knowing 'what works' is essential for thoughtful teaching and
- [Day 1 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-1-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - The first day of this year’s Appvent Calendar sets the tone for the month ahead. With so much attention on rapid advances in AI, it feels right to begin with a tool that brings us back to what matters most in education: clear thinking, sound evidence, and informed professional judgement. Before we dive into that,
- [Day 2 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-2-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - Inspection preparation is a familiar pressure for school and trust leaders. The expectations of the new Ofsted framework require clarity, alignment and well-structured evidence, yet you rarely have the time you need to bring everything together in a coherent way. What should be a professional conversation often becomes a last-minute scramble to gather documents, cross-check
- [Day 3 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-3-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - In education, when it comes to your ecosystem, the productivity suite and core tools that frame most of your use, you normally sit in one of two camps. For the most part, you can often undertake similar activities when it comes to things like word processing, presentations, working with numbers etc. But in recent times,
- [Day 4 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-4-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - Welcome to Day 4 of the #24DaysOfAI Appvent Calendar. Today’s focus is Seesaw, a platform already familiar to many primary schools for the way it connects pupils, teachers and families. What stands out this year is how Seesaw is beginning to weave AI into the routines teachers already use, supporting workload without adding complexity or
- [Day 5 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-5-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - Welcome to Day 5 of the 2025 #24DaysOfAI Appvent Calendar! It is fair to say that today's tool is one that I have mentioned in almost all of my 85 keynotes, inset days and workshops across 2025 and shared even more widely in conversations on social media and with educators in online places and spaces.
- [Day 6 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-6-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - Thank goodness it's Saturday and what a week it's been here on the 24DaysOfAI Appvent calendar! On Monday, we introduced the calendar with Consensus. Then on Tuesday we had Intelligent Evidence. Wednesday saw Emma Darcy introduce Gemini from Google with me taking over Thursday's mantle with Seesaw. Yesterday's brilliant AI tool was the highly popular
- [Day 7 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-7-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - Day 7 of the #24DaysOfAI Appvent Calendar brings another thoughtful contribution from Teresa Menton. Teresa has chosen a tool that sits firmly within the day-to-day reality of classroom life and one that continues to gain momentum among teachers looking for practical, time-saving support with core tasks. Her post explores how this tool is evolving in
- [Day 8 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-8-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - Introduction Engaging with research is an essential part of our profession. Whether shaping curriculum, refining pedagogy or making strategic decisions, teachers and leaders rely on evidence to guide thoughtful practice. Yet many academic papers can feel dense, technical and time-consuming to interpret, especially during a busy school week. Today’s Appvent reveal focuses on a tool
- [Day 9 of the 2025 Appvent Calendar](https://ictevangelist.com/day-9-of-the-2025-appvent-calendar/) - One of the most joyful aspects of working with young learners is watching their imagination take shape in unexpected ways. Whether sketching characters, inventing creatures or building stories from the world around them, children show us daily how naturally they think in three dimensions. As immersive tools develop, there are growing opportunities to extend that
- [Embedding AI in Education Report - Check it out and download today](https://ictevangelist.com/embedding-ai-in-education-report-check-it-out-and-download-today/) - I am absolutely thrilled to share today the publication of 'Embedding AI in Education: A Strategic Review of Practice at Woodland Academy Trust', a report that Julie Carson (Director of Education at Woodland Academy Trust) and I have co‑authored after a year‑long consultancy and training partnership. Our aim was simple: to explore how generative AI could
- [The EdTech Playbook Hits #1](https://ictevangelist.com/the-edtech-playbook-hits-1/) - It’s been a while since I last posted here. Not because there hasn’t been anything to say, quite the opposite. It’s been a relentless year, full of work I care deeply about, but also the kind that takes its toll when you don’t stop to take stock. So, here I am, finally pausing to mark
- [AI for Lesson Planning: A Practical Teacher’s Guide](https://ictevangelist.com/ai-for-lesson-planning-a-practical-teachers-guide/) - A practical guide to using AI in lesson planning. Learn how to refine explanations, check for understanding, and anticipate misconceptions before teaching.
- [Free resource: Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education school policy template](https://ictevangelist.com/free-resource-use-of-artificial-intelligence-ai-in-education-school-policy-template/) - I shared on Twitter the other day that “When it comes to learning and teaching in an AI era, strong literacy skills have never been so important.”. The question often arises though when you are unsure about what to do when you’re not quite sure about how to do something, particularly around technology, and how
- [Enhancing Ofsted's Policy Paper on AI with Actionable Insights](https://ictevangelist.com/enhancing-ofsteds-policy-paper-on-ai-with-actionable-insights/) - Ofsted introduced a policy paper this week on "Ofsted's approach to artificial intelligence (AI)". It's a welcome document, but as always with Ofsted, whilst much of it is useful, it could go some way further. When working on writing 'Perfect ICT Every Lesson' more than ten years ago, a lot of the book was framed
- [What’s essential for some, can be useful for all](https://ictevangelist.com/whats-essential-for-some-can-be-useful-for-all/) - Originally shared on LinkedIn, this post focuses on ways that we can use technology, particularly iPad, although the resources can be pivoted for classrooms with all types of hardware, from Chromebooks to laptops, to MacBooks, focuses on the idea that "What’s essential for some, can be useful for all." When it comes to accessibility and
- [32 Ai Tools to Support Your Teaching and Their Learning](https://ictevangelist.com/32-ai-tools-to-support-your-teaching-and-their-learning/) - AI tools are becoming an essential part of modern education, offering helpful ways to reduce workload, enhance learning, streamline classroom tasks and support teaching and inclusion. To help share some of the most popular tools, I’ve created the infographic below with 32 Ai Tools to Support Your Teaching and Their Learning, available as both an image
- [Understanding the Ingredients of Ai Implementation in Schools](https://ictevangelist.com/understanding-the-ingredients-of-ai-implementation-in-schools/) - When it comes to Ai implementation in education, we often hear about its potential to transform learning, reduce teacher workload and debunked theories around Bloom's 2 Sigma problem. But behind the buzzwords lies a crucial question: how can schools implement Ai effectively, ethically, and sustainably? To help schools navigate this landscape, I have created a
- [Tech-Enhanced UDL for Inclusive Classrooms](https://ictevangelist.com/tech-enhanced-udl-for-inclusive-classrooms/) - If you saw any of my writing before the winter break that wasn't the #24DaysOfAI posts, you'll have been hard-pressed to not see me sharing about inclusion, accessibility and UDL (Universal Design for Learning). ⁣ ⁣ Technology can break down barriers and create truly inclusive learning environments. With the right tools and strategies, students can
- [AI Policy Template for Schools (2025 Update)](https://ictevangelist.com/ai-policy-template-2025/) - Download this free AI policy template for schools (2025). Aligned with Ofsted, JCQ & DfE guidance, it supports AI risk management, compliance & safeguarding.
- [Day 24 of the #24DaysOfAI Appvent Calendar: The Beating Heart of Education](https://ictevangelist.com/day-24-of-the-24daysofai-appvent-calendar-the-beating-heart-of-education/) - Welcome to the final day of Appvent 2024. I couldn’t let this last day pass without highlighting something I emphasise year after year: the importance that educators play in every decision made about the use of technology in schools. So as has become the tradition, there is no app, platform or tool on the final
- [Day 23 of the 2024 #24DaysOfAI Appvent Calendar: Unlock Effortless Video Creation with Today’s Ai Platform](https://ictevangelist.com/day-23-of-the-2024-24daysofai-appvent-calendar-unlock-effortless-video-creation-with-todays-ai-platform/) - Welcome to Day 23 of the 2024 Appvent Calendar! Welcome to the penultimate day of the 2024 Appvent Calendar! As we approach the final reveal, today’s spotlight is on a tool that makes creating high-quality video content accessible and achievable for everyone, no matter how busy or tech-savvy you are. Videos have long been a
- [Day 22 of #24DaysOfAI - Visualise Ideas in Seconds with Today’s Appvent Reveal](https://ictevangelist.com/day-22-of-24daysofai-visualise-ideas-in-seconds-with-todays-appvent-reveal/) - Welcome to today’s #24DaysOfAI Appvent Calendar where today we reveal a fantastic tool that helps you to take your existing text from most sources (Word, Google Docs, PowerPoint and more) and convert complicated themes or topics into fantastic visuals. The tool I’m talking about is napkin.ai. With its easy-to-use features, I love Napkin as a
- [Day 21 of #24DaysOfAi – Transform Formative Assessment with Your Students with Today’s Appvent Reveal](https://ictevangelist.com/day-21-of-24daysofai-transform-formative-assessment-with-your-students-with-todays-appvent-reveal/) - Welcome to day twenty-one of the 2024 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Curipod. Curipod provides various AI-powered tools that teachers can use for formative assessment. It’s a general-purpose tool used across different subjects and key stages. AI tool of the day: Curipod The tagline for Curipod is: Get Students Excited to Read
- [Day 20 of #24DaysOfAi – Transform Adaptive Teaching with Today's Appvent Reveal](https://ictevangelist.com/day-20-of-24daysofai-transform-adaptive-teaching-with-todays-appvent-reveal/) - Welcome to day twenty of the 2024 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Diffit. As the name suggests Diffit is a fab tool that teachers can use to quickly and easily create adaptive learning resources for students. The materials produced by Diffit are age-appropriate and transparent (Diffit lists its sources!). AI tool of
- [Day 19 reveals an Ai-powered flash card revision platform](https://ictevangelist.com/day-19-reveals-an-ai-powered-flash-card-revision-platform/) - Welcome to day nineteen of the 2024 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Wisdolia. We are a big fan of simple tools that do their job effectively and today’s offering doesn’t disappoint. Enter Wisdolia… Wisdolia uses AI to generate interactive and engaging revision flashcards in seconds. It’s a super tool that can be
- [Day 18 of #24DaysOfAi – Support Learning with Mizou and its Interactive Chatbots](https://ictevangelist.com/day-18-of-24daysofai-support-learning-with-mizou-and-its-interactive-chatbots/) - Day 18 of the #24DaysOfAi Appvent Calendar Welcome to Day 18 of the #24DaysOfAi Appvent Calendar. Today’s spotlight is on Mizou, a platform that has been designed with teachers in mind. It’s filled with helpful teaching and learning activities built upon interactive chatbots that help provide explanations, guide revision, support classroom discussions, and deliver low-stakes
- [Day 17 of #24DaysOfAi - If You Do Nothing Else Today, Read This Post](https://ictevangelist.com/day-17-of-24daysofai-if-you-do-nothing-else-today-read-this-post/) - Welcome to Day 17 of this year’s #24DaysOfAI Appvent Calendar. In a pivot to our usual posts about Ai tools and platforms, today I share a working paper that I feel should be essential reading for everyone working in education. Why is the paper important? Originally shared some 16 months ago, Arran Hamilton, Dylan Wiliam
- [Day 16 of #24DaysOfAi – Use Parlay Genie to help Stimulate Class Discussions](https://ictevangelist.com/day-16-of-24daysofai-use-parlay-genie-to-help-stimulate-class-discussions/) - Welcome to day sixteen of the 2024 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Parlay Genie. Parlay is a platform for creating dynamic tech-driven classroom discussions. Recently, Parlay incorporated Parlay Genie, an AI assistant to help teachers automatically generate discussion questions, assessments, and follow-up questions. AI tool of the day: Parlay Genie Today we
- [Day 15 of #24DaysOfAi – Features HeyGen a recommendation by Steve Bambury](https://ictevangelist.com/day-15-of-24daysofai-features-heygen-a-recommendation-by-steve-bambury/) - Welcome to Day 15 of the 2024 Appvent Calendar! Today’s Appvent entry is shared as a recommendation by a long-standing friend of Mark’s and former colleague of Ronan’s, Steve Bambury. A multi-award-winning educator and leader, Steve has worked in education for over 20 years and has recently rejoined JESS Dubai as Head of Digital Learning
- [Day 14 of #24DaysOfAi – Create High-Quality Audio and Video Content with Podcastle.ai](https://ictevangelist.com/day-14-of-24daysofai-create-high-quality-audio-and-video-content-with-podcastle-ai/) - Welcome to Day 14 of the 2024 Appvent Calendar! Today, we feature Podcastle.ai, a versatile tool that helps to create high-quality audio and video content. Whether recording historical narratives, developing maths tutorials, or creating language resources, Podcastle provides the tools to easily create polished materials. Its straightforward design makes it accessible for teachers and students,
- [Day 13 of #24DaysOfAi – Simplify Tasks and Support Inclusivity with goblin.tools](https://ictevangelist.com/day-13-of-24daysofai-simplify-tasks-and-support-inclusivity-with-goblin-tools/) - Welcome to day thirteen of the 2024 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on goblin.tools Ok, so whilst all of the tools on the Appvent calendar this year are new, we couldn’t help but include goblin.tools again this year. Of all the tools promising personalised learning, goblin is one of those tools which for
- [Day 12 of #24DaysOfAi – Next Level Video Translation with Panjaya](https://ictevangelist.com/day-12-of-24daysofai-next-level-video-translation-with-panjaya/) - Welcome to day twelve of the 2024 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Panjaya We are really excited about today’s tool as it has the potential to make learning materials more accessible for students. Panjaya is a video language translation platform that applies Ai to perform audio translation, voice cloning, and lip-syncing. Whilst Panjaya
- [Day 11 of #24DaysOfAi – Professional sounding songs and music with Suno](https://ictevangelist.com/day-11-of-24daysofai-professional-sounding-songs-and-music-with-suno/) - Welcome to Day 11 of the 2024 Appvent Calendar! In today’s #24DaysOfAi, we open the door to reveal a platform that frankly, beggars belief with the quality of its outputs. Using Ai, this tool can take your writing and turn it into a professional-level song; if you haven’t heard of it before - it’s Suno!
- [Day 10 of #24DaysOfAi – The Epitome of Redefinition with PlayNote.ai](https://ictevangelist.com/day-10-of-24daysofai-the-epitome-of-redefinition-with-playnote-ai/) - Welcome to Day 10 of the 2024 Appvent Calendar! In today’s #24DaysOfAi, we explore a platform that is simply mind-blowing. Sure, it can be really helpful in terms of accessibility, engagement, and productivity in a single stroke but when we think of SAMR and technology that wouldn’t be possible without that technology, today’s Ai tool
- [Day 9 of #24DaysOfAi – Support for content creation with Descript](https://ictevangelist.com/day-9-of-24daysofai-support-for-content-creation-with-descript/) - Welcome to Day 9 of the 2024 Appvent Calendar, where each day we reveal a tool that is helping educators with their creation of digital learning content. Today, we share a tool that could be helpful to teachers who regularly create instructional videos. This tool integrates Ai effectively by doing a lot of the heavy
- [Day 8 of #24DaysOfAi - Lead Smarter with SLT Ai](https://ictevangelist.com/day-8-of-24daysofai-lead-smarter-with-slt-ai/) - Welcome to Day 8 of the 2024 Appvent Calendar! As we open day 8 of the #24DaysOfAi Appvent Calendar, we are thrilled to showcase a great platform for school leaders: SLT Ai. With over 80 Ai-powered tools tailored to support leadership and management in schools, SLT Ai helps save time, streamline workflows, and focus on
- [Day 7 of #24DaysOfAI – Transform Your Teaching Content with Exemplary.ai](https://ictevangelist.com/day-7-of-24daysofai-transform-your-teaching-content-with-exemplary-ai/) - Welcome to Day 7 of the 2024 Appvent Calendar! Today in #24DaysOfAi, we explore a tool that helps educators repurpose and transform existing video content with ease. Exemplary.ai is an Ai-driven platform which is great at helping to summarise lessons, generate engaging video clips, or provide captions in multiple languages. Ai Tool of the Day:
- [Day 6 of #24DaysOfAI – Supercharge Your Teaching with Brisk](https://ictevangelist.com/day-6-of-24daysofai-supercharge-your-teaching-with-brisk/) - Welcome to day 6 of the 2024 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on a firm favourite of ours…Brisk. Brisk is a FREE Google Chrome extension that provides over 30 fab tools to help teachers save precious time when preparing lesson resources and marking student work. Educators have designed these tools, which is evident
- [Day 5 of #24DaysOfAI – Riverside!](https://ictevangelist.com/day-5-of-24daysofai-riverside/) - Welcome to Day 5 of the 2024 Appvent Calendar! In today’s edition of #24DaysOfAi, we’re spotlighting a tool that gives educators a suite of fantastic tools to help create polished, professional content while addressing the unique challenges of workload, by making it super easy, fab quality and with some nifty Ai features that promote accessibility
- [Day 4 of #24DaysOfAI: Quizizz for Engaging Assessment For (And As) Learning](https://ictevangelist.com/day-4-of-24daysofai-quizizz-for-engaging-assessment-for-and-as-learning/) - Welcome back to the #24DaysOfAI Appvent Calendar! Today, we shine a spotlight on a platform that many educators already know and love - Quizizz. While it’s long been celebrated for its gamified approach to learning, Quizizz has quietly evolved into a powerhouse of AI-driven teaching tools, saving time, reducing workload, and enhancing engagement for both
- [Day 3 of Appvent: Rileybot for Engaging Younger Learners](https://ictevangelist.com/day-3-of-appvent-rileybot-for-engaging-younger-learners/) - Welcome to Day 3 of the 2024 Appvent Calendar, where we continue to explore the most innovative tools shaping the future of education. Appvent has always been about showcasing impactful EdTech solutions, and this year’s focus on #24DaysOfAi is already sparking excitement and inspiration. Today, we are thrilled to introduce Rileybot, an Ai chatbot designed
- [Day 02 of #24DaysOfAI – Exploring the Potential of Olex.AI](https://ictevangelist.com/day-02-of-24daysofai-exploring-the-potential-of-olex-ai/) - Welcome to today’s edition of the #24DaysOfAI Appvent Calendar! If you’re searching for a way to transform how writing is assessed in classrooms, Olex.AI might just be the solution you’ve been waiting for. This AI-driven platform offers educators a powerful toolset to provide personalised, class-level assessment and feedback on student writing, which aims to save
- [Introducing the 2024 Appvent Calendar and #24DaysOfAI](https://ictevangelist.com/introducing-the-2024-appvent-calendar-and-24daysofai/) - Seven years ago, I had the idea, thinking how cool it would be, to have an advent calendar that revealed a helpful EdTech tool or platform each day throughout December in the run up to Christmas. And so the Appvent Calendar, sharing 24 days of EdTech magic, was born. This year, the 2024 Appvent Calendar
- [The EU AI Act and Ten Things It Means for UK Schools](https://ictevangelist.com/the-eu-ai-act-and-ten-things-it-means-for-uk-schools/) - Schools urgently need to start considering AI, this post helps with that.
- [Free resource: The Little Book of Generative AI prompts for senior leaders](https://ictevangelist.com/free-resource-the-little-book-of-generative-ai-prompts-for-senior-leaders/) - Last year I created a 'Little Book of Generative AI Prompts for Teachers'. It was labour of love to create but has proven hugely popular. I've been promising for some time now to create an equivalent 'Little Book' with prompts in it for senior leaders... and here it is!! It is important to recognise that
- [Generative AI Can Harm Learning](https://ictevangelist.com/generative-ai-can-harm-learning/) - There’s no shortage of excitement around AI in education. Generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, have made their way into classrooms and seem to offer endless possibilities for helping students (and teachers) with everything from research to problem-solving. But we need to be careful, AI can either support or hinder learning, it all depends on how
- [From Hype to Reality: Navigating AI Integration in Education](https://ictevangelist.com/from-hype-to-reality-navigating-ai-integration-in-education/) - AI integration in education isn't easy. In this post we seek to give some of the reasons why that is and what you can do about it.
- [Artificial Intelligence: The Biggest Threat to Teacher Autonomy?](https://ictevangelist.com/artificial-intelligence-the-biggest-threat-to-teacher-autonomy/) - Over the last decade and a half, we've seen significant shifts in curriculum development, particularly influenced by figures such as Nick Gibb and Michael Gove. Their reforms placed considerable emphasis on prescribed curricula, which, as many have noted, has significantly diminished teacher autonomy. Now, with artificial intelligence (AI) are we seeing an even bigger threat
- [Ten takeaways from the DfE's Mobile phones in schools guidance](https://ictevangelist.com/ten-takeaways-from-the-dfes-mobile-phones-in-schools-guidance/) - The Department for Education has today released guidance on the use of mobile phones in schools. It is something which has been a hot topic for as long as mobile phones have been available to young people. The DfE have shared four key documents: Mobile phones in school: guidance Creating a mobile phone-free school environment
- [Navigating and Leading on New Technology in Education](https://ictevangelist.com/navigating-and-leading-on-new-technology-in-education/) - Embracing the future of education requires more than just adopting new tools; it demands a shift in mindset and approach. Following a great meeting today with one of my British International School overseas clients that I'm supporting, I thought I'd pen some thoughts on embracing new technologies, digital strategy and leading these initiatives. So, here
- [Free assembly / lesson presentation to support Safer Internet Day 2024 #SID2024](https://ictevangelist.com/free-assembly-lesson-presentation-to-support-safer-internet-day-2024-sid2024/) - I'll of course start with the same message I've been sharing for many, many years, that every day should be a safer internet day. It's been a personal pleasure to see more people take on and share this mantra over the years. The truth of the matter is though that the spotlight that having Safer
- [Ninety questions to ask vendors at #Bett2024 @bett_show based on the frustrations, desires and fears educators have around #EdTech](https://ictevangelist.com/ninety-questions-to-ask-vendors-at-bett2024-bett_show-based-around-the-frustrations-desires-and-fears-educators-have-around-edtech/) - With Bett starting tomorrow I was reflecting on why people attend the event in their droves every single year - of course, the obvious answer is the networking, but often it's more to do with the CPD, to learn about new technologies and to speak with the companies that produce them. Often, the drivers behind
- [It’s the final day of #24DaysOfAI and if you want to find out what’s behind door number 24, you’ll have to read the post that accompanies this entry…](https://ictevangelist.com/its-the-final-day-of-24daysofai-and-if-you-want-to-find-out-whats-behind-door-number-24-youll-have-to-read-the-post-that-accompanies-this-entry/) - Welcome to Day 24 of #24DaysOfAI, our Appvent calendar for 2023. It’s been a labour of love sharing alternate days writing the posts between Ronan McNicholl and myself (Mark Anderson). Choosing each day has been tough. There are lots of tools we could have included, especially those with lots of financial backing behind them. We’ve
- [Digital Literacy and Digital Citizenship has never been so important, and here's why...](https://ictevangelist.com/digital-citizenship-has-never-been-so-important-and-heres-why/) - "Out of adversity comes opportunity" - Benjamin Franklin Ok, so having access to many AI-enhanced tools as an educator or a student doesn't sound like the worst nightmare ever. When we consider how technology can and does permeate our lives, never more has it been more important for educators and students to have strong skills
- [On Day 23, the penultimate day of #24DaysOfAI, we share a #GenerativeAI tool on the #Appvent calendar worth exploring for a variety of reasons. Read on to learn more...](https://ictevangelist.com/on-day-23-the-penultimate-day-of-24daysofai-we-share-a-generativeai-tool-on-the-appvent-calendar-worth-exploring-for-a-variety-of-reasons-read-on-to-learn-more/) - Welcome to the penultimate day of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Perplexity. AI tool of the day: Perplexity AI is a conversational AI tool similar to ChatGPT, which uses natural language processing and is also built upon GPT-4. Whilst both have similar origins, Perplexity differs from ChatGPT in a variety
- [With only two more days of the #24DaysOfAI #Appvent calendar, day 22 reveals a great Chrome extension that helps make the most of video content on YouTube](https://ictevangelist.com/with-only-two-more-days-of-the-24daysofai-appvent-calendar-day-22-reveals-a-great-chrome-extension-that-helps-make-the-most-of-video-content-on-youtube/) - Welcome to day twenty-two of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on YouTube Summary (with ChatGPT extension). AI tool of the day: YouTube Summary makes it incredibly easy to produce a concise summary of any content within YouTube videos. Educational Benefits: This tool could be very useful for any students and teachers
- [Day 21 on the #24DaysOfAI #Appvent calendar sees a fun #AI music generation tool; what can you make with it?!](https://ictevangelist.com/day-21-on-the-24daysofai-appvent-calendar-sees-a-fun-ai-music-generation-tool-what-can-you-make-with-it/) - Welcome to day twenty one of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Music FX by Google as part of their Google Labs/AI Test Kitchen offering. AI tool of the day: Music FX is a music creation tool by Google created as part of their series of AI Test Kitchen tools. Signing
- [Welcome to Day 20 of the #24DaysOfAI #Appvent calendar where today we share a great tool with #AI baked in to help with quizzing and more, @GoFormative](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-20-of-the-24daysofai-appvent-calendar-where-today-we-share-a-great-tool-with-ai-baked-in-to-help-with-quizzing-and-more-goformative/) - Welcome to day twenty of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Formative. AI tool of the day: Formative is a popular platform for creating engaging assessment tools. Recently, Formative has incorporated an AI content generator tool (currently in beta mode) which makes it easier for teachers to create lesson content. Signing
- [On Day 19 we open the door of the #24DaysOfAI #Appvent calendar to reveal a great tool for text summarisation which can do so much more...](https://ictevangelist.com/on-day-19-we-open-the-door-of-the-24daysofai-appvent-calendar-to-reveal-a-great-tool-for-text-summarisation-which-can-do-so-much-more/) - Welcome to day nineteen of the 2023 Appvent calendar, where today's focus is on the innovative tool, TLDRthis. For those who might jest that TLDR (Too Long; Didn't Read) has become de rigeur on social media as an essential add-on for every blog post, TLDRthis is a tool that turns that on its head. It's
- [On day 18 of the #24DaysOfAI #Appvent calendar, we offer up a great tool for teaching STEM, Computational Thinking and more; Teachable Machine by Google](https://ictevangelist.com/on-day-18-of-the-24daysofai-appvent-calendar-we-offer-up-a-great-tool-for-teaching-stem-computational-thinking-and-more-teachable-machine-by-google/) - Welcome to day eighteen of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Teachable Machine by Google. AI tool of the day: Developed by Google, Teachable Machine can be used to train a computer to recognise images, sounds, and poses. Educational Benefits: Teachable Machine can be used to demonstrate how AI and machine
- [Today on #24DaysOfAI we discover a super audio to text tool with some great features to help teachers and leaders alike...](https://ictevangelist.com/today-on-24daysofai-we-discover-a-super-audio-to-text-tool-with-some-great-features-to-help-teachers-and-leaders-alike/) - Welcome to day seventeen of our #24DaysOfAI Appvent calendar where today we will focus on AudioPen.ai. AudioPen.ai is designed to provide efficient voice-to-text conversion and summarisation, making it a valuable asset in educational settings across the UK. AI tool of the day: AudioPen.ai uses AI to offer voice note transcription and summarisation. It's an intuitive
- [Welcome to day sixteen of the #24DaysOfAI #Appvent calendar where today we explore the superb, time-saving...](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-sixteen-of-the-24daysofai-appvent-calendar-where-today-we-explore-the-superb-time-saving/) - Welcome to day sixteen of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Eduaide. Created by two teachers, Eduaide can be used to produce a whole range of educational resources to support teaching and learning. AI tool of the day: Eduaide uses a customised Large Language Model (LLM) to create an interface that
- [Day Fifteen of #24DaysOfAI on the #Appvent calendar brings us a fantastic chatbot that is perfect for coaching, support and professional development](https://ictevangelist.com/day-fifteen-of-24daysofai-on-the-appvent-calendar-brings-us-a-fantastic-chatbot-that-is-perfect-for-coaching-support-and-professional-development/) - Welcome to day fifteen of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on a superb text GPT interface, primarily because of its brilliant voice chat interface. It is of course, if you haven’t heard of it, Pi, from Inflection AI. As you’ll have read on the previous day’s posts, with the furore around
- [Day Fourteen of the #24DaysOfAI of the #Appvent calendar gives us a great AI tool to support neurodiverse students and staff alike](https://ictevangelist.com/day-fourteen-of-the-24daysofai-of-the-appvent-calendar-gives-us-a-great-ai-tool-to-support-neurodiverse-students-and-staff-alike/) - Welcome to day fourteen of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on goblin.tools goblin.tools is a versatile tool that can be accessed via the web for free and is a superb and helpful tool that falls into that important niche of essential for some and useful for all. AI tool of the
- [Welcome to day thirteen of #24DaysOfAI of the #Appvent calendar where today we explore ExamSolutions. Check it out!](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-thirteen-of-24daysofai-of-the-appvent-calendar-where-today-we-explore-examsolutions-check-it-out/) - Welcome to day thirteen of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on a tool that supports learning for students studying STEM subjects! As you’ll have read on the previous day’s posts, with the furore around the usefulness of AI within EdTech, we decided this year to focus our Appvent calendar on
- [We have hit the half way mark on #24DaysOfAI on the 2023 Appvent calendar with today's App, Hello History!](https://ictevangelist.com/we-have-hit-the-half-way-mark-on-24daysofai-on-the-2023-appvent-calendar-with-todays-app-hello-history/) - Welcome to day twelve of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Hello History… Hello History provides a library of over 400 chatbots aligned to historical figures which students can use to improve their knowledge and understanding of historical events. AI tool of the day: Hello History is a real game-changer for
- [It's Day 11 of #24DaysOfAI on the #Appvent calendar and today we reveal a great time saving tool for those who love using video content...](https://ictevangelist.com/its-day-11-of-24daysofai-on-the-appvent-calendar-and-today-we-reveal-a-great-time-saving-tool-for-those-who-love-using-video-content/) - Welcome to day eleven of the 2023 Appvent calendar, where today we will focus on a great tool that takes your videos, edits them down to usable bitesize chunks and adds captions! Today we look at the great little online tool that is, Opus clip! As you’ll have read on the previous day’s posts, with
- [Day Eight of the #24DaysOfAI #Appvent calendar sees a popular tool that makes your presentations for you!](https://ictevangelist.com/day-eight-of-the-24daysofai-appvent-calendar-sees-a-popular-tool-that-makes-your-presentations-for-you/) - Welcome to day eight of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on another fab AI tool called Gamma. Gamma can be used to instantly create presentations, documents, and webpages. AI tool of the day: Gamma is incredible! It could be a real game changer when it comes to creating presentations and documents.
- [Ten days into #24DaysOfAI on the #Appvent calendar and today we reveal....](https://ictevangelist.com/ten-days-into-24daysofai-on-the-appvent-calendar-and-today-we-reveal/) - Welcome to day ten of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on EduGPT. AI tool of the day: EduGPT aims to provide a safe platform that teachers can use to create learning resources through trained chatbots. It also features a collection of chatbots which can help teachers learn how to use popular
- [Check out the useful tool for making resources behind door number nine on the #24DaysOfAI #Appvent calendar #AIinEdu #AIinEducation #EdTech](https://ictevangelist.com/check-out-the-useful-tool-for-making-resources-behind-door-number-nine-on-the-24daysofai-appvent-calendar-aiinedu-aiineducation-edtech/) - Welcome to day nine of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on a great tool for creating images, posters and other graphics. Today’s brilliant free tool is ideogram! As you’ll have read on the previous day’s posts, with the furore around the usefulness of AI within EdTech, we decided this year to
- [Check out today's #24DaysOfAI entry on the #Appvent calendar for a superb AI-enhanced design tool with great features for teachers](https://ictevangelist.com/check-out-todays-24daysofai-entry-on-the-appvent-calendar-for-a-superb-ai-enhanced-design-tool-with-great-features-for-teachers/) - Welcome to day seven of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on a tool we’ve shared on the Appvent calendar before - Microsoft Designer! As you’ll have read on the previous day’s posts, with the furore around the usefulness of AI within EdTech, we decided this year to focus our Appvent calendar
- [Are you wondering what the tool behind door number 6 on the #24DaysOfAI on the 2023 #Appvent Calendar?](https://ictevangelist.com/are-you-wondering-what-the-tool-behind-door-number-6-on-the-24daysofai-on-the-2023-appvent-calendar/) - Welcome to day six of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on another fab AI tool called Conker. AI tool of the day: Produced from the team that brought you the lockdown teaching and learning lifesaver, Mote, Conker is a general-purpose AI quiz maker. US-based, this tool offers free, basic, and pro
- [Check out the tool behind door number 5 on the #24DaysOfAI on the 2023 #Appvent calendar!](https://ictevangelist.com/check-out-the-tool-behind-door-number-5-on-the-24daysofai-on-the-2023-appvent-calendar/) - Welcome to day five of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on a handy AI tool called Mindjoy. With the furore around the usefulness of AI within EdTech, this year’s Appvent calendar focuses on our #24DaysOfAI event - for all the conversations and shares on the calendar, please do check out the
- [Day 4 of the #24DaysOfAI #Appvent calendar reveals another fantastic tool, Firefly from Adobe](https://ictevangelist.com/day-4-of-the-24daysofai-appvent-calendar-reveals-another-fantastic-tool-firefly-from-adobe/) - Welcome to day four of the 2023 Appvent calendar! Today’s AI-themed entry is… Adobe Firefly AI tool of the day: Adobe is well known for producing superb graphic design tools with industry-standard titles within its Creative Cloud software suite such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere and Adobe Express. Now those very same tools incorporate Generative AI,
- [#TipTopTipsEdu - a free CPD opportunity focused upon sharing top educational tips](https://ictevangelist.com/tiptoptipsedu-a-free-cpd-opportunity-focused-upon-sharing-top-educational-tips/) - As you'll have noticed in my last post, things have been pretty busy in 2021. In a year that has seen me at my busiest in terms of work, speaking, consultancy and events, one of the biggest undertakings of 2021 have been my new part-time role as Head of Education at NetSupport. As part of
- [Day 3 Of #24DaysOfAI, Our 2023 #Appvent Calendar reveals Brisk Teaching!](https://ictevangelist.com/day-3-of-24daysofai-our-2023-appvent-calendar-reveals-brisk-teaching/) - Introduction Welcome to day three of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on a handy AI tool called Brisk Teaching. With the furore around the usefulness of AI within EdTech, this year’s Appvent calendar focuses on our #24DaysOfAI event - for all the conversations and shares on the calendar, please do check
- [Welcome to Day 2 of #24DaysOfAI, our 2023 #Appvent calendar #AIinEdu #AIinEducation](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-2-of-24daysofai-our-2023-appvent-calendar-aiinedu-aiineducation/) - Welcome to day two of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on a wonderful AI tool called MagicSchool. As mentioned yesterday we are using a slightly different approach to the calendar this year calling it “The 24 Days of AI”. AI tool of the day: Today's tool is… MagicSchool! This fantastic website
- [Welcome to Day 1 of #24DaysOfAI our 2023 #Appvent calendar #AIinEdu #AIinEducation](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-1-of-24daysofai-our-2023-appvent-calendar/) - Welcome to day one of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today as we open the door for day one we discover the popular and powerful tool to support teachers, students and their learning, Canva. What is #24DaysOfAI? This year we have a slightly different approach to the calendar calling it “The 24 Days of AI”.
- [So What? So That... Tackling Bloom's 2 Sigma Problem Through AI in Education](https://ictevangelist.com/so-what-so-that-tackling-blooms-2-sigma-problem-through-ai-in-education/) - In 1984, Benjamin Bloom's research brought to light a key educational insight with his 2 Sigma Problem. He discovered that students who received one-to-one tutoring performed significantly better than those in conventional classroom settings. This '2 Sigma' improvement highlighted the efficacy of personalised instruction. The challenge since then has been replicating this level of success
- [18 ChatGPT Prompts for Subject Leaders - AI in Education](https://ictevangelist.com/18-chatgpt-prompts-for-subject-leaders-ai-in-education/) - AI in Education is an important consideration for all. From time-saving efficiencies to impactful approaches to help learning and teaching, it's a powerful tool in a teacher's arsenal. But what about those in middle and senior leadership? In this post, I explore ways in which AI in Education can help subject leaders. In order to AI in Education
- [How To Create A QR Code As Art with AI Art Generator](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-create-a-qr-code-as-art-with-ai-art-generator/) - I've long shared the benefits of using QR Codes to support teaching and learning in the classroom. The benefits are many, wide and varied. Even this last week I saw a great post shared by Microsoft Innovative Educator Fellow, Stephen Taylor sharing about to easily make them on Twitter. As you might expect, much of
- [Are you serious about wellbeing?](https://ictevangelist.com/are-you-serious-about-wellbeing/) - I'm thrilled to share that one of my latest clients is the fabulous youHQ for Schools, a whole-school wellbeing platform that provides students, teachers, and parents with the resources they need to thrive. I've been passionate about using technology in positive ways in education for a long time, and I believe that youHQ is a
- [7 ways to use Kami in the classroom ](https://ictevangelist.com/7-ways-to-use-kami-in-the-classroom/) - I regularly share that I believe good edtech in the classroom has three purposes: it enhances learning, supports teaching, and reduces teacher workload. Another key factor in successful edtech in the classroom, which I often call my Bananarama principle, is that “it isn’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it.” More often
- [Doing things differently](https://ictevangelist.com/doing-things-differently/) - “The most dangerous phrase in the world is ‘we’ve always done it that way’” - Rear Admiral Dr. Grace Hopper We’ve all been there at some point. Stuck in a rut, that is. Sometimes it’s not serious – we can find ourselves doing things as we always have, simply because it’s easier that way. Going
- [How can school leaders make the best use of their IT infrastructure to be more efficient and effective?](https://ictevangelist.com/how-can-school-leaders-make-the-best-use-of-their-it-infrastructure-to-be-more-efficient-and-effective/) - I’ve long shared what I call my Bananarama principle in that ‘It Ain’t [so much] What You Do It’s The Way That You Do It, And That’s What Gets Results’ and as such, it’s a great hook to use when thinking about your use of technology for any purpose. It’s fair to say that school
- [Why @ClickViewUK might be just the thing you're looking for in your Primary school](https://ictevangelist.com/why-clickviewuk-might-be-just-the-thing-youre-looking-for-in-your-primary-school/) - In my work supporting a variety of schools, I have had the opportunity and pleasure to see the implementation and impact of ClickView in several primary school settings. I am pleased to say that the results have been overwhelmingly positive. If you aren't aware, ClickView is a fully featured video content platform that features superb
- [Online Safety Guide 2023, your perfect support for #SID23](https://ictevangelist.com/online-safety-guide-2023-your-perfect-support-for-sid23/) - I'm proud that I am able to share with you a recent project I have worked on with colleagues in my part-time role at NetSupport. A significant part of my role as the Head of Education sees me support the business in its wider endeavours to help teachers, leaders and schools in the broadest sense.
- [Approaches on How to Save Money and Increase Your Return on Your Investment with Edtech](https://ictevangelist.com/approaches-on-how-to-save-money-and-increase-your-return-on-your-investment-with-edtech/) - Originally posted and written as a guest blog for now>press>play here. I have always shared that technology in education is too important (and expensive) to leave to chance, and never more so in these cash-strapped times. Budgets have always been a stumbling block for schools wanting to make the most of technology and the innovations
- [Five ways to use Microsoft Office to help you reduce your workload](https://ictevangelist.com/five-ways-to-use-microsoft-office-to-help-you-reduce-your-workload/) - In a world where many (me included) talk about "pedagogy first" approaches to technology in the classroom (one of the reasons why 'PedTech' misses the point) it's sometimes easy to forget one of the best ways that edtech can help you as a teacher is that of saving you time and reducing workload. Therefore, on
- [Five things to consider when purchasing devices for learning](https://ictevangelist.com/five-things-to-consider-when-purchasing-devices-for-learning/) - For today's post, I thought I'd share something a bit different than just five ways to do something. It's still something I'm hugely passionate about and something I know that lots of schools seek advice upon, albeit not necessarily something for the classroom, per se. That said, devices in the classroom do need close consideration,
- [Five ways to promote online safety with your parent community](https://ictevangelist.com/five-ways-to-promote-online-safety-with-your-parent-community/) - One of the great things about having your own blog upon which to write is that you are in complete control of what you can share there. Bleurgh, see? Love Mick Lynch! There's another. Solidarity with teachers! There's another! I've really been enjoying the #FiveWaysEdu series and I've been really buoyed by some of the
- [Five #ChatGPT prompts to help Primary school teachers](https://ictevangelist.com/five-chatgpt-prompts-to-help-primary-school-teachers/) - If you haven't come across #ChatGPT yet, then what rock have you been hiding under? Every social media platform, news outlet, magazine, blog, podcast and vlog is talking about it. The opportunities provided by #ChatGPT are huge. I talked about it here in this recent post: Will AI Make Us Lazy and Less Creative? I
- [Five ways to use Flippity in the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/five-ways-to-use-flippity-in-the-classroom/) - Popular tool Flippity has lots of useful features to help with a wide variety of teaching and learning tasks. With such a wide range of helpful tools, it's well worth an explore. For today's #FiveWaysEdu post I'm sharing five of my favourite ways it can be used in the classroom:
- [Five ways to use NetSupport DNA to help Network Managers](https://ictevangelist.com/five-ways-to-use-netsupport-dna-to-help-network-managers/) - Technology in education isn't just about teachers, without the technical infrastructure to back everything up, it's a bit like the old adage of building your house on sandy land - things just aren't going to work. The job of the Network Manager and their technicians is, by the nature of the beast, a technical job.
- [Five ways to use @nowpressplay in the Primary classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/five-ways-to-use-nowpressplay-in-the-primary-classroom/) - I'm a big fan of now>press>play and have been for some time - in fact, they've just been shortlisted as finalists at the BETT awards: https://twitter.com/nowpressplay/status/1612780393547157505?s=20&t=XKRXH29aPGCU8a0Yfk_zsg With that in mind, I thought I'd share as one of my #FiveWaysEdu posts, some ways that you can use now>press>play in the classroom: If you want to
- [Five ways to celebrate #SaferInternetDay 2023 #SID23](https://ictevangelist.com/five-ways-to-celebrate-saferinternetday-2023-sid23/) - With Safer Internet Day being just around the corner, for today's #FiveWaysEdu post, I thought it'd be a good idea to share a few ideas for activities you could undertake to help promote the event in your setting. I've been working at NetSupport in recent weeks on a new Online Safety Guide to coincide with
- [Five ways to use technology to promote metacognition](https://ictevangelist.com/five-ways-to-use-technology-to-promote-metacognition/) - There are many ways in which technology can be used in the classroom to help with a wide variety of learning activities. If there's one activity in the classroom that can have a big impact on learner progress, then promoting metacognition ticks all of the right boxes. I won't elaborate on that here in this
- [Five ways to 
use a virtual whiteboard to support learning and teaching](https://ictevangelist.com/five-ways-to-use-a-virtual-whiteboard-to-support-learning-and-teaching/) - Virtual whiteboards are hugely popular and for a good reason. They have many uses to support learning and teaching, but how do you know whether your use of your favourite tool will help with learning or teaching or just make for a fun distraction? In today's #FiveWaysEdu post, I explore five approaches that might help
- [Five ways to use a mobile video creation tool 
such as Apple Clips in the Classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/five-ways-to-use-a-mobile-video-creation-tool-such-as-apple-clips-in-the-classroom/) - Video is such a powerful medium. From TikTok to YouTube to iMovie to Apple Clips to ClipChamp to.... well there are so many. We can even take video content and use tools to build quizzing opportunities to stretch the idea of what is possible with video in the classroom even further. In today's #FiveWaysEdu post,
- [Five ways a visualiser can help learning and teaching in the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/five-ways-a-visualiser-can-help-learning-and-teaching-in-the-classroom/) - Evidence in education is huge right now and quite rightly so. When it comes to edtech, evidence and research can sometimes however be quite thin on the ground - not so much with Visualisers though and so today, I explore five ways that visualisers can help in the classroom.
- [Day 20 on #Appvent22 sees the great app for #Windows, @Clipchamp from #MicrosoftEDU](https://ictevangelist.com/day-20-on-appvent22-sees-the-great-app-for-windows-clipchamp-from-microsoftedu/) - Welcome to Day 20 of #Appvent22. Today's offering comes from Ronan McNicholl again and today he is sharing the newly acquired tool by Microsoft, Clipchamp. Clipchamp is a free video editing platform that was recently acquired by Microsoft. It provides a great set of free tools that teachers can use to create high-quality video content.
- [Five ways to use Pear Deck in the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/five-ways-to-use-pear-deck-in-the-classroom/) - Collaborative presentations using tools such as Google Slides have been a staple of my classroom for many years now. I always wanted something to help with that process though, a tool that would help give the activity more meaning - then Pear Deck arrived. An interactive presentation tool, Pear Deck is designed to facilitate learning in the
- [Five ways that technology can promote effective feedback for students](https://ictevangelist.com/five-ways-that-technology-can-promote-effective-feedback-for-students/) - Technology can help with learning and teaching in many ways. A sure-fire successful starting point for seeing wins with technology in your classroom is by using technology to support feedback for your learners. In today's infographic, I share five approaches and many more tools you can choose to use to help you promote effective feedback.
- [Welcome to #FiveWaysEdu - a new daily series of blog posts for January 2023](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-fivewaysedu-a-new-daily-series-of-blog-posts-for-january-2023/) - A happy new year and welcome to this series of blog posts for January 2023 I've decided to call #FiveWaysEdu. Every year I share a post around this time to help reflect on the previous year and look to the future. The problems with the adoption of approaches of ideas persist, whether that's with or
- [Welcome to our final reveal on #Appvent22 - today's final app shared comes from @Olewis_coaching and is...](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-our-final-reveal-on-appvent22-todays-final-app-shared-comes-from-olewis_coaching-and-is/) - Thank you so much to everyone who's engaged with #Appvent22 this year. Particular thanks from me go to my partner in edtech over at Global Edtech, Ronan Mc Nicholl and of course our fantastic guest contributors: Gary Henderson - who shared about Power Automate on day five Jerome Nogues - who shared about classroom.cloud on
- [Will AI make us lazy and less creative?](https://ictevangelist.com/will-ai-make-us-lazy-and-less-creative/) - As many will know, back in my 20’s and 30’s I used to DJ in clubs and bars. I won lots of different DJing competitions too. I was known amongst my peers as Mixmaster Mark, such was my ability to blend tracks and my technical ability. I am of that old-school DJing brigade that uses
- [Day 23 of #Appvent22 sees @dene_gainey share @spaces_edu and how it's impacted his learners #edtech](https://ictevangelist.com/day-23-of-appvent22-sees-dene_gainey-share-spaces_edu-and-how-its-impacted-his-learners-edtech/) - On this, the penultimate day of #Appvent22, our guest contributor is an educator with 17 years of chalkface experience and who is also a USAF veteran. Dene E Gainey is an educator and lifelong learner from Orlando, FL with 17 years of experience in education, a BSc in Elementary Education and an MEd in Instructional
- [Day 22's entry on the #Appvent Calendar is here! Today's entry, DK_Learning comes from @RonanMcnicholl](https://ictevangelist.com/day-22s-entry-on-the-appvent-calendar-is-here-todays-entry-dk_learning-comes-from-ronanmcnicholl/) - Welcome to Day 20! We are fast approaching the end of what has been a fantastic Appvent. Today’s entry has been provided by Ronan Mc Nicholl, Head of Digital Learning (Prep Schools) at Berkhamsted School. I have been using DKfindout! for quite some time in various schools. I really like the quality of the articles
- [Day 21 of #Appvent22 reveals @Elementari, a web-based #coding tool suggested and shared by Michael Drezek @m_drez](https://ictevangelist.com/day-21-of-appvent22-reveals-elementari-a-web-based-coding-tool-suggested-and-shared-by-michael-drezek-m_drez/) - Welcome to Day 21 of #Appvent22 I can't believe how time has flown with so many great tools shared. One of my favourite things about the series is the opportunity to not just find out new ways of exploring tools we already knew about but also discover new tools we didn't know existed. Today's entry
- [Day 19 - Adobe Fresco by @adobe is today’s reveal on #Appvent22, written by @TechyLeaderEDU](https://ictevangelist.com/day-19-adobe-fresco-by-adobe-is-todays-reveal-on-appvent22-written-by-techyleaderedu/) - So you say you’re not an artist? Despite all of the creative exposure we have across social media, exploring various art forms, tools, and spaces, many people still don’t consider themselves as being creative individuals. Why is that? Well, art has traditionally been considered a sector that only painters, singers, and theatre professionals were categorised
- [Day 18 - Microsoft Designer with free access link inside this post!](https://ictevangelist.com/day-18-microsoft-designer-with-free-access-link-inside-this-post/) - One of the many things that I love about teaching with and about technology is the fact that it is a subject which is always evolving. Computing and ICT aren’t like many other subjects in that regard. Shakespeare will most likely always be taught in English lessons, just as Photosynthesis will be taught in Biology
- [Welcome to Day 13 on #Appvent22 with Read&Write from @texthelp, today shared by guest @AleksandraHouse](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-13-on-appvent22-with-readwrite-from-texthelp-today-shared-by-guest-aleksandrahouse/) - Welcome to day thirteen of #Appvent22, and we really hope you are enjoying the apps we have reviewed thus far! Today’s entry was written by Aleks House. Aleks is an ESOL learner, teacher, TLA manager, and Google Certified Educator. With over twelve years of experience, Aleks is part of a team of passionate educators whose
- [Day 17 - Polypad by @MathigonOrg is today's reveal on #Appvent22, today written by @RonanMcNicholl](https://ictevangelist.com/day-17-polypad-by-mathigonorg/) - Welcome to day seventeen of #Appvent22. Today we would like to share Polypad by Mathigon. Polypad is essentially a canvas that teachers can use to teach a whole range of mathematical topics across different age ranges. Accessible via the web or via mobile apps, I think it’s definitely worth a look if you teach maths!
- [On the #Appvent22 calendar today we have the #MeasureApp shared by @ReallySchoolK from @NetSupportGroup #AppleEDUchat](https://ictevangelist.com/on-the-appvent22-calendar-today-we-have-the-measureapp-shared-by-reallyschoolk-from-netsupportgroup-appleeduchat/) - Welcome to Day 15 on the Appvent Calendar! Today we have a great suggestion for an AR tool from Apple that has lots of applications for use in the classroom for supporting a wide variety of Maths activities. Suggested and shared by Kat Cauchi, Former teacher and Community Engagement Manager at NetSupport, Kat is also
- [Day 15 of #Appvent22 sees @KristinCHarr sharing the new Live Captions feature from #MicrosoftEDU](https://ictevangelist.com/day-15-of-appvent22-sees-kristincharr-sharing-the-new-live-captions-feature-from-microsoftedu/) - Welcome to day fifteen of #Appvent22, and what a great two weeks we have had. We would like to say a big thank you to everyone that has contributed to making this a success so far. With yesterday’s superb tool for reducing anxiety levels, Molehill Mountain, and our very first day’s reveal of FormTimeIdeas.com, we’re
- [Welcome to day 14 of #Appvent22 where guest contributor @ka81 shares Molehill Mountain, an app for autistic people who experience anxiety](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-15-of-appvent22-where-guest-contributor-ka81-shares-molehill-mountain-an-app-for-autistic-people-who-experience-anxiety/) - Today on Day 15 we welcome Caroline Keep as our guest contributor to the Appvent Calendar. An educator, data scientist, national TES award-winning teacher and fellow FED member, Caroline has many accolades under her belt. Her current work sees her as a Doctoral Researcher in developing digitalisation tools in education using ML/AI and as a
- [Welcome to Day Twelve where @OLewis_coaching celebrates ProjectEVOLVE from @SWGfL_Official @Nominet and @UK_SIC](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-twelve-where-olewis_coaching-celebrates-projectevolve-from-swgfl_official-nominet-and-uk_sic/) - I’m delighted to bring you a tool that’s not only of vital importance in edtech, the curriculum, and education as a whole but also a handy companion for all things collaboration within and across schools! ProjectEVOLVE is a FREE cloud-based platform that “resources each of the 330 statements from UK Council for Internet Safety's (UKCIS)
- [Our educational app reveal for day 11 of #Appvent22 is Cram @flashcards!](https://ictevangelist.com/our-educational-app-reveal-for-day-11-of-appvent22-is-cram-flashcards/) - Welcome to Day 11 of the #Appvent22 Appvent Calendar! When it comes to good technology in education, it has to be fit for purpose. Whether that’s helping in the classroom, supporting an initiative across the school such as well-being or timetabling or in a specific subject area; the common theme is, they have to be
- [Day 10 of #Appvent22 sees us reveal the fantastic Reading Progress from @MicrosoftEDU](https://ictevangelist.com/day-10-of-appvent22-sees-us-reveal-the-fantastic-reading-progress-from-microsoftedu/) - On this, day 10 of the #AppventCalendar I share a tool that has been a delight to showcase with many of the schools with which I work, and has been well received the world over, from teachers to parents. Today, it gives me great pleasure today to share the great tool, Microsoft Reading Progress. Why
- [Today on Day 9 we open the door to reveal the Global Equality Collective (@GECCollect) app!](https://ictevangelist.com/today-on-day-9-we-open-the-door-to-reveal-the-gender-equality-collective-geccollect-app/) - We are loving the #Appvent22 calendar so far this year. With a broad and diverse range of tools to promote learning, creativity, maths and science, immersion, classroom management and well-being, it was only right that we took time to explore a tool that promotes and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion. It therefore gives us great
- [Day 8 on #Appvent22 reveals @classroomcloud_, recommended by @JeNoMFL!](https://ictevangelist.com/day-8-on-appvent22-reveals-classroomcloud_-recommended-by-jenomfl/) - Today's contribution comes from someone who has been a long-standing (some might say long-suffering) member of my PLN, Jérôme Nogues. A Head of Digital and also the Head of Languages at a Prep school in the UK, Jérôme is a strong advocate for the use of technology to promote learning and teaching. Over to you,
- [Day 7 on #Appvent22 reveals @360_schools with their unique immersive 360° / VR education service](https://ictevangelist.com/day-7-on-appvent22-reveals-360_schools-with-their-unique-immersive-360-vr-education-service/) - Today's entry comes from my partner in edtech, Ronan Mc Nicholl. The powerhouse behind almost everything on the Global Edtech site, Ronan is also the Head of Digital Learning at Berkhamsted Prep. Over to Ronan... Recently I have been exploring opportunities to incorporate immersive experiences in my lessons. Many teachers will be familiar with 360
- [On Day 6 of #Appvent22 I'm very pleased to share the brilliant @nowpressplay](https://ictevangelist.com/on-day-6-of-appvent22-im-very-pleased-to-share-the-brilliant-nowpressplay/) - It gives me great delight to share now>press>play as today’s entry on the Appvent Calendar. As you’ll know if you’re a regular reader of my work or sharing on social media, my view is that technology provides the opportunity to improve many things but it can also improve absolutely nothing, the difference is what you
- [Get powerFULL with Microsoft's Power Toys - your must-have tool for Windows](https://ictevangelist.com/get-powerfull-with-microsofts-power-toys-your-must-have-tool-for-windows/) - Often with technology, it isn't the most amazing things that technology can do with things such as AR and VR that make it an effective tool. Often, it's the more mundane end of the spectrum that makes your life simpler and easier that helps you to reduce workload or speed up processes that make all
- [Welcome to Day Five of #Appvent22 with today's reveal coming from @garyhenderson18](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-five-of-appvent22-with-todays-reveal-coming-from-garyhenderson18/) - Welcome to Day Five of #Appvent22! Today's offering is shared by the Director of IT and MIEExpert from Millfield School, Gary Henderson. A big supporter of all things Edtech, and a regular blogger on his own blog - here's Gary's choice for today's Appvent22 entry - over to you, Gary... We are increasingly being asked
- [Day Four of #Appvent22 features the fantastic Equatio from the team @texthelp](https://ictevangelist.com/day-four-of-appvent22-features-the-fantastic-equatio-from-the-team-texthelp/) - Welcome to day four of the 2022 Appvent Calendar. Today we look at and explore a tool that is the perfect edtech companion for any teacher to use to support the teaching and learning of maths and science. The perfect edtech companion for any Maths or Science teacher. Equatio is a piece of software that
- [Today's reveal is none other than Animate from Audio from @AdobeExpress](https://ictevangelist.com/todays-reveal-is-none-other-than-animate-from-audio-from-adobeexpress/) - Welcome to day three of #Appvent22, and what a great two days we have had already with our two reveals so far. With yesterday’s superb tool for promoting whole school wellbeing, Welbee and our first day’s reveal of FormTimeIdeas.com we’re really proud to be sharing impactful tools to help schools in a wide variety of
- [Day Two of #Appvent22 welcomes a fantastic app to promote whole school wellbeing](https://ictevangelist.com/day-two-of-appvent22-welcomes-a-fantastic-app-to-promote-whole-school-wellbeing/) - Welcome to Day Two of #Appvent22. We are delighted to share another calendar of superb apps, tools, and services. With a great start to the event yesterday, we proceed today with an award-winning platform that is having a huge impact on staff wellbeing. Staff wellbeing has rightly become a hot topic in schools and the
- [Welcome to Day One of #Appvent22](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-one-of-appvent22/) - Day 01 - FormTimeIdeas Welcome to this, the first day of the 2022 Appvent Calendar! I am so excited to share the 24 amazing apps, their resources, ideas and opportunities for supporting learning, teaching and maybe even reducing some workload along the way over the coming 24 days in the run-up to Christmas! I am
- [Adobe launch Adobe Spark (FREE) for Education](https://ictevangelist.com/adobe-launch-adobe-spark-free-for-education/) - If you've met me or read anything I've written in the last few years, it will most likely have featured either something I've made using Adobe Spark Post or I've been raving about the three apps that are offered within the Adobe Spark range. If you haven't come across them before don't worry, let me
- [Dealing with difficult conversations](https://ictevangelist.com/dealing-difficult-conversations/) - It is true that honesty is always the best policy but how you deliver that feedback and have that conversation is something which can turn that conversation in to a win or a massive lose. Delivering bad news is never easy but these frank and honest conversations are an important part of any learning culture.
- [Why the #PedTech narrative misses the mark](https://ictevangelist.com/why-the-pedtech-agenda-misses-the-mark/) - There are a few people who won’t like what I’m going to say in this post, some may even see it as a personal attack, but it isn’t. I’ll start by saying, I have respect for the person who coined the phrase, @FionaAS. For those who know me and my work over the past few
- [The changing face of CPD and what it (should) mean for schools and providers](https://ictevangelist.com/the-changing-face-of-cpd-and-what-it-should-mean-for-schools-and-providers/) - Thankfully, the face of CPD in education (that’s Continuing Professional Development, with the emphasis on the Continuing element) has been changing in recent years. I’ve always recognised the importance of certain types of INSET activity, such as: bringing colleagues together to share whole school data and results when everyone comes back after the summer break;
- [The Top Four QR Code Generators for Teachers and Students](https://ictevangelist.com/the-top-four-qr-code-generators-for-teachers-and-students/) - I've written a number of posts about QR codes over the years such as this one and this one, including ideas for their use in education. You'd think given their age, they might be a bit old hat now, but they're still super useful as reference points in lots of different ways. During the pandemic,
- [The best four #edtech tools educators can easily use to create resources for teaching and learning](https://ictevangelist.com/the-best-four-edtech-tools-educators-can-easily-use-to-create-resources-for-teaching-and-learning/) - Like it or not, making resources is part of the bread and butter of being a teacher. Sometimes it involves making an explainer video, sometimes it’s creating a presentation or a keyword challenge grid, resources to go on wall displays or templates for book reviews for your students… Resources are the cornerstone of every classroom
- [Why "touch" in the digital classroom?](https://ictevangelist.com/why-touch-in-the-digital-classroom/) - There are lots of reasons why touch devices have been so popular and successful as learning devices in the classroom. Their functionality and responsiveness have meant that whether you’re a teacher working with our youngest learners or in the later years of formal education, you can literally have the world at your fingertips. The ability
- [Generative learning, retrieval practice, #edtech and the importance of #sequencing](https://ictevangelist.com/generative-learning-retrieval-practice-edtech-and-the-importance-of-sequencing/) - In a recently made available study on sequencing, Roelle, Froese, Krebs, Obergassel and Waldeyer shared some interesting highlights in their paper “Sequence matters! Retrieval practice before generative learning is more effective than the reverse order”. The paper certainly reinforces previous findings related to spaced practice and retrieval practice. It should be fair to say at
- [Why ask your learners to work on the edtech in a non-edtech lesson, when the edtech can work for you?  ](https://ictevangelist.com/why-ask-your-learners-to-work-on-the-edtech-in-a-non-edtech-lesson-when-the-edtech-can-work-for-you/) - I've long been a fan of Adobe Creative Cloud Express (formerly Adobe Spark and still completely free for education) and with their relatively recent updates, you can now not just collaborate on designs that you've made but you can also share remixable templates. Pretty cool huh? I use them personally for designs that I share
- [Book Review: So, you want to learn how to code?](https://ictevangelist.com/book-review-so-you-want-to-learn-how-to-code/) - Teaching coding isn't easy, I know, I did it for many years. It was particularly difficult for me because, like many teachers of ICT and Computing, it wasn't my specialist subject. Sure, I had some coding experience from my youth, spending many happy hours typing in code from a magazine to make a 'Choose Your
- [Free webinar series and resources designed to help schools with #edtech](https://ictevangelist.com/free-webinar-series-and-resources-designed-to-help-schools-with-edtech/) - My work with schools most commonly focuses on a number of key areas. Primarily it is based on teaching and learning with technology, purposeful and effective approaches to using technology in the classroom, leadership support around digital strategy and what the evidence says works when it comes to technology in education. That is why it
- [Five simple ways to use edtech to support oracy in the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/five-simple-ways-to-use-edtech-to-support-oracy-in-the-classroom/) - Speaking and listening is the cornerstone of any classroom (and if not, why not?!) but how can technology help with oracy? Activities such as role-play, debate, discussion, and dialogue are all great ways to promote oracy in the classroom but how can technology help? Well, you’ll be pleased to learn there are many! Develop presentation
- [What are the pillars of your #DigitalStrategy?](https://ictevangelist.com/what-are-the-pillars-of-your-digitalstrategy/) - In historical and religious terms, pillars have often represented the bridge between heaven and earth. If you visit some of the great Cathedrals across Europe, many of their architects used huge pillars inside with religious the symbolism Columns or pillars are familiar features of Church architecture that serve the purpose of both supporting the building
- [Evidence-informed strategies with #edtech that work](https://ictevangelist.com/evidence-informed-strategies-with-edtech-that-work/) - Anyone who knows my work in education and technology will know that it always starts with either the pedagogy or how it can improve systems and/or processes. A great starting point for that is to take a good long look at the evidence. This can come in many forms such as research studies, conversations with
- [A simple productivity hack for a helpful marginal gain](https://ictevangelist.com/a-simple-productivity-hack-for-a-helpful-marginal-gain/) - A short post here but thought worthy of sharing for its helpful nature. Followers of my work will know that I frequently share about aggregated marginal gains to your edtech use that when combined, can bring a cumulative impact to your efficiency, workload and more. One such approach is looking at keyboard shortcuts. Sometimes though,
- [Questions to consider when seeking to purchase #EdTech](https://ictevangelist.com/questions-to-consider-when-seeking-to-purchase-edtech/) - An adaptation of an article I wrote for the NetSupport guide to Bett 2022, this post seeks to share advice about the conversations you have with technology vendors when considering purchasing them for your establishment. Buying technology can be a bit of a minefield so how can you distinguish between truth, fiction, techese (the technology
- [The best hidden feature in iOS for you to check out!](https://ictevangelist.com/the-best-hidden-feature-in-ios-for-you-to-check-out/) - Originally introduced in iOS 14, this feature is so useful yet despite being really helpful in lots of scenarios for iPhone users, I am still amazed at the number of people who haven't heard of it or stumbled upon it. In writing this article I read one author talk about the importance of language and
- [As we open day 24 on the 2021 #AppventCalendar, we find...](https://ictevangelist.com/as-we-open-day-24-on-the-2021-appventcalendar-we-find/) - The Appvent Calendar this year has been something I’m truly proud of. With contributors from around the world representing diverse voices from across education, the calendar has shared 23 great tools for supporting various aspects of teaching, learning, sharing, creativity, project management, literacy, numeracy and so much more. It would be wrong of me to
- [#AppventCalendar Day 23 reveals @asana shared by Bukky Yusuf](https://ictevangelist.com/appventcalendar-day-23-reveals-asana-shared-by-bukky-yusuf/) - Welcome to today's Appvent Calendar entry, suggested by Bukky Yusuf. The app she is sharing today is the productivity and project management tool, Asana! I have always been a fan of Trello, however, 2021 was the year that I was introduced to Asana and I have quickly become a fan! Asana is a platform
- [On day 22 of the 2021 #AppventCalendar we are pleased to share the versatile app for learning and teaching, @ThingLink!](https://ictevangelist.com/on-day-22-of-the-2021-appventcalendar-we-are-pleased-to-share-the-versatile-app-for-learning-and-teaching-thinglink/) - Something that I have always been keen to try and support with my sharing around edtech has been activities that meet a few key criteria. Firstly they ideally need to be easy to use. Secondly, they should provide an opportunity for students to be able to use it with the minimum of effort but
- [As we open the #AppventCalendar today we are delighted to share Google Arts and Culture from @gustavocdeanda](https://ictevangelist.com/as-we-open-the-appventcalendar-today-we-are-delighted-to-share-google-arts-and-culture-from-gustavocdeanda/) - Welcome to day 21 of the 2021 Appvent Calendar. It's been so much fun sharing all of these amazing tools each day across the month so far. With Google featuring twice already on the calendar, it's great to share again the awe and wonder of human history in the arts and within our cultures with
- [As we hit day twenty on the #AppventCalendar, we reveal @Plickers suggested by @Mrs_Educate](https://ictevangelist.com/as-we-hit-day-twenty-on-the-appventcalendar-we-reveal-plickers-suggested-by-mrs_educate/) - As we open the twentieth door on the Appvent Calendar for 2021, we find an app that has been featured previously on the #AppventCalendar, so clearly a firm favourite - it's Plickers! Learn more from Laura George about this great app below! Gauging the feedback from pupils, Plickers is an amazingly useful tool, whether it
- [Today we reveal @AdobeCCExpress as we open day 19 of the 2021 #AppventCalendar](https://ictevangelist.com/today-we-reveal-adobeccexpress-as-we-open-day-19-of-the-2021-appventcalendar/) - Welcome to day 19 of the Appvent Calendar. Today we reveal a new version of an old friend in Adobe Creative Cloud Express. Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education If you're a regular reader of my blog you will know how much of a fan I am of the Adobe Spark offer into education. With
- [Welcome to Day 18 of the 2021 #AppventCalendar - today we reveal the brilliant free reading app for schools, @PickataleApp!](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-18-of-the-2021-appventcalendar-today-we-reveal-the-brilliant-free-reading-app-for-schools-pickataleapp/) - I first came across Pickatale in July when James Tavendale from the company came on to the #CheckItOutShow that I do every month with Al Kingsley. Pickatale for Schools is a great free reading app that teachers can use to enhance their curriculum and provide extra reading opportunities for the children in the school. In
- [Today we share one of my favourite apps for learning, Keynote from @AppleEDU shared by @kcasw1 #AppventCalendar #AppleEDUchat #AussieED #EdTech #EduTwitter](https://ictevangelist.com/today-we-share-one-of-my-favourite-apps-for-learning-keynote-from-appleedu-shared-by-kcasw1-appventcalendar-appleeduchat-aussieed-edtech-edutwitter/) - Welcome to day seventeen of the 2021 Appvent Calendar. Today's app is one of my absolute faves in Keynote. Suggested by Global Edtech author, Karen Caswell, she shares lots of great hints and tips below: One of the most commonly used educational iPad apps is Keynote. As an Apple Distinguished School, our goal is
- [Today we reveal @Canva behind door number 16 on the 2021 #AppventCalendar, shared by @ReallySchoolK](https://ictevangelist.com/today-we-reveal-canva-behind-door-number-16-on-the-2021-appventcalendar-shared-by-reallyschoolk/) - Welcome to the 16th day of the 2021 Appvent Calendar. Today's post and suggestions are from Kat Cauchi; a former teacher, Global Edtech author, Product Manager at ReallySchool and many more things besides. While you're at it, also check out #ChristmasWithKat for some fun threads! A few months ago, Mark Anderson introduced me to
- [Welcome to day fifteen of the 2021 #AppventCalendar with today's entry being suggested by @coby_mr with @CoSpaces_Edu!](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-fifteen-of-the-2021-appventcalendar-with-todays-entry-being-suggested-by-coby_mr-with-cospaces_edu/) - Welcome to day fifteen of the 2021 Appvent Calendar. Today we have a great AR app for learning, creativity and so much more, suggested by a long time friend, ADE, Global Edtech author and all-around great educator in my PLN, Coby Reynolds. One of the most versatile apps going around at the moment, CoSpaces, sparks
- [Welcome to day fourteen of the 2021 #AppventCalendar! Today as we open the door it reveals Microbit Classroom @microbit_edu!](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-fourteen-of-the-2021-appventcalendar-today-as-we-open-the-door-it-reveals-microbit-classroom-microbit_edu/) - Welcome to Day 14 of the 2021 Appvent Calendar! Today suggested by Ronan Mc Nicholl, we will share Micro:bit classroom, which is a free set of tools for teachers to create and manage Micro:bit activities. What’s a Micro:bit? Skip to the next section if you already know! A Micro:bit is essentially a mini-computer. They
- [Welcome to day thirteen of the 2021 #AppventCalendar. Today as we open the door we find the fab @ArcMathsApp!](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-thirteen-of-the-2021-appventcalendar-today-as-we-open-the-door-we-find-the-fab-arcmathsapp/) - Today’s entry is a great tool for supporting the practice and learning for all things Maths from age 11-16. With all of the topics built in to support Mathematics teaching from Year 7 to Year 11, the brilliant Arc Maths is a great tool to support the Maths teaching taking place in your classroom. How
- [Welcome to day twelve of the 2021 #AppventCalendar! As we open the door today we find @PlayBlooket suggested by @Mrs_Educate](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-twelve-of-the-2021-appventcalendar-as-we-open-the-door-today-we-find-playblooket-suggested-by-mrs_educate/) - Welcome to day twelve of the 2021 Appvent Calendar. Today's entry is suggested and written by Laura George. If you’re into tech in the classroom it’s likely that you’ve heard about some of the amazing quizzing tools out there - we’ve all bopped away to the Kahoot music or Quizlet Live soundtrack but now there’s
- [Welcome to day eleven of the 2021 #AppventCalendar. Today we reveal @FlipgridEvents shared by @Lanny_Watkins!](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-eleven-of-the-2021-appventcalendar-today-we-reveal-flipgridevents-shared-by-lanny_watkins/) - Welcome to day eleven of the 2021 #AppventCalendar! Today's guest author is none other than the brilliant @Lanny_Watkins. His worthy suggestion today is Flipgrid Live Events. Read more about what they are and why he chose them for today's entry below! This time of year, children across the world will be writing (if they
- [Welcome to day ten of the 2021 #AppventCalendar where today we share the fabulous @Persona_Edu - a superb solution to support wellbeing](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-ten-of-the-2021-appventcalendar-where-today-we-share-the-fabulous-persona_edu-a-superb-solution-to-support-wellbeing/) - Welcome to Day Ten of the 2021 Appvent Calendar! I've been bowled over by the quality and diversity of the entries on the calendar so far this year. So many fantastic tools and ideas for their use have been shared. If there's one area that we all know our young people have been impacted upon
- [Welcome to day nine of the 2021 #AppventCalendar! Today shared by @elearnmisskelly we discover the "wonderful" @MiroHQ!](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-nine-of-the-2021-appventcalendar-today-shared-by-elearnmisskelly-we-discover-the-wonderful-mirohq/) - Welcome to the ninth day of the #AppventCalendar for 2021. Today our recommendation comes from Marie-Clare Kelly, a Global Edtech author, eLearning manager and an all-around edtech knowledge house. The tool she shares is the somewhat nifty Miro, an interactive whiteboarding tool with many strings to its bow. Learn more about it below! Today
- [Welcome to day eight of the 2021 #AppventCalendar! Today, as we open the door, we discover the superb @classroomcloud_](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-eight-of-the-2021-appventcalendar-today-as-we-open-the-door-we-discover-the-superb-classroomcloud_/) - Welcome to Day Eight of the 2021 Appvent Calendar! Today @RonanMcNichol shares classroom.cloud from NetSupport. classroom.cloud provides a versatile set of tools to safely manage your classroom What is classroom.cloud? classroom.cloud provides a collection of tools to help students learn in a safe and productive way when using devices. Developed by NetSupport the tools have been created
- [Welcome to day seven of the 2021 #AppventCalendar - today we reveal the great tool for connecting classrooms, @EmpaticoOrg written today by @KristinCHarr!](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-seven-of-the-2021-appventcalendar-today-we-reveal-the-great-tool-for-connecting-classrooms-empaticoorg/) - Welcome to Day Seven of the 2021 Appvent Calendar! Today's entry has been written and suggested by Global Edtech author, Kristin Harrington. Learn more about her by visiting her Twitter here! If you are an educator for students ages 5-14, then Empatico might be just the tool you need to get into the spirit of
- [Welcome to day six of the #AppventCalender - today I'm delighted to reveal the superb Jamboard!](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-six-of-the-appventcalender-today-im-delighted-to-reveal-the-superb-jamboard/) - Welcome to Day Six of the Appvent Calendar. Today as we open the door, Jamboard is revealed! If you haven’t heard of Jamboard then have I got a treat for you! Conceived originally to work on an interactive flat panel by Google, the Jamboard app, available in a browser, and on Android and iOS
- [Welcome to Day One of the 2021 #AppventCalendar!](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-one-of-the-2021-appventcalendar/) - As we enter the month of December, we are so excited to launch the annual #AppventCalendar event. Sharing a daily dose of edtech inspiration and ideas throughout the month of December, the calendar is an event that has grown immeasurably since it was first started in 2018. Originally something which I did in isolation, it
- [Welcome to day five of the 2021 #AppventCalendar, where today @OLewis_Coaching shares "My Secret Edtech Diary" from @AlKingsley_Edu](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-five-of-the-2021-appventcalendar-where-today-olewis_coaching-shares-my-secret-edtech-diary-from-alkingsley_edu/) - As we open the door today to find Olly Lewis' recommendation behind door #5 we discover not an app, but a book! "My Secret Edtech Diary" from Al Kingsley - we'll let him explain! If you follow me on social media, you may know that getting my hands on a copy of the superb "Secret
- [Welcome to Day Four of the 2021 #AppventCalendar - today we open the door and find @tinkercad!](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-four-of-the-2021-appventcalendar-today-we-open-the-door-and-find-tinkercad/) - Welcome to Day Four of the 2021 Appvent Calendar! Today, Global Edtech co-founder Ronan Mc Nicholl shares Tinkercad from AUTODESK which is a free app that students can use to create 3D models either independently or in a collaborative environment What is Tinkercad? Tinkercad is a free service from AUTODESK to help students develop an
- [Day Three of the 2021 #AppventCalendar reveals the fabulous @nowpressplay!](https://ictevangelist.com/day-three-of-the-2021-appventcalendar-reveals-the-fabulous-nowpressplay/) - Welcome to Day Three of the 2021 Appvent Calendar! Today as we open the door it reveals the fantastic, now>press>play! When now>press>play got in touch and said that they were keen to get a review of their product, app and audio Experiences for education, I was so excited! I’ve been a huge fan of the
- [Day Two of the 2021 #AppventCalendar finds Google Santa Tracker!](https://ictevangelist.com/day-two-of-the-2021-appventcalendar-finds-google-santa-tracker/) - Welcome to Day 2 of the 2021 Appvent Calendar! Today's entry is provided by Ronan Mc Nicholl, Head of Digital Learning at Berkhamsted Prep, ADE, MIEExpert and co-founder of Global Edtech. Today we will share the Santa Tracker from Google which is a free website that children can use to play fun and educational
- [Five ways Siri can help you be more efficient and productive](https://ictevangelist.com/five-ways-siri-can-help-you-be-more-efficient-and-productive/) - Many of us will know how annoying our virtual assistants can be, listening in to everything we do ready and raring to "help us" perform a variety of tasks, but how often do you use yours other than to perhaps call someone? In this short post, I'll share a few lesser-known time-saving tricks you can
- [An exciting update to my work ICT Evangelist!](https://ictevangelist.com/an-exciting-update-to-my-work-ict-evangelist/) - I am truly blessed to do the work that I do. Working with schools and helping leaders, teachers, and pupils, I get to fulfil my life dream of helping people to make a positive impact in the world. Alongside this kind of work, another privilege I have is the opportunity to work with companies that
- [Getting hands on with the IPEVO V4K PRO](https://ictevangelist.com/getting-hands-on-with-the-ipevo-v4k-pro/) - If you know anything about my work, you’ll know how passionate I am about evidence-informed approaches to using technology in the classroom. One such piece of technology that has repeatedly shown positive effects on learning and teacher instruction in the classroom is the humble visualiser, so I was thrilled when leading visualiser manufacturer IPEVO got
- [#Edtech efficacy and pedagogical value in edtech](https://ictevangelist.com/edtech-efficacy-and-pedagogical-value-in-edtech/) - In my role as Head of Education at NetSupport, I recently had the opportunity to meet with and interview Olli Vallo, CEO of Education Alliance Finland as part of our NetSupport Radio podcast and vlog series. As a follow up to that conversation, I wrote a short post to highlight the comments and thought it
- [Things to try out on your iPad / Chromebook / Windows device this new academic year!](https://ictevangelist.com/things-to-try-out-on-your-ipad-chromebook-windows-device-this-new-academic-year/) - Originally posted on the NetSupport website here, this is a recent post that I hope you find useful. Whether you’re starting at a new school that’s using an iPad, Chromebook or Windows device, there are many time-saving strategies you can regularly use to save you that little bit of time. In this post, discover three
- [Introducing, The Edtech Show!](https://ictevangelist.com/introducing-the-edtech-show/) - It’s fair to say that over the last eighteen months we’ve all been involved in a number of online events! Whether it’s been the lessons we’ve been delivering, conferences attending, CPD sessions we’ve run or online shows we’ve caught or even presented on. The pandemic was a precursor for lots of activities undertaken to try
- [5 great things to try with Apple Clips this year](https://ictevangelist.com/5-great-things-to-try-with-apple-clips-this-year/) - Apple Clips has been around for a few years now. It’s a clever app for iPad and iPhone for making short video clips that can be enhanced in any number of ways using emoji, text, symbols, green-screen effects, AR and more! It’s become a firm favourite in many Primary school classrooms, is used by lots
- [Book Review: My Secret #Edtech Diary](https://ictevangelist.com/book-review-my-secret-edtech-diary/) - As educators and leaders in education, we have many moral imperatives regarding the young people and communities we serve. As someone who literally is the ICT Evangelist, you might think, “Well of course he’s going to say that”, but what Kingsley does in his ‘Secret #Edtech Diary’ is give you a plethora of perspectives that
- [So what? So that!](https://ictevangelist.com/so-what-so-that/) - So what? Such a useful question to ask when it comes to thinking about what you can do and then perhaps should do with technology in education. So much technology has a propensity to be gimmicky. It is a fine balancing act to choose between those activities with technology that can be supportive of learning
- [Who should lead on digital in your school?](https://ictevangelist.com/who-should-lead-on-digital-in-your-school/) - Who should lead on digital in your school? It’s a question I’m often asked. Many think it should fall upon the shoulders of the Head of Computing, as that’s the most logical person to carry forward any digital projects. Some think it should fall to somebody with teaching and learning responsibility. Some think it might
- [The importance of edtech efficacy](https://ictevangelist.com/the-importance-of-edtech-efficacy/) - In recent years, a welcome change in the world of edtech has been the developing conversation around the effective use of technology being reinforced by a strong evidence base. This is something that I have been championing for a long time, along with many others. Too many companies have, over the years, sold snake oil into schools and, understandably, this has left
- [Six healthy social media habits for students (and teachers too!)](https://ictevangelist.com/six-healthy-social-media-habits-for-students-and-teachers-too/) - Your students probably already have accounts on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, Snapchat and so on, but for those starting on their social media journey and keen to make an impact, there’s a lot to learn and remember as they navigate this new, exciting, connected world. Recently, I’ve been working with secondary school students on digital
- [How do you learn about the latest #edtech and services to education when conferences are only online?](https://ictevangelist.com/how-do-you-learn-about-the-latest-edtech-and-services-to-education-when-conferences-are-only-online/) - If you're wanting to find out about the latest innovations and developments in technology for education then you'd often normally find out about them through attendance at conferences and events. Sure, you'll use social media to help you and having a great PLN (Professional Learning Network) can help with that. Many teachers and leaders though
- [Lots going on to share at ICT Evangelist](https://ictevangelist.com/lots-going-on-to-share-at-ict-evangelist/) - Sometimes, just changing how you do things can really help you move forward. You’ll have no doubt noticed that I haven’t posted a blog for ages. And you know what? It wasn’t just me being lazy, honest! I’ve actually been working on writing my new book, which I’m already excited about sharing with you later
- [Values, vision and learning in the remote classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/values-and-vision-in-the-remote-classroom/) - Well, here we are again, back in lockdown and remote learning in full swing. As I look around the Twittersphere there are many strands to learning and teaching. On the one hand, you have Gavin Williamson and cronies asking for parents to tattle on schools not doing well. You have the initiative sparked by David
- [I'm excited to say, have I got news for you!](https://ictevangelist.com/im-excited-to-say-have-i-got-news-for-you/) - It is with great pleasure that I am able to share today that as of Monday this week, I joined NetSupport Group as their Head of Education. As you might expect, here's more about it! NetSupport is excited to welcome Mark Anderson (ICT Evangelist) to the team! The education sector, like many others, has had
- [Five ideas, approaches and attitudes to help you with #edtech in 2021](https://ictevangelist.com/five-ideas-approaches-and-attitudes-to-help-you-with-edtech-in-2021/) - It’s that time of the year to be reflective and to think ahead and make plans. Reflecting back on 2020, one of the few silver linings, as noted by many, was the huge inroads into the progress made by the teaching profession in improving both their confidence and competence in using technology to support learning.
- [Workload Matters!](https://ictevangelist.com/workload-matters/) - "The key is in not spending time, but in investing it." - Stephen R. Covey There are many acronyms and buzzwords in lots of different professions; I would argue none so much as in education. Whether it’s important you know the difference between your SIP and DIP or how to do DIRT, I’ll leave up
- [Welcome, as we open the final day on the 2020 #AppventCalendar and we find @BookCreatorApp!](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-as-we-open-the-final-day-on-the-2020-appventcalendar-and-we-find-bookcreatorapp/) - Welcome to day 24, the final day of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! What a fantastic selection of great apps we’ve had across the 24 days this year. Alongside my entries and guest entries, this year I’ve extended the initiative across not just ictevangelist.com but across to the global-edtech.com team and I’ve enjoyed working further
- [#AppventCalendar Day 23 - @Trello, written and shared by @rondelle10_b](https://ictevangelist.com/appventcalendar-day-23-trello-written-and-shared-by-rondelle10_b/) - Welcome to Day Twenty Three on the 2020 Appvent Calendar! Day 23 – #Appvent Calendar – Trello If like me, you like to plan things out in a visual way, then Trello is one tool to explore. This blog provides a basic outline to help you get started. What is Trello? Trello is a free
- [#AppventCalendar Day Twenty Two - Clips from @AppleEDU shared by @KristinCHarr](https://ictevangelist.com/appventcalendar-day-twenty-two-clips-from-appleedu-shared-by-kristincharr/) - Welcome to Day Twenty Two of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! Today's entry on the calendar has been made by Kristin Harrington. Kristin is a Global Edtech author, Ed Tech Coach, Media Specialist, Author, Adjunct Professor, Edcamp Organizer, #FLedChat Co-Moderator and ISTE PLN Leader. You can find Kristin on Twitter here. Apple Clips is a wonderful
- [#AppventCalendar Day Twenty One - @TED_ED shared by @HappeeLearning](https://ictevangelist.com/appventcalendar-day-twenty-one-ted_ed-shared-by-happeelearning/) - Welcome to Day Twenty One of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! Today's entry on the calendar has been made by Global Edtech author, Luc Piaton. You can find Luc on Twitter here. To flip or not to flip that is the question? My TEDEd experience Many video resources already exist on the Internet, especially on YouTube.
- [#Appvent Calendar Day Twenty - @StreamYardApp shared by @OLewis_coaching!](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-twenty-streamyardapp-shared-by-olewis_coaching/) - Welcome to Day Twenty of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! It’s been no secret that in the current pandemic, technology has not only risen to the occasion by facilitating the adjustment of our normal ways of working. It’s also nudged us into enhanced practices while serving its real purpose of being a utility in the workplace
- [#Appvent Calendar Day Eighteen - Swift Playgrounds from @lcoffeeprincel](https://ictevangelist.com/day-eighteen-of-the-appventcalendar-2020-reveals-swift-playgrounds-from-appleedu-shared-by-lcoffeeprincel/) - Welcome to Day Eighteen of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! Swift Playgrounds is one of the best applications for teaching coding. This month the global community once again celebrated the importance of learning how to code. My school in Japan participated in the Hour of Code event and I used Swift Playgrounds during my English lessons
- [Professional development days I can run for your school](https://ictevangelist.com/professional-development-days-i-can-run-for-your-school/) - Since I started working freelance, a significant part of my work has been working with schools supporting them with teaching and learning and providing consultancy and training. At a glance, you can see I've been pretty busy... The feedback I get for my work is exemplary too: https://twitter.com/antonrob_mc2/status/1098971741475561473?s=20 https://twitter.com/aj3fletcher/status/1111928057999343616?s=20 https://twitter.com/OLewis_coaching/status/1060568797193691137?s=20 What can I do for
- [Monthly Calendar Templates for you to use, today](https://ictevangelist.com/monthly-calendar-templates-for-you-to-use-today/) - Beautiful calendar templates for home learning and other activities such as those linked to positive mental health activities are all the rage at the moment. I was thrilled to work with GoBubble to create the calendar for their month of activities this month. It also meant I got to work with Philippa Wraithmell and Kellie Williams
- [#AppventCalendar Day 19 - Halo AR from @lightup](https://ictevangelist.com/looking-for-a-replacement-for-hp-reveal-check-out-todays-entry-on-the-19th-day-of-the-appventcalendar-lightups-halo-ar/) - Welcome to Day 19 of the 2020 Appvent Calendar Throughout the Appvent calendar this year we have seen lots of tried and tested, good old favourites appearing, which has been lovely because so many of these tools have made such a big impact during the pandemic. It would be remiss of us, however, to not
- [#Appvent Calendar Day Seventeen - @Nearpod from @Mrs_Educate!](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-seventeen-of-the-2020-appvent-calendar-todays-entry-is-nearpod-from-mrs_educate/) - Welcome to Day Seventeen of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! Today's entry, nominated again by Laura George, is a tool that has been a firm favourite of mine since its early days. Since then it has come on in leaps and bounds and has proven indispensable to many tens of thousands of educators and learners during
- [#AppventCalendar Day Fifteen - Numbers from @AppleEDU shared by @Mrs_Educate](https://ictevangelist.com/appventcalendar-day-fifteen-numbers-from-appleedu-by-mrs_educate/) - Welcome to Day 15 of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! Often it is the tools that come as standard with your operating system or productivity suite that can help make the most difference to your everyday work for teaching and learning. Today's recommendations by ADE, @Mrs_Educate is exactly one of these tools. Bundled as part of
- [#AppventCalendar Day Sixteen with @flipgrid, recommended by @RonanMcNicholl](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-day-sixteen-of-the-2020-appventcalendar-with-flipgrid-recommended-by-ronanmcnicholl/) - Welcome to Day Sixteen of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! Today’s entry will certainly be a popular choice with many educators. This app has experienced an almost meteoric rise to fame since its acquisition by Microsoft back in 2016. The app we are talking about of course is Flipgrid! A quick thank you to Paul ‘Lanny’
- [#AppventCalendar Day Fourteen - Google Arts and Culture by @EdTechEvans](https://ictevangelist.com/appventcalendar-day-fourteen-google-arts-and-culture-by-edtechevans/) - Welcome to Day Fourteen of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! Today's entry on the calendar, nominated and written about below by Tim Evans, Edtech Coordinator at the Stamford American School in Hong Kong, is a firm favourite for me. I won't steal any of Tim's thunder, but it gets a huge thumbs up; a previous entry
- [#AppventCalendar Day Thirteen - OBS Studio by @RonanMcNicholl @global_edtech](https://ictevangelist.com/appventcalendar-day-thirteen-obs-studio-by-ronanmcnicholl-global_edtech/) - Welcome to Day Thirteen of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! As has been a consistent theme on the calendar with tools that have been super helpful during the last twelve months, today's offering behind door number thirteen is the popular, open-source software package that has been used to host quizzes, assemblies and more.... hear about it
- [#AppventCalendar Day Twelve - @EdPuzzle!](https://ictevangelist.com/appventcalendar-day-twelve-edpuzzle/) - Welcome to Day Twelve of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! As with the other entries on the calendar this year, today’s recommended tool is one which has been a staple of my teaching and learning toolkit for many years. As a tool which at its heart, supports flipped learning and is the best tool on the
- [#AppventCalendar Day Eleven – Google Earth: Voyager](https://ictevangelist.com/appventcalendar-day-eleven-google-earth-voyager/) - Welcome to Day Eleven of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! I’ve been a huge fan of Google Earth for a very long time. There are so many features and tools bundled with this app which can be easily missed. I believe Voyager is one such feature. Released as part of an update back in 2017, Voyager
- [#AppventCalendar Day Ten - LessonUp written by @msluss](https://ictevangelist.com/appventcalendar-day-ten-lessonup-written-by-msluss/) - Welcome to Day 10 of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! For today’s #aAppventCalendar entry I am really excited to share an app that has helped lots of Dutch teachers with remote learning throughout the pandemic. The app is called LessonUp and one of its top features is its ability to help your students become active learners
- [#AppventCalendar Day Nine - @ReallySchoolUK](https://ictevangelist.com/appventcalendar-day-nine-reallyschooluk/) - 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 such tool that has continued
- [How has #Education and #EdTech evolved during the Covid-19 crisis?](https://ictevangelist.com/how-has-education-and-edtech-evolved-during-the-covid-19-crisis/) - 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 up for this accolade, the
- [#AppventCalendar Day Five – @anchor, by @PhuHua](https://ictevangelist.com/appventcalendar-day-five-anchor-by-phuhua/) - Welcome to Day Five of the Appvent Calendar 2020! As we’ve alluded to in all of the entries so far on the Appvent Calendar 2020, all of the tools shared so far have had a big impact on learners, teachers and our communities across the year. When lockdowns started across the world, we all moved
- [#AppventCalendar Day Six – @TuteEducation](https://ictevangelist.com/appventcalendar-day-six-tuteeducation/) - 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, parents, teachers, school leaders, researchers
- [#AppventCalendar Day Seven – iDEA by @RonanMcNicholl @global_edtech](https://ictevangelist.com/appventcalendawr-day-seve-idea-by-ronanmcnicholl-globaledtech/) - 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. This tool is entirely free
- [#AppventCalendar Day Eight – @justMoteHQ](https://ictevangelist.com/appventcalendar-day-eight-justmote/) - 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 technology relating to feedback and
- [#AppventCalendar Day Four - @AdobeSpark Page, by @eLearnMissKelly](https://ictevangelist.com/appventcalendar-day-four-adobespark-page-by-elearnmisskelly/) - 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. In my experience, when I
- [#AppventCalendar – Day Two – @classroomcloud_](https://ictevangelist.com/appventcalendar-day-two-classroomcloud_/) - 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, we continue today with another
- [#AppventCalendar Day Three - WriQ from @texthelp](https://ictevangelist.com/appventcalendar-day-three-wriq-from-texthelp/) - 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 that can help support with
- [Welcome to the 2020 #AppventCalendar - Day One - @NatOnlineSafety](https://ictevangelist.com/welcome-to-the-2020-appventcalendar-day-one-natonlinesafety/) - 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 education which plays an important
- [What needs to go on your school website?](https://ictevangelist.com/what-needs-to-go-on-your-school-website/) - Goodness knows, school leaders have had it tough for the last 10 months. As is regularly lamented and discussed on social media, the late and often last-minute updates from the Department for Education are reminiscent of the times when I would catch the public bus to school. They would never arrive in a timely fashion,
- [Catch-up funding and how to make the most of it](https://ictevangelist.com/catch-up-funding-and-how-to-make-the-most-of-it/) - 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 of planning for longevity but
- [How can Twitter support professional learning?](https://ictevangelist.com/how-can-twitter-support-professional-learning/) - Twitter as a source of professional learning is an interesting premise. As someone who has been heavily involved in using Twitter as a source for my own professional development for more than a decade, taking control of my own professional learning before I even realised that was what I was doing; in this post, I’m
- [Retrieval Practice Challenge Grid Templates](https://ictevangelist.com/retrieval-practice-challenge-grid-templates/) - In keeping with @87History's popular retrieval practice challenge grids idea and linked post, I created some templates to help people. https://twitter.com/87History/status/948865159744966658 There are 3 grids per template with varying sizes: 3 x 4 grid 4 x 4 grid 5 x 4 grid I've saved them into different formats depending on what tools you use too: Google
- [Why you need to explore @Wakelet, a superb tool for curation and collaboration](https://ictevangelist.com/why-you-need-to-explore-wakelet/) - Every educator needs a space to curate, develop and share their research, reading and resources. Enter Wakelet. Wakelet is one of those essential tools that every educator should have in their teaching and learning toolkit, and for lots of reasons too. It's why I included it in my Appvent Calendar last year - it really
- [The importance of sharing school stories](https://ictevangelist.com/the-importance-of-sharing-school-stories/) - It has been a funny old world these last few months, who would have thought we would see ourselves shut away in our homes hiding from a global pandemic? As we tried to support all of our many learners in our schools, whilst taking care of and worrying about loved ones, it has been the
- [FREE CPD >> Five Evidence-Informed Uses of #Edtech To Help Get Online Learning Right](https://ictevangelist.com/free-cpd-five-evidence-informed-uses-of-edtech-to-help-get-online-learning-right/) - A few months ago I was approached by Seneca to deliver a Teachmeet (as a webinar) as part of their TeachMeet series. When I agreed and was asked what I would like to share about I thought what better way than to share some evidence-informed approaches to using technology. I did this so that teachers
- [The Global Edtech Academy - Free CPD for you for the next 3 months!](https://ictevangelist.com/the-global-edtech-academy/) - I'll always remember my birthday this year. Things were starting to get closed down everywhere and on that day, the lockdown here in the UK was announced. Since that day, every day I've seen educators working as superheroes, doing their best to help, be supportive, creative, engaging in our own learning and supporting that of
- [Different ways (and how) to use Twitter's new scheduling tool](https://ictevangelist.com/different-ways-and-how-to-use-twitters-new-scheduling-tool/) - Lots of schools use Twitter to share what they are doing, from sharing the fabric of school life and the day to day activities to professional learning opportunities from the school, its teachers sharing the great work of their learners - there are so many ways that schools use the platform to connect with their
- [#LearnLiveUAE - a free weekly debate and professional learning opportunity for all](https://ictevangelist.com/learnliveuae-a-free-weekly-debate-and-professional-learning-opportunity-for-all/) - I've been proud to work with lots of schools in the United Arab Emirates. I was the first keynote speaker at the now well-established, annual JESS Digital Summit, I've keynoted at events such as EdExMENA, worked with many schools such as Dubai College, BISAD and Repton Abu Dhabi and spoken at and chaired areas at
- [Tute's You! Making #onlinelearning work](https://ictevangelist.com/tutes-you-making-onlinelearning-work/) - “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” One of America’s ‘Founding Fathers’, Benjamin Franklin was recognised as a polymath – someone who is defined as a person of wide knowledge or learning. It is this thinking which, now we are in lockdown, really highlights for me the
- [The Periodic Table Of Educational Books To Read Today 2020](https://ictevangelist.com/the-periodic-table-of-educational-books-to-read-today-2020/) - It was back in June last year when I first started preparing for another periodic table of books to read. Of all of the different tables that I make, it is the books one which definitely takes the most time and work. https://twitter.com/ICTEvangelist/status/1143224909675532288?s=20 In making this table I've read more than 100 books and with
- [Learning in Quarantine - Part Two](https://ictevangelist.com/learning-in-quarantine-part-two/) - With School Closed... Part Two This post was originally posted on the 15/03/2020 on the Independent Thinking blog here. Following on from the previous blog I put out with Independent Thinking last week - not mention this one written for us by Ben Keeling head of Shrewsbury School in Hong Kong - we have had requests from around
- [Learning in Quarantine... Part One](https://ictevangelist.com/learning-in-quarantine-part-one/) - With School Closed... Part One This post was originally posted on the 2/3/20 on the Independent Thinking blog here. "There are many things to consider at times like these. If you are a school leader you’ll be worried about your community, your students, your colleagues, the school site and keeping it safe, possible claims for
- [LbQ - a game changer for teachers and learners!   ](https://ictevangelist.com/lbq-a-game-changer-for-teachers-and-learners/) - If you haven’t heard of Learning by Questions (LbQ) then where have you been? I first heard about LbQ more than a year ago when visiting a school in Northern Ireland. The teacher I was talking to was so enthusiastic about it and its impact on his learners, I had to find out more and
- [Three ways to promote inclusion and student voice in the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/three-ways-to-promote-inclusion-and-student-voice-in-the-classroom/) - Inclusion can take place in lots of ways in a school setting. Technology can really help with this and in this post, I'll share three ways to help ensure children don't feel excluded in your classroom. Wheel of Names! Sometimes inclusion is just that - ensuring everyone not only feels included but is included too.
- [Teachers as designers](https://ictevangelist.com/teachers-as-designers/) - I've been I had some training there today with a teacher from High Tech High, Chris Wakefield and two local Ofsted inspectors who also work as part of the local school's partnership. What an afternoon of learning it was! I've been aware of 'Critique' and 'Project Based Learning' for a fair while now, particularly after reading
- [FE Focus Webinar write up, coverage and feedback](https://ictevangelist.com/fe-focus-webinar-write-up-coverage-and-feedback/) - The BETT show is not just about finding out about new technology, it's about the professional learning opportunities you can get and of course the networking. As this short poll I created last night on Twitter shows, people love to attend edtech events and it isn't just about the technology: One person that I met
- [Interactive Periodic Table of #ARVRinEDU Apps for #iPadOS](https://ictevangelist.com/interactive-periodic-table-of-arvrinedu-apps-for-ipados/) - I love being a teacher and working in education. In my role now I am very fortunate to work with educators as I do now. Wherever I travel in the world, people comment on the different periodic tables that I've made over the years. Even just this last week in a meeting with the Event
- [Top five things to ask #edtech vendors at #BETT2020](https://ictevangelist.com/top-five-things-to-ask-edtech-vendors-at-bett2020/) - With Bett upon us, it’s a great time to be thinking about what next for education technology. As you would expect, there has been a plethora of different articles and posts highlighting the best way to make the most of Bett. I should know as I’ve written enough of them over the years. In this
- [Never in my lifetime...](https://ictevangelist.com/never-in-my-lifetime/) - What would you do if you could teach a lesson in a Holodeck? It's not long now until the world's largest educational technology tradeshow, BETT arrives. Slowly but surely the tradeshow has improved its offer for those visiting. Accredited CPD, real-stories being shared, more and more, my vision of BETT becoming more like ISTE is
- [Reflecting upon the last ten years](https://ictevangelist.com/reflecting-upon-the-last-ten-years/) - The ends of decades, years, months, weeks, days - they're all great opportunities for reflection. When I look back across my last ten years I feel blessed to have had the opportunities and career I have had, the impact I've been able to see in the schools I've worked in and the friendships and relationships
- [AppVent Calendar Day Twenty-Four - Google Slides!](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-twenty-four-google-slides/) - Merry Christmas everyone. Thank you for joining me on this journey throughout December this year. It's been a fantastic experience, sharing tools that work and opportunities on how to best use them. It's been lovely too, to have the opportunity to invite a variety of guests to join me on the calendar. From Olly Lewis
- [AppVent Calendar Day Twenty-Three - @rondelle10_b](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-twenty-three/) - Hi and welcome! Behind today's door on the calendar, we have none other than Bukky Yusuf suggesting one of her most useful apps. Bukky is someone I have known personally for many years now and proud to be able to call a friend. In organising this post we discussed exactly how long we thought we
- [AppVent Calendar Day Twenty-Two - Own It!](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-twenty-two-own-it/) - Good morning and welcome to Day Twenty Two of the AppVent Calendar! Today's app, I think, is very timely as many parents look to satisfy their children's craving for more technology at Christmas. I know just from my own personal experience how much my own children at 8 and 10 want their own iPhone 11s,
- [AppVent Calendar Day Twenty-One - Office Lens](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-twenty-one-office-lens/) - Good morning and welcome to day twenty-one of the AppVent Calendar! As we move towards the final few days of the calendar, I've been finding it beneficial to look back at the great selection of tools available to us as educators to help us with our work as teachers in the classroom. My aim with
- [AppVent Calendar Day Nineteen - @Unsplash!](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-twenty-unsplash/) - Morning and welcome to Day Nineteen of the AppVent Calendar! Today's entry isn't going to transform your teaching or even the learning of your students. That said, it is one of a few tools I use to ensure that when I share images either socially or within presentations I deliver, I am not breaking any
- [AppVent Calendar Day Twenty - @El_Timbre!](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-twenty-el_timbre/) - Welcome to Day Twenty of the AppVent Calendar. I can't believe it's nearly Christmas - it's been a long month but the days have been flying by! Today's entry on the calendar has been chosen by Em Bell, from Grimsby Institute. I first met Em at #TMHullEY at Malet Lambert school, organised by Stephen Logan
- [AppVent Calendar Day Eighteen - @AdobeSpark!](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-eighteen-adobespark/) - Good Morning and welcome to Day Eighteen of the 2019 AppVent Calendar! Today's entry was always going to be a no-brainer for me to include. The offer to schools from Adobe via Adobe Spark is fantastic and so I had to include them in this year's AppVent Calendar. Adobe Spark is also completely free for
- [AppVent Calendar Day Seventeen - @KristianStill](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-seventeen-kristianstill/) - Morning and welcome to day seventeen on my edtech AppVent Calendar! I can't believe how quickly the days are rolling by through December in the build-up to Christmas! Today's recommended app comes from somebody that I have known for many years now. When I was first developing my PLN and using social media to help
- [AppVent Calendar Day Sixteen - @Mentimeter!](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-sixteen-mentimeter/) - Morning and welcome to day sixteen of the edtech AppVent Calendar. Thank you so much to Philippa Wraithmell for her recommended app of AR Makr in yesterday's entry. Stay tuned for an entry tomorrow from Kristian Still! In the meantime though, today's entry is something I've been sharing for a number of years now but
- [AppVent Calendar Day Fifteen - @MrsWraithmell](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-fifteen-mrswraithmell/) - Hello and welcome to another post on the AppVent Calendar! Something I love about the work I do is seeing how my work inspires others to do the same and the AppVent calendar is no different! It's been fabulous this year to see other's start sharing their own edtech focussed calendars for the holiday season.
- [AppVent Day Fourteen - @Headspace!](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-day-fourteen-headspace/) - Welcome to Day Fourteen on the Appvent Calendar. Today I thought it would be a good opportunity to pause and reflect. The Christmas term is often one of the most stressful terms in the year. Parent’s evenings, nativity events, Christmas carol concerts, sporting events, house championship events, staff cross country, reports, mock exams - these
- [Appvent Calendar Day Thirteen - @Quizizz](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-thirteen-quizizz/) - Hello and welcome to Day Thirteen on the Appvent Christmas Calendar! It's even Friday the thirteenth! I have no bad luck to bring you today though as today's app of the day is Quizizz! When I was planning out the different apps to share across the calendar, it was always going to be, for me,
- [Appvent Calendar Day Twelve – Guest Teacher @MrTullock](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-twelve-guest-teacher-mrtullock/) - Welcome to day twelve of the Appvent calendar. I have honestly been loving sharing all of these fantastic tools these last twelve days. It's been a great opportunity to catch up with some really valued members of my PLN too. Today's guest teacher to share an app on the calendar definitely fits that bill in
- [AppVent Calendar Day Eleven - NetSupport DNA!](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-eleven-netsupport-dna/) - Hello and welcome to Day Eleven on the Appvent Christmas Calendar. Congratulations today go to NetSupport DNA for their superb tool for managing your school’s digital estate. I regularly write and share fantastic tools that teachers can use at the chalkface to impact and add value to their teaching and the students learning but without
- [AppVent Calendar Day Ten – @ThingLink!](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-ten-thinglink/) - Welcome to Day Ten of my Appvent Calendar. Congratulations today go to the fab tool 'ThingLink'. If you haven't come across ThingLink before, it's a great tool with lots of use cases for learning and teaching. ThingLink allows you to upload your photos of whatever you want and then tag different areas of the image
- [AppVent Calendar Day Nine – Chatterpix Kids](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-nine-chatterpix-kids/) - Welcome to Day Nine of the Appvent Calendar. Today's featured app is one that I've been using in one way shape or form for a good number of years now. It's a great app to promote oracy and to help with lots of different creative ways to help learners explain topics. Today's featured app is
- [AppVent Calendar Day Eight – @Flipgrid!](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-eight-flipgrid/) - Welcome to this, the eighth day of the edtech Appvent calendar. Today, congratulations go to Flipgrid as we open door eight on our edtech Appvent calendar. If you haven't heard of or come across Flipgrid then where have you been?! One of my favourite reasons for using Flipgrid is how it links really well in
- [AppVent Calendar Day Seven – Guest Teacher @OLewis_Coaching](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-seven-guest-teacher-olewis_coaching/) - As you may have noticed on the schedule for the Appvent calendar, a few slots have been added in for guest teachers to make their recommendations. Today, I have the pleasure of passing over the mantle for day six of the Appvent calendar to Olly Lewis. Olly is someone who I first met 4 years
- [AppVent Calendar Day Six - OneNote Web Clipper](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-five-onenote-web-clipper/) - Welcome to this, the sixth day on the #Appvent calendar. Today's entry is none other the OneNote Web Clipper! Technology often works best when it is tools that support your day to day activities and make them quick, slick and easy to do. This is where the clipper comes into its own. What is the
- [AppVent Calendar Day Five - NetSupport School](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-five-netsupport-school/) - Welcome to this, the fifth day on the #Appvent calendar. Today's entry is none other than NetSupport School! NetSupport School, for me, is the perfect teacher companion if you're in a school where technology-enhanced learning takes place regularly within your classrooms. If you have a BYOD, Windows, iPad, Android tab, Mac or Thin Client setup
- [AppVent Calendar Day One - GoBubble!](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-one/) - As I've been sharing on Twitter for a few weeks now in the build-up to December, I've been curating a whole host of different apps and tools to share each day across the month. Every day up until Christmas, including Christmas day I’ll be sharing apps and tools that you can use in your classroom to
- [AppVent Calendar Day Four - @Wakelet!](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-four-wakelet/) - Welcome to this, the fourth day on the #Appvent calendar. If you aren't riding the 'wave' after today's entry then you're missing a nifty trick. Today's entry is Wakelet. After what I think was a shaky start around the time we saw the demise of Storify, the true potential of Wakelet is now being realised
- [AppVent Calendar Day Three - NetSupport Notify](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-three-netsupport-notify/) - Welcome to this, the third day on the #Appvent calendar. Today's entry is none other than NetSupport Notify. There are lots of ways that technology can help in the smooth running of a school environment. NetSupport Notify is one such of those tools. What is NetSupport Notify? There are many scenarios in a school or
- [AppVent Calendar Day Two - @EyeJackApp!](https://ictevangelist.com/appvent-calendar-day-two-eyejackapp/) - I've long shared ideas around using AR triggers for book covers, but to its chagrin, HP Reveal has always been a bit hit and miss. Today's Appvent offering is EyeJack which is, for me, a useful alternative to using HP Reveal in the classroom. The premise for using it is relatively simple. Add your artwork
- [I didn't know you could do that! Five #edtech ideas in five minutes](https://ictevangelist.com/i-didnt-know-you-could-do-that-five-edtech-ideas-in-five-minutes/) - I'm very pleased to be working closely with NetSupport again at BETT and you will be able to find me on their stand every day throughout the trade fair. There will be a plethora of amazing presenters on the stand again delivering non-sponsored content, sharing their stories from their classrooms and schools from around the
- [Ethics in #edtech, brand ambassadors and obligations](https://ictevangelist.com/ethics-in-edtech-brand-ambassadors-and-obligations/) - I was involved in a conversation last night on the Book Creator Ambassador community site about ethics and edtech. I promised I'd write about my views and so here is the post... Back in 2017, the New York Times ran an article highlighting the potential ethical issues around brand ambassadorships. In the article 'Silicon Valley
- [The Brighton #Edtech Summit 2019](https://ictevangelist.com/the-brighton-edtech-summit-2019/) - It is with great pleasure that in this post I am able to share regarding my involvement at the Brighton Edtech Summit at Brighton College on November 28th at Brighton College. Organised by the Independent Schools Council’s Digital Strategy Group along with Ty Goddard at the Education Foundation and supported by Frog, Hable, Microsoft, Planet
- [Using project sharing and collaboration in @AdobeSpark](https://ictevangelist.com/adobe-bring-project-sharing-and-collaboration-to-their-popular-spark-suite/) - It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of the Adobe Spark suite of tools I've written about them and shared ways in which they can be used to support teaching and learning many times. Apart from it being completely free for schools to have the full Spark suite, in time for ISTE, Adobe has
- [The Periodic Table of #FE Educators on Twitter to follow today](https://ictevangelist.com/the-periodic-table-of-fe-educators-on-twitter-to-follow-today/) - Back in the summer, I was involved in a number of conversations about the creation of one of my periodic table designs, this time to highlight people to follow on Twitter from the FE sector. Lots of people were interested in it as a resource and so I started to work on it. It's taken
- [The Periodic Table of iOS Apps for AR and VR 2019](https://ictevangelist.com/the-periodic-table-of-ios-apps-for-ar-and-vr-2019/) - One of my most popular resources in recent years has been my periodic tables. I’ve made a number of them, namely: The Periodic Table of iPad Apps (with various updates for new iOS releases) The Periodic Table of iPad STEAM Apps The Periodic Table of iPad Apps for AR and VR The Periodic Table of Educational
- [Ten MORE things every educator should be able to do with their iPad](https://ictevangelist.com/ten-more-things-every-educator-should-be-able-to-do-with-their-ipad/) - A while ago I wrote a post which signalled a solid baseline level of ten things every teacher should be able to do with their iPad. It has been very popular and a recent resurgence in its popularity at the beginning of the academic year shows it is still just as relevant. That said, as
- [Using Adobe Spark Post and Siri Shortcuts to make animated gifs](https://ictevangelist.com/using-adobe-spark-post-and-siri-shortcuts-to-make-animated-gifs/) - I'm working at the University of Worcester tomorrow speaking to 150+ PGCE students about using Twitter for professional development, among other things. As part of that, here is a Twitter question I posed earlier. I've posed questions like this before and the response has always been phenomenal. Today has been no exception. Check out the
- [How to get your colours right when creating dual coding influenced resources](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-get-your-colours-right-when-creating-dual-coding-influenced-resources/) - Making our resources clear and well presented is a key thing to help us when it comes to reducing cognitive load and supporting the ideas around dual coding when creating resources. In this post, I'm going to be sharing some of the tools I use to make some of the resources I do when I
- [The Periodic Table of Teachers to Follow on Twitter](https://ictevangelist.com/the-periodic-table-of-teachers-to-follow-on-twitter/) - Twitter for professional development It's really interesting seeing the number of schools that are purposefully working to help teachers learn how to capitalise on the ways in which Twitter can be used for professional development. I am a huge champion of Twitter for CPD and I have run many sessions on how to get up
- [Book Creator bring AI into its popular app with AutoDraw](https://ictevangelist.com/book-creator-bring-ai-into-its-popular-app-with-autodraw/) - I've always loved Book Creator. For me, it embodies the very best of edtech in that it is versatile enough to be used with learners of all ages, has uses across all ages, is simple to use and can be used in lots of different ways to support teaching and learning. It promotes strong digital
- [Five tools to help you create your end of year celebration videos](https://ictevangelist.com/five-tools-to-help-you-create-your-end-of-year-celebration-videos/) - As we approach the end of the academic year, many heads of house/year, tutors and teachers will be looking to create a variety of resources, videos and activities to use in assemblies, tutor time and more. When it comes to sharing the life of the school, socially or in assemblies or tutor time, video is
- [Tools to help create dual coding influenced resources](https://ictevangelist.com/tools-to-help-create-dual-coding-influenced-resources/) - As many will know, Dual Coding is definitely in vogue right now. I'm not going to sit here and echo chamber the great work being done by many - you can find out lots more about dual coding on the learningscientists.org site, for example. What I am going to do however is share a great
- [Why am I on tour (and a free conference for you!)](https://ictevangelist.com/why-am-i-on-tour-and-a-free-conference-for-you/) - ICT Evangelist on Tour! This week sees me on the road visiting schools that are customers of Frog Education. With schools scrutinising every penny spent; teachers under increasing pressure to deal with issues in their school often with less resources and newly formed MATs and their schools dealing with bigger change and more politics than
- [The best feature in @AdobeSpark Page you didn't know about!](https://ictevangelist.com/the-best-feature-in-adobespark-page-you-didnt-know-about/) - If you've met me in the last few years you'll know what a huge advocate I am for Adobe Spark in the classroom. To pick a favourite from their three offerings would be too difficult however there has been a recent update to Spark Page that I had to share. If you're looking for ideas
- [The best (free) #edtech tool you'll discover this week](https://ictevangelist.com/the-best-free-edtech-tool-youll-discover-this-week/) - With it being Friday I thought I'd fire out a quick post that I've been meaning to share for some time. Often, the best edtech for the classroom is a) something developed by a teacher, b) is super simple to use, c) free, and d) works in browser on all devices. Enter classroomscreen.com. Classroomscreen.com is
- [The Updated for iOS 12 Periodic Table of iPad Apps 2019](https://ictevangelist.com/the-updated-for-ios-12-periodic-table-of-ipad-apps-2019/) - At BETT in January I launched two Periodic Tables, one for AR and VR which I collaborated on with Steve Bambury and this second table, focused upon apps for learning. It is not the same as the AR and VR table. Whilst both tables are broken down into categories, the AR and VR table focuses
- [How to ensure value for money when purchasing #edtech](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-ensure-value-for-money-when-purchasing-edtech/) - Originally posted as part of my Summer takeover on the Microsoft Education blog, this post explores the different ways you can ensure value for money when purchasing technology for your school. One of the most difficult things a school has to focus on is achieving value for money for its learners. In these times of
- [Ways to make your classroom more accessible and inclusive with #MicrosoftEDU](https://ictevangelist.com/ways-to-make-your-classroom-more-accessible-and-inclusive-with-microsoftedu/) - Originally posted as part of my Summer takeover on the Microsoft Education blog, this post explores the ways in which you can use Microsoft tools to make your classroom more accessible and inclusive... One of the most beautiful parts of the role of the teacher is that ability you have to make a difference. I
- [How to create a scrolling text animation in Keynote for Mac](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-create-a-scrolling-text-animation-in-keynote-for-mac/) - I recently had a conversation with a teacher on Twitter who wanted to create a presentation slide with scrolling text: https://twitter.com/ICTEvangelist/status/1102582990096531458 As Jules didn't have access to Pages for iPad I thought i'd help by creating a video to show how to do it using just animation in Keynote on the Mac. Here is that
- [Support Retrieval Practice simply using this free quizzing tool](https://ictevangelist.com/support-retrieval-practice-simply-using-this-free-quizzing-tool/) - If you haven’t read about using retrieval and spaced practice in recent years, that’s fine. Retrieval Practice is linked to the idea that by regularly revisiting learning content, you will help flatten out your ‘forgetting curve’ a la Ebbinghaus’ Forgetting Curve. Along with Spaced Practice, these key pieces of information have become hugely in vogue
- [A great free VR app for iOS that can help with oracy, presentations and more](https://ictevangelist.com/a-great-free-vr-app-for-ios-that-can-help-with-oracy-presentations-and-more/) - One of the reasons I started organising Teachmeets many moons ago was because I wanted to give myself the opportunity to present in front of my peers without my knees knocking, sweating and feeling full of imposter syndrome - if I'm honest, it still happens now but through practice comes techniques to help you through
- [Ten things every educator should be able to do with their iPad](https://ictevangelist.com/ten-things-every-educator-should-be-able-to-do-on-their-ipad/) - When I reflect back to early versions of iOS and the workarounds that teachers and students used to have to jump through hoops to complete through third-party applications, the iOS operating system has come a very long way from where it used to be. No longer do you have to mirror your iPad to record
- [The Periodic Table of iOS Apps for AR and VR](https://ictevangelist.com/the-new-periodic-table-of-ios-apps-for-ar-and-vr/) - One of the most exciting arenas for innovation in education with technology is that of augmented reality and virtual reality. I've been a fan of exploring how these types of apps can be used to support and enhance learning for a long time now. One of my first books on iBooks was an exploration of
- [My review of #BETT2019](https://ictevangelist.com/my-review-of-bett2019/) - I will say from the outset that I thoroughly enjoyed my 4 days at #BETT2019 this year. The key thing about the trade show this year that stood out in particular for me was that it was all about the teachers and the people who made the (often) huge effort to attend, meet up, network
- [NEW and UPDATED Periodic table of iPad apps for Primary aged pupils for iOS 11](https://ictevangelist.com/new-and-updated-periodic-table-of-ipad-apps-for-primary-aged-pupils-for-ios-11/) - I was working this week at the JESS school in Dubai with former periodic table collaborator and good friend, Steve Bambury. We used the previous version of this table and despite it only being a year old, so much has changed in that short space of time. Now that the dust has settled a bit
- [Turn your keyboard into a trackpad in iOS](https://ictevangelist.com/turn-your-keyboard-into-a-trackpad-in-ios/) - I regularly say that every day is a learning day and I learned something new and something that I had clearly missed, recently. I can't remember how I learned about the trackpad feature on your iOS keyboard but I was sure I had seen it in on some Apple web page somewhere. It turns out, as
- [What a good one looks like #edtech50](https://ictevangelist.com/what-a-good-one-looks-like-edtech50/) - I'll pre-empt this post by saying, every school that I visit is special. I am very fortunate to have the job I have. Last week was one of the most amazing weeks of my career when I got to travel across the UK to visit schools on the Edtech 50 Schools Tour with Ty Goddard
- [Catch up with day two of the #Edtech50 schools tour](https://ictevangelist.com/catch-up-with-day-two-of-the-edtech50-schools-tour/) - So we've been on tour now for three days. Day two was the Welsh leg and we had some fantastic visits to schools. The first of which was to Bro Edern near Cardiff. An iPad 1:1 school, we met with Ceri Anwen James who gave us a tour of the school showing us their cross-curricular use
- [Catch up with day one of the #Edtech50 schools tour](https://ictevangelist.com/catch-up-with-day-one-of-the-edtech50-schools-tour/) - So we've been on tour now for two days so playing catch up a little bit. We had a fantastic first day on the tour yesterday. I'm currently writing this in the camper van in Fishguard having just visited the lovely Holy Name School in Fishguard. We are shortly off to go and meet up
- [OMG it's the #Edtech50 Schools Tour!](https://ictevangelist.com/omg-its-the-edtech50-schools-tour/) - I am very proud to be British and next week I am fortunate enough to be undertaking a huge tour of the UK with Ty Goddard of the Education Foundation and EdtechUK. We will be visiting schools across the country shining a light on some of the amazing work being done in our innovative and
- [Reflections on #EdExMENA](https://ictevangelist.com/reflections-on-edexmena/) - The EdExMENA school leaders event this week was a great event held at Le Meridien Hotel and Conference centre in Dubai. I was the closing keynote speaker at the event which is always a great slot to have. Obviously, you always worry that it could be seen as the graveyard shift but this definitely wasn’t
- [What is your purpose?](https://ictevangelist.com/what-is-your-purpose/) - In all of the 700+ blog posts I’ve written, on this site or ghostwritten or published elsewhere have I ever discussed why I do what I do. I got into teaching because I wanted to make a difference. As a youngster, I used to deliver badge classes in my local Boys’ Brigade unit and helping
- [How To Make A DJ Mix Using Logic Pro X #EveryoneCanCreate](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-make-a-dj-mix-using-logic-pro-x-everyonecancreate/) - There are lots of things to love about the Everyone Can Create curriculum that has been developed by Apple and ADEs. With resources around video, photography, music and drawing. I like lots of it. The music section focuses on Garageband but with Logic Pro being such a fantastic tool I thought I'd share a way
- [A great VR app for learners and teachers alike!](https://ictevangelist.com/a-great-vr-app-for-learners-and-teachers-alike/) - There are many reasons why I love Teachmeets; the learning, new ideas, networking, a chance to win a prize - there are lots of them. One of the reasons I started organising Teachmeets was because despite being perfectly happy standing in front of a class or students and speaking or even delivering a Year group or
- [How to write a good #edtech blog post](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-write-a-good-edtech-blog-post/) - I've had a few conversations recently where people have complimented me on the quality of my blog posts about edtech tools when comparing them to others. The feedback I received was lovely and so I thought I'd share some of the things that I always try to do and include in my posts so that
- [What I learned about edtech in Finland at #SETTFIN](https://ictevangelist.com/what-i-learned-about-edtech-in-finland-at-settfin/) - I am very lucky to do what I do. People often say the loveliest things about the work that I do and it’s always very intrinsically rewarding to know that the work I’ve done has had an impact on a teacher, a school or an individual. As I have shared before, I got into teaching
- [The Periodic Table of Educational Books to read today](https://ictevangelist.com/the-periodic-table-of-educational-books-to-read-today/) - It is true to say that one of the best things (for me) about the education profession is that it is ever changing; always developing. As we learn more about how learning takes place and seek to do better by our learners in the classroom, we seek out new ideas, new research, new inspiration. I
- [Educator collaboration made this free book possible](https://ictevangelist.com/educator-collaboration-made-this-free-book-possible/) - A few months ago I wrote about Book Creator and how they have opened up collaboration on their online Chrome based platform for Book Creator. My immediate thoughts were (in this order): Awesome When will this come to iPad (the answer is 'soon') How can we as educators model some good uses? So I thought,
- [Research-informed ways of using #edtech to help learners revise effectively](https://ictevangelist.com/research-informed-ways-of-using-edtech-to-help-learners-revise-effectively/) - I've long shared that effective use of technology to support learning doesn't mean using flashy tools. Using fantastic tools that can create amazing things can lead to lots of engagement, but as we all know, this is a poor proxy for learning. It is far better to use a simple tool that allows a learner
- [Practical ways on where to get advice, support and ideas for your school](https://ictevangelist.com/practical-ways-on-where-to-get-advice-support-and-ideas-for-your-school/) - Getting support, advice and inspiration for the myriad of different aspects of school life can be a difficult task. Breaking away from your local authority as part of academisation or forming a MAT can make things more difficult as those services you once had easily available can make decision making quite an isolating thing. To
- [Data, information and knowing your learners](https://ictevangelist.com/data-information-and-knowing-your-learners/) - Whether you like it or not data and knowing how to understand, interpret and analyse it is an important facet of the modern educator. There are lots of systems that you probably use every day that hold lots of data; you've probably had about 4235242 emails from them recently about GDPR too but knowing how to
- [Five things you can do to make the most of gained time](https://ictevangelist.com/five-things-you-can-do-to-make-the-most-of-gained-time/) - I always remember looking forward to getting some gained time once my Year 11s and 13s had gone. Making the most of that time though is always a difficult thing to do. Something always seemed to get in the way. Whether it was other people asking you of your time with their gained time projects,
- [The importance of listening](https://ictevangelist.com/the-importance-of-listening/) - "There is as much wisdom in listening as there is in speaking - and that goes for all relationships, not just romantic ones." - Daniel Dae Kim I've been reflecting a lot on listening recently. I haven't been the best at it but I'm trying to get better. The Greek philosopher Diogenes knew the importance of
- [Scanning pens for exams and in the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/scanning-pens-for-exams-and-in-the-classroom/) - As we approach the exam season, SEN/ALN coordinators across the land are going to be getting things in place ready to support those learners with additional needs for the upcoming exams. One thing they often have to sort out are Teaching TLAs to help those learners who struggle with their reading. When I was judging
- [Add a hyperlink!](https://ictevangelist.com/add-a-hyperlink/) - There are so many different ways to be productive when using a keyboard and typing into your computer. One of the best ways to be efficient is to make use of shortcut keys. I saw a great little video this week on LinkedIn showcasing some great shortcuts in Excel, for example... In my experience,
- [Edval to add value to your curriculum](https://ictevangelist.com/edval-to-add-value-to-your-curriculum/) - It’s that time of year again where school timetablers are starting to get themselves ready for the forthcoming year. Coupling that with the balancing act of colleagues leaving for pastures new and trying to ensure teacher coverage for all of the courses you will be running next academic year can be stressful in itself, especially
- [Padlet's going paid and here are some alternatives](https://ictevangelist.com/padlet-goes-paid/) - For as long as I can remember, I've loved Wallwisher, or Padlet as it's better known now. Even right back in 2010 it took pride of place as the first resource I shared in my first 'Little Book of Useful ICT Sites' which you can still read online here. Since then I've shared it
- [April Fools and Easter Eggs #edtech style](https://ictevangelist.com/april-fools-and-easter-eggs-edtech-style/) - So this year, Easter falls on the 1 April. This doesn't happen very often, but some things that do happen each year with annual regularity are the Easter Eggs and April fools tricks that lots of different #edtech companies put out there. One of my favourite April fools gags has to come every year from
- [#threequestionsEDU series - care to contribute?](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestionsedu-series-care-to-contribute/) - A few years ago I curated a series of blogposts on ictevangelist.com which asked educators three different questions: 1. What place, if any, has technology got in education? 2. What’s your favourite edtech tool for learning and why? 3. What are your thoughts on students using mobile devices in the classroom? Educators and the debates
- [Back to school - So you've got a new tutor group...](https://ictevangelist.com/back-to-school-so-youve-got-a-new-tutor-group/) - Being a form tutor is one of the most rewarding parts of the job of being a teacher. You'll have allsorts of characters thrown at you in the course of your teaching career. When you go back to school this year who will you be confronted with. Will it be a group of scared Year
- [The AR app for the Science classroom?](https://ictevangelist.com/the-ar-app-for-the-science-classroom/) - I've long been a fan of using augmented reality and virtual reality too. So much so I wrote a book about it (free on iBooks Store here and whilst a bit old now, it's still quite helpful, I feel). Things have moved on a gear since that book and I'm seriously considering investing in a HTC
- [One iPad in the classroom tips & ideas (from teacher & student perspective)](https://ictevangelist.com/one-ipad-in-the-classroom-tips-ideas-from-teacher-student-perspective/) - A presentation from the recent TeachMeet Woodham where I spoke about ways in which an iPad can be used as a tool to support learning and activities in the classroom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrkqkqjfFtg
- [Unio by Harness ® a tool for interactive lessons and real-time feedback](https://ictevangelist.com/unio-by-harness-a-tool-for-interactive-lessons-and-real-time-feedback/) - There are so many companies out there trying to vie for your attention as a teacher, middle leader or senior leader. Education is big business and when it comes to technology in education, the costs involved often mean that technology is often the second most expensive item on the school budget after staffing. So how
- [New Microsoft App which calls out landmarks to help the visually impaired](https://ictevangelist.com/new-microsoft-app-which-calls-out-landmarks-to-help-the-visually-impaired/) - There's no getting away from it, Microsoft's focus on driving new technologies forward to help those with accessibility needs have been pretty groundbreaking in recent times. The Immersive Reader that works within Office Lens is one such example. Simply take a photo of a document within Office Lens and have the built-in Immersive Reader read
- [Wellbeing, workload and whizzy ways to improve both](https://ictevangelist.com/wellbeing-workload-whizzy-ways-to-improve-both/) - Goodness knows mental health and wellbeing is an issue which is underfunded and under resourced so it was a real pleasure to be asked to keynote at the Cardiff and Vale College's Inset days exploring both wellbeing and mental health. My keynote focussed upon how we can use technology to develop techniques and strategies to
- [Collaboration feature now available in Book Creator for Chrome!](https://ictevangelist.com/collaboration-feature-now-available-in-book-creator-for-chrome/) - A quick search of my site will bring up a whole bunch of articles linked to the brilliant work that can be done with Book Creator. A long-time supporter of Book Creator, it has ranked highly on my list of essential tools for learning in the classroom. It has been my pleasure to work with
- [5 ways to use Plotaverse Photo Animator for iOS in the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/5-ways-to-use-plotaverse-photo-animator-for-ios-in-the-classroom/) - Something I often struggle to do is to find meaningful videos to use as backgrounds. A while ago I found a great app which you can use to turn your previously taken photos into animated looped videos, simply by tweaking a few elements in your image. Here's an example of a panoramic photo edited using
- [The ICT Evangelist Podcast – Episode 2 now live!](https://ictevangelist.com/the-ict-evangelist-podcast-episode-2-now-live/) - I was lucky to work at the European iPad Conference just before half term and got to meet some amazing educators while I was there. It was a really great event and I was able to spend some time meeting and chatting with some of the attendees and presenters including Monica Burns who authors all
- [When were you last inspired and how do you achieve this in your classroom?](https://ictevangelist.com/when-were-you-last-inspired-and-how-do-you-achieve-this-in-your-classroom/) - We all need inspiration. Sometimes it's the pay packet at the end of the month which motivates us, sometimes it's job satisfaction, sometimes it's a tweet we've seen or a blog post or book we've read. Sometimes it's a colleague or a lesson of theirs that you've seen. All of these things have motivated and
- [Figment AR for story telling and re-living field trips in iOS](https://ictevangelist.com/figment-ar-for-story-telling-and-re-living-field-trips-in-ios/) - The recent periodic table of iOS apps for AR & VR I created alongside Steve Bambury has been very popular. One of the apps that feature on the table in the 'Story Telling' section is a free app called Figment AR which is free and suitable for ages from 4+ according to the App Store. https://twitter.com/ICTEvangelist/status/956203879741444096
- [The ICT Evangelist Podcast – now live, subscribe now!](https://ictevangelist.com/the-ict-evangelist-podcast-now-live-subscribe-now/) - I am privileged to be able to do the work that I do and meet the amazing educators that I do too. I've always felt that the stories and ideas we share when I meet with teachers should have a much wider audience and so the idea of the ICT Evangelist podcast was born. I'll
- [Three areas where edtech can help you and ways to do it](https://ictevangelist.com/three-areas-where-edtech-can-help-you-and-ways-to-do-it/) - Workload has always been an issue in the teaching profession. Over the years I've picked up a few handy hints to help me get through it all. There are lots of free tools you can use to help you make your life that little bit easier and take off some of the strain. In this
- [DiRTy Technology - how to use technology to affect impact on feedback](https://ictevangelist.com/dirty-technology/) - Now I'm hoping that with a title to the post as it is I don't end up being put on every filter list going - as educators reading this you will probably know that I am of course talking about 'Dedicated Improvement and Reflection Time'. Championed by @jackiebeere in many of her brilliant books and Quigley.
- [Bye bye Storify, hello Twitter Moments!](https://ictevangelist.com/bye-bye-storify-hello-twitter-moments/) - So if you haven't noticed, Storify is shutting up shop and is now no longer accepting new users with the platform being closed down in May this year. It's quite disappointing when this sort of thing happens. I was gutted when my initial blogging platform, 'Posterous' shut down all those years ago. Luckily, as with
- [Making the most of your visit to #BETT2018](https://ictevangelist.com/making-the-most-of-your-visit-to-bett-2018/) - BETT week can be really quite gruelling, even on a day visit. I've been attending for many years and have the scars to prove it. Here are my 6 rules of BETT to help you at the show. One – Wear comfy clothes and shoes You will literally walk miles. Make the most of this
- [Stay safe with tech this Christmas - a free resource](https://ictevangelist.com/stay-safe-with-tech-this-christmas-a-free-resource/) - Christmas is a time of year when many young people turn to technology. It could be because they've been given a console, phone, tablet, laptop or other online tech device or it could be because they're bored or the weather is inclement, they might turn to these devices to play, communicate, collaborate and have fun.
- [Check out the awesome 'learning tools' for OneNote](https://ictevangelist.com/check-out-the-awesome-learning-tools-for-onenote/) - I'm on a bit of a OneNote mission at the moment, it's true. The OneNote Class Notebook add-in is simply superb. I wish the features of OneNote persisted i.e. were the same, across platforms though. The experience you get in Windows simply isn't the same on Mac or iOS. As you may be aware too,
- [30+ ideas on how to use #MicrosoftEdu in the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/30-ideas-on-how-to-use-microsoftedu-in-the-classroom/) - A while ago I created a Padlet to curate some ideas for using Microsoft's tools in the classroom. The Padlet has had some great engagement and there is a load of ideas shared on there. It really has been brilliant to see all of these coming in onto the wall. https://twitter.com/ICTEvangelist/status/940957030176706560 The wall is still
- [An example video showcasing the features of Adobe Spark Video](https://ictevangelist.com/an-example-video-showcasing-the-features-of-adobe-spark-video/) - A great app for creating beautiful videos with voiceovers with tonnes of uses in the classroom, this video gives you an idea of what you can do with Adobe Spark Video.
- [Could an app reduce wasted food and help families?](https://ictevangelist.com/could-an-app-reduce-wasted-food-and-help-families/) - I'm a big believer in random acts of kindness and paying it forward. I do it all the time and am really inspired when I see some of the amazing things others do. With that in mind and particularly at this time of year, why not have a look at the app 'OLIO - The
- [The UK Edtech 50 - what it is, how to get involved and have your say!](https://ictevangelist.com/the-uk-edtech-50-what-it-is-how-to-get-involved-and-have-your-say/) - The Edtech 50 is the idea of Ty Goddard from the Education Foundation and Edtech UK. I've been involved in some way shape or form with the Education Foundation ever since they kindly hosted my book launch for 'Perfect ICT Every Lesson'. I first met Ty Goddard and Ian Fordham at the Festival of Education
- [50 popular hashtags to help develop your professional learning](https://ictevangelist.com/50-popular-hashtags-to-help-develop-your-professional-learning/) - What is a hashtag? Hashtags for the uninitiated are those words you see sometimes with the # symbol in front of them. Many of my UK readers will have seen the #GE2017 hashtag these past few weeks on Twitter. Most people tweeting or posting on Instagram and other social media about the general election will have
- [Check out Unio - a great tool to support and enhance teaching and learning](https://ictevangelist.com/check-out-unio-for-your-teaching-and-their-learning/) - Unio by Harness® is a web based system which facilitates lots of different learning activities in your classroom. I love the fact that because it’s web based it is device agnostic too. You can share interactive online whiteboards and as teacher you can see all pupil’s screens in real-time and any annotations they may make.
- [10 iPad apps for Humanities classrooms](https://ictevangelist.com/10-ipad-apps-for-humanities-classrooms/) - Whilst there are some awesome apps and websites to support generic teaching and learning activities across the curriculum and age bands, there are also lots of brilliant subject-specific apps for you to use in the classroom too. Remember that whilst some of these tools really do have 'cool factor' running right through them, the most
- [Technology integration with SAMR & tools that support it](https://ictevangelist.com/technology-integration-tools-support/) - If you read my blog you probably know that I don't really do technology for technology's sake. I was recently asked to be involved in a Teachmeet by the lovely Nikki Gilbey (check her blog here too) with a technology focus and wondered about what to talk about. I had recently been put on to some
- [GDPR compliance and schools](https://ictevangelist.com/gdpr-compliance-and-schools/) - There's no two ways about it - ensuring we as teachers comply with the regulations of the Data Protection Act is a serious matter. Surprisingly only a fifth of schools know that there has been reform on the Data Protection Act 1998 and schools have just until May 2018 to get compliant. Experts have said
- [60 crowd sourced ideas for #edtech in the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/60-crowd-sourced-ideas-for-edtech-in-the-classroom/) - A while ago I created a Padlet to curate some ideas for using edtech in the classroom. This Padlet has had quite a few visits and as it stands has 60 different contributors sharing lots of different ideas for you to try in your classroom. It really has been brilliant to see all of these
- [Lead without a title](https://ictevangelist.com/lead-without-a-title/) - The route to leadership in education for many can be a bit like working your way through a maze. I'm sure that like me, you've had many people in your establishments who, from your perspective, beggar belief in how they ever managed to land that job. I've definitely found it useful to me in my
- [Oracy in the curriculum and how technology can help](https://ictevangelist.com/oracy-in-the-curriculum-and-how-technology-can-help/) - There's no getting away from it, oracy is an essential skill. It is something that can be taught and there's a pretty firm evidence base for it given the research quoted in this paper. Add to this the impassioned article here explaining: "What is oracy and why should every child be taught it?" it is
- [Growth mindset for teachers](https://ictevangelist.com/growth-mindset-for-teachers/) - Originally posted on educationevangelist.com; as I move these things together onto ICT Evangelist, and given the popularity of the sketchnote I made about Growth Mindset for Students, I thought I'd migrate this post over today. Reflecting back on the ideas here, perhaps these are some things that you could think about as new year resolutions
- [Bloggers' block - why bother blogging?](https://ictevangelist.com/bloggers-block-why-bother-blogging/) - I first started blogging in 2009 after being inspired by the brilliant Tim Rylands and Andy Hutt. Since then I have written more than 650 blog posts on this site and much more on previous blogging sites such as Posterous, wordpress.com and sites such as Staffrm plus articles for magazines and papers such as Teach
- [Is IT worth it?](https://ictevangelist.com/is-it-worth-it/) - There's no getting away from it, technology in education can be an expensive business and there are plenty of companies out there ready to get their snake oil out there to make a fast buck from "helping" educators. With ever decreasing budgets and a Government wanting a world-class education for its young people but unwilling
- [The iPad & Critical Pedagogy](https://ictevangelist.com/979-2/) - This past year preparing for the launch of iPads has been an interesting one for sure. I've been privileged to be able to work with amazing colleagues, students, parents and ADEs. It has provided yet again another brilliant learning curve for me. I’ll go ahead and say it - I think the discussion on the
- [How to make use of QR codes in the classroom (teachers & students!)](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-make-use-of-qr-codes-with-your-ipad-teachers-students/) - It has been recognised for some time now that using QR codes can really support learning but what can you do? Well the fact that devices often used in schools such as the iPad have a camera built in makes it super-handy for working in the classroom with QR codes, but how can they be
- [Fantastic app for fine motor control and numeracy in early years](https://ictevangelist.com/fantastic-app-for-fine-motor-control-and-numeracy-in-early-years/) - The launch of iOS 11 has brought about the advent of some great new features to your iPad. It also marked the end of 32-bit apps being allowed to run on iOS. All apps on iOS now run on 64-bit and so if you've noticed that one of your beloved apps no longer works on
- [Save time curating web resources for OneNote Class Notebook #MicrosoftEDU](https://ictevangelist.com/save-time-curating-web-resources-for-onenote-class-notebook-microsoftedu/) - I love Google Chrome. The extensions you can add to your Chrome browser are fab. Sure there are things you can do with Safari, Edge, Firefox... but nothing comes close really to the powerful Chrome browser. One of my new (to me) favourite extensions for Chrome has to be the OneNote Web Clipper extension available
- [Can you help to create tomorrow's innovators? #LON17](https://ictevangelist.com/can-you-help-to-create-tomorrows-innovators-lon17/) - As part of the work that I do I get some great opportunities to do some fantastic things. Something I've been involved with over recent months has been in the role of a Google Innovative Mentor and so can I please introduce Sam Gibson from New Zealand who I've been working with. Sam is an
- [#threequestionsEDU with Alicia Bankhofer @aliciabankhofer](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestionsedu-with-alicia-bankhofer-aliciabankhofer/) - Thanks to everyone who has checked out the responses to the #threequestionsEDU series so far. Today's response comes from Alicia Bankhofer. We've had some great responses so far from educators all over the world. Alicia writes her response from Austria and you can find her blog here. Join in! If you'd like to respond to
- [How to find out which apps will no longer work in iOS 11](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-find-out-which-apps-will-no-longer-work-in-ios-11/) - In September 2013, Apple introduced the iPhone 5s with its first 64-bit processor, the A7 and they launched iOS 7, the first 64-bit iDevice from Apple. In 2015 Apple announce that all new apps on the App Store must have 64-bit support. From iOS 11, only 64-bit apps will be allowed on the App Store
- [How to embed QR codes in to pictures](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-embed-qr-codes-in-to-pictures/) - I've long sung the praises of using QR codes as a vehicle to support learning with these two posts being two such examples: https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-make-use-of-qr-codes-with-your-ipad-teachers-students/ ...and I'm not the only person either: http://deeplearning.edublogs.org/2012/08/02/qr-codes-and-documenting-brilliant-learning/#.UZjtiLWTiSo There are lots of places online that you can use to create your own QR codes for free too. The simple Kaywa site is
- [Ambassador, you're really spoiling us!](https://ictevangelist.com/ambassador-youre-really-spoiling-us/) - Many will remember the Ferrero Rocher ad from back in 1993 (apologies for non-UK readers - watch the video below for the reference). It was a terrible advert we all thought but in fact, Ferrero saw the advert as being a representation of 'good taste'. In the advert one of the guests thanks the Ambassador
- [#threequestionsEDU with Ross McGill @TeacherToolkit](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestionsedu-with-ross-mcgill-teachertoolkit/) - Thanks to everyone who has checked out the responses to the #threequestionsEDU series so far. We are back into the swing of things now so I've started posting responses again. Yesterday's saw Hannah Wilson sharing her thoughts. Today we have the responses of Ross Morrison McGill. Join in! If you'd like to respond to the
- [#threequestionsEDU with Hannah Wilson @TheHopefulHT](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestionsedu-with-hannah-wilson-thehopefulht/) - Thanks to everyone who has checked out the responses to the #threequestionsEDU series so far. We are back into the swing of things now so I've started posting responses again. Yesterday's saw Bukky Yusuf sharing her thoughts. Today we have the responses of Hannah Wilson. If you'd like to respond to the questions please read this
- [#threequestionsEDU with Bukky Yusuf @rondelle10_b](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestionsedu-with-bukky-yusuf-rondelle10_b/) - Thanks to everyone who has checked out the responses to the #threequestionsEDU series so far. With the term starting for many I thought I'd pause it for a few days and let things settle down a bit. I've been really enjoying the responses so far. I find it refreshing to read different perspectives. There is
- [Take your 'book looks' online for free](https://ictevangelist.com/take-your-book-looks-online-for-free/) - A part of the work a good school does is check that the processes and systems are being consistently applied. One way that many schools do this is via a trawl through student / pupil books. Collating all that information into one space using paper based methods is laborious and time-consuming. It makes absolute sense
- [So you've been given a new iPad infographic](https://ictevangelist.com/so-youve-been-given-a-new-ipad-infographic/) - There is every chance that in your inset this year you'll have spent some time looking at how you can develop your practice with technology. You might have even been given a new shiny (or more usually not) iPad to use in your work. If you're new to iPad (or not!) then it can be
- [Don't catch them out, catch them in!](https://ictevangelist.com/catch-them-in-dont-catch-them-out/) - Negative classroom behaviour is one of the biggest issues many face in the classroom. Much has been written about it and how you can achieve more positive behaviour over the years. Staples such as Cowley and her buggers, Bennett and his ramblings, Beadle and his ideas on how to teach have really helped; it's one of the
- [The new Periodic Table of iPad Apps for Primary aged pupils](https://ictevangelist.com/the-new-periodic-table-of-ipad-apps-for-primary-aged-pupils/) - I've always enjoyed thinking of ideas about how we can utilise technology for purposeful means in the classroom. It is often we see the simplest ideas making the biggest impact on teaching and learning. I'm still asked regularly for apps for particular subjects, asking children to use devices as sources of information rather than vehicles or tools
- [#threequestionsEDU with Laura Spencer @LSpencerEdD](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestionsedu-with-laura-spencer-lspenceredd/) - Thanks to everyone who has checked out the responses to the #threequestionsEDU series so far. I'm really enjoying reading the writing and thoughts of other teachers and I hope you find the responses interesting. Please respond in the comments and share what you think. If you'd like to respond to the questions, please read this
- [#threequestionsEDU with Olly Lewis @OLewis_coaching](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestionsedu-with-olly-lewis-olewis_coaching/) - Thanks to everyone who has checked out the responses to the #threequestionsEDU series so far. I'm really enjoying reading the writing and thoughts of other teachers and I hope you find the responses interesting. Please respond in the comments and share what you think. If you'd like to respond to the questions, please read this
- [#threequestionsEDU with Lisa Jane Ashes @lisajaneashes](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestionsedu-with-lisa-jane-ashes-lisajaneashes/) - Thanks to everyone who has checked out the responses to the #threequestionsEDU series so far. I'm really enjoying reading the writing and thoughts of other teachers and I hope you find the responses interesting. Please respond in the comments and share what you think. If you'd like to respond to the questions, please read this
- [Three things to try this year in Office 365 infographic](https://ictevangelist.com/three-things-to-try-this-year-in-office-365-infographic/) - As we start at the beginning of the new school year we are likely to be thinking about the ways in which we can improve ourselves and make learning better in the classroom. We're probably hoping that things might get a little easier too. Certainly the pressures on teachers aren't going anywhere but there are
- [Make your videos vintage with 8mm](https://ictevangelist.com/make-your-videos-vintage-with-8mm/) - This week saw the 8mm app go free on the app store and I shared it on Twitter. Hurry as it still may be free. Usual price is $1.99. https://twitter.com/ICTEvangelist/status/903541062333075456 The 8mm app allows you to film using some really brilliant filters to make what you are filming look like an authentic old film. It
- [My first day of school as a teacher...](https://ictevangelist.com/my-first-day-of-school-as-a-teacher/) - I was approached recently by edarabia.com to write a short response to a few questions for an article they're running. One of the questions was about what I remembered most from my first day as a teacher. I wrote less than I'm going to share with you now but the thinking of that day made
- [Making waves with Apple technologies in Hackney](https://ictevangelist.com/making-waves-with-apple-technologies-in-hackney/) - It has been my distinct privilege to work over the course of the past year with the New Wave Federation in London. Already an established centre of excellence around teaching, learning and standards under the leadership of their Executive Headteacher, Michelle Thomas. I have been working with them on a number of different projects over
- [#threequestionsEDU with Mary Myatt @MaryMyatt](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestionsedu-with-mary-myatt-marymyatt/) - Thanks to everyone who has checked out the responses to the #threequestionsEDU series so far. I always enjoy reading the writing and thoughts of other teachers and I hope you find the responses interesting. Please respond in the comments and share what you think. If you'd like to respond to the questions, please read this
- [#threequestionsEDU with Jules Daulby @JulesDaulby](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestionsedu-with-jules-daulby-julesdaulby/) - Thanks to everyone who has checked out the responses to the #threequestionsEDU series so far. I always enjoy reading the writing and thoughts of other teachers and I hope you find the responses interesting. Please respond in the comments and share what you think. If you'd like to respond to the questions, please read this
- [#threequestionsEDU with Abdul Chohan @abdulchohan](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestionsedu-with-abdul-chohan-abdulchohan/) - Thanks to everyone who has checked out the responses to the #threequestionsEDU series so far. I always enjoy reading the writing and thoughts of other teachers and I hope you find the responses interesting. Please respond in the comments and share what you think. If you'd like to respond to the questions, please read this
- [What makes a quality tutor?](https://ictevangelist.com/makes-quality-tutor/) - My school experience was somewhat different to most. Attending a select boys school meant that things were all a bit traditional. Teachers desks were literally on pedestals and we were to be seen but not heard. I really do struggle to remember who my tutors were now when I was at school. I think that's
- [Why I love doing break and lunch duty](https://ictevangelist.com/love-break-lunch-duty/) - I love doing break and lunch duty. I was given some advice early on in my career about using lunch queues to get to know your students. Don't get me wrong, please don't give me more, but I do love it (and not just for the free lunch - there's no such thing as a
- [#threequestionsEDU with Catherine Owen @GeogMum](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestionsedu-with-catherine-owen-geogmum/) - Thanks to everyone who has checked out the responses to the #threequestionsEDU series so far. I always enjoy reading the writing and thoughts of other teachers and I hope you find the responses interesting. Please respond in the comments and share what you think. If you'd like to respond to the questions, please read this
- [#threequestionsEDU with Nina Jackson @musicmind](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestionsedu-with-nina-jackson-musicmind/) - Thanks to everyone who checked out the first response to the #threequestionsEDU series from Andy Buck. I always enjoy reading the writing of others and I hope you find the responses interesting. Please respond in the comments and share what you think. If you'd like to respond to the questions, please read this post first.
- [#threequestionsEDU with Andy Buck](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestionsedu-with-andy-buck/) - I'm looking forward to the #threequestionsEDU series of posts. I always enjoy reading the writing of others and I hope you find the responses interesting. Please respond in the comments and share what you think. If you'd like to respond to the questions, please read this post first. Kicking off the first #threequestionsEDU response is
- [Teachers THINK before you tweet...](https://ictevangelist.com/teachers-think-before-you-tweet/) - Twitter's great. Don't get me wrong. But things have been afoot for sometime. You see the Twitter that I talk and share about is the best staffroom in the world. It's a place where whenever you ask a question, someone will come to your help. It's easy. It's better than Google because your developed PLN
- [Ways that technology can help with wellbeing](https://ictevangelist.com/ways-technology-can-help-with-wellbeing/) - There are lots of reasons why it makes sense to use technology to help us with our personal and our professional lives. The signs of poor mental wellbeing are things such as anxiety and depression. The causes of anxiety and depression for teachers are often things such as workload, too many emails, poorly behaved pupils
- [Teachers new (academic) year resolutions...](https://ictevangelist.com/teachers-new-academic-year-resolutions/) - We all do it. The start of a new academic year, particularly if you're starting a role in a new school, is a chance for everyone to wipe the slate clean. Get their house in order. Plan for things to go better this year. Prepare ourselves for new curricula or innovations in our classroom. Invariably,
- [The best sites for finding high-quality, free images](https://ictevangelist.com/the-best-sites-for-finding-high-quality-free-images/) - So often we want to find images to use in our everyday work. Google images doesn't really provide the answers when it comes to high quality CC free images. Digital citizenship is high on the agenda for pupils and students but equally so for teachers too. In this post I'll share my favourite places to
- [Top five low-stakes quizzing tools for teachers](https://ictevangelist.com/top-five-low-stakes-quizzing-tools-for-teachers/) - Now I know there are more than five and I rate lots of different tools that I haven't mentioned here such as ClassKick, Quizalize, GoFormative, Google Forms, Mentimeter, Poll Everywhere... there are so many of them. Rather than focus on absolutely everything, I thought I would share 5 great tools to try out, that I
- [Some things you should know about school trips...](https://ictevangelist.com/some-things-you-should-know-about-school-trips/) - You may have seen in the news recently that Ofsted's Amanda Spielman commented that an "“over-cautious culture has developed in our schools”. She went on to say that this “deprives children of rewarding experiences, of the opportunity to develop resilience and grit and which makes it hard for them to cope with normal everyday risk”. One
- [Teachers - be careful on Twitter!](https://ictevangelist.com/teachers-be-careful-on-twitter/) - Ok, so please excuse the sensationalist title. The thing is, I am a huge advocate for using Twitter for personalised professional development. I've written about it many times as you'll see from this link. With guides to help teachers get started with Twitter and lists of people to connect with and follow, it's a great
- [Beginner's Guide to Twitter (the crib sheet)](https://ictevangelist.com/beginners-guide-to-twitter-the-crib-sheet/) - I wrote quite a long, detailed guide to Twitter for teachers back in April last year. It proved really popular, but it wasn't really staffroom fodder and didn't really fit onto a presentation slide either. With that in mind, I created a crib sheet version. I haven't included one of the most basic pieces of
- [My presentation & reflection on #TMOxford](https://ictevangelist.com/presentations-reflection-tmoxford/) - As you'll know, I'm no stranger to Teachmeets but the one I attended last night in Oxford, organised by the dapper Amjad Ali had the ingredients of a really special learning & sharing experience. It was honest, fun, reflective, full of sharing, laughter and learning. I'll say it here - Amjad should be rightly proud
- [Exit tickets and 'keep, grow, change' templates](https://ictevangelist.com/exit-tickets-keep-grow-change-templates/) - One of the things that I like to do with my classes involves giving them an exit ticket at the end of the lesson. You can use exit tickets for a variety of uses: Students creating their own learning outcomes for next lesson Setting targets for their next lesson Highlighting their best learning moment in
- [Nominations for #eddies14](https://ictevangelist.com/nominations-eddies14/) - It's that time of year again. It is staggering that this is the 11th Edublog awards. So much learning and sharing has taken place over those 11 years in the education community. I learn so much on a daily basis from all of the brilliant teaching professionals who share their practice. Thank you to you all,
- [My presentation for #TMStockport](https://ictevangelist.com/presentation-tmstockport/) - My presentation for #TMStockport was quite a difficult choice. Knowing who else was speaking and the topic of use of technology, I wanted to do something on purposeful use - yes... I know... but I had an inkling that their host @ICT_MrP would probably cover that, so I went for some web tools and Apps
- [Twitter in the classroom (for older learners)](https://ictevangelist.com/twitter-in-the-classroom/) - Many is the blog post which highlights the ways in which Twitter is the best staffroom in the world but I've not seen too many that highlight the ways in which we can use Twitter in the classroom. Many teachers love to use Twitter as a resource to share, explore, discuss and 'magpie' ideas from
- [Teachers: What to do with those holiday snaps?](https://ictevangelist.com/teachers-what-to-do-with-those-holiday-snaps/) - It's that time of year again where we are finally on our summer break. Destinations are most likely underway for many of us. I loved this tweet from Tim Clarke where he shared a creative idea from one of his colleagues at work. https://twitter.com/tim_jumpclarke/status/889747065491906560 It got me thinking about sharing a few of the
- [Twitter for Teachers, a resource](https://ictevangelist.com/twitter-for-teachers-a-resource/) - I was reminded last week on the power of Twitter which brought together 250 education professionals to London for #TMLondon. Selfies, trending, hashtag, learning and sharing all took place and not only were there 250 teachers there, there were more than 200 viewing online at the same time too. It was phenomenal. It got me
- [My closing keynote (and slides) from the Edtech UK Global Summit](https://ictevangelist.com/session-at-edtechuk-global-summit/) - I've been having a brilliant few weeks (sorry). I've: worked with the awesome team at New Wave Federation around iPad use and have been busy planning the TeachMeet Resolutions event to be held in January with Michelle Thomas, the executive head of the Federation. travelled to China and worked with one of the local education
- [Icons galore with this brilliant new add-in from the Noun Project](https://ictevangelist.com/icons-galore-with-this-brilliant-add-in-from-the-noun-project/) - There's one sure fire way of helping to bring your designs and documents to life and that is through the use of simple iconography. I wrote about the brilliant flaticon site in my secret edtech weapons post here. Always keeping something back for myself, I didn't share the Noun Project's brilliant site and I'm glad
- [Get your Pobble on!](https://ictevangelist.com/get-your-pobble-on/) - I've been a fan of Pobble for a long time now. I'm very much of the mindset that asking pupils to create meaningful writing that will be shared is a great way to engage young people in authentic and engaging writing. There are few things that given young people such agency as sharing their work
- [SOLO, iPads and a win?](https://ictevangelist.com/solo-ipads-and-a-win/) - One of my lessons this week required students to break down and get their heads around the summative project brief for their coursework. Historically I have found that despite completing a variety of activities to get students to engage in reading the instructions and breaking down what is required of each task, students still struggle
- [Which to use - Kahoot or Quizizz?](https://ictevangelist.com/which-to-use-kahoot-or-quizizz/) - So first things first. Whilst I realise the actual embarrassment that I have never actually written a specific blog post about Kahoot I've included it many times. It is fair to say that over the years I've shared it with tens of thousands of educators as a great tool for informing next steps in learning
- [Have a break... have a Twitter break](https://ictevangelist.com/have-a-break-have-a-twitter-break/) - It's that time of year again where being a teacher is probably more stressful than ever. Teachers are worrying about how their classes will be getting on with their exams or phonics tests and classrooms are hotter than ever. There has been talk on Twitter today about an article on the Tes website about bloggers
- [Reflecting upon TeachMeets](https://ictevangelist.com/what-makes-a-teachmeet-tick/) - “TeachMeet at Clevedon works because people believe in it” That was the recent reflection on TeachMeet Clevedon by Jen Ludd on her blog here which in many ways has prompted me to write this post. Not a rebuttal, but a celebration of TeachMeets, TeachMeet culture, where it has come from, what I've learned from TeachMeets
- [Apple nail teaching and learning with the latest version of their Classroom App](https://ictevangelist.com/apple-nail-teaching-and-learning-with-the-latest-version-of-their-classroom-app/) - I'm a great believer in taking lots of small steps to make a bigger gain. Incremental improvements that you get better and better at through deliberate practice is one of those things that make us better teachers in the classroom. Often when it comes to technology, one of the biggest barriers to pupils making progress
- [Boomerang can help your workload and productivity](https://ictevangelist.com/boomerang-can-help-your-workload-and-productivity/) - Continuing my series of secret #edtech weapons I wanted to share today a productivity tool which really does help if you are a Gmail user, which of course, so many of us are. One of the biggest things that can impact on our productivity is our email. Now there are lots of different ways that you
- [And they're back in the game...](https://ictevangelist.com/and-theyre-back-in-the-game/) - If you missed the Microsoft update event this past week then you missed something I think could have marked a changing of the guard. You can watch it again here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAkuJXGldrM Just like I'm sure there were things to learn from the dad-dancing at the launch event of Windows 95, the slow chipping away at Microsoft's education
- [IT's about teaching and learning!](https://ictevangelist.com/its-teaching-and-learning/) - Earlier today I was paid a compliment by Amjad Ali who runs the 'trythisteaching' website. He said to both Abdul Chohan and I that he would love the opportunity to work with us both: https://twitter.com/ASTsupportAAli/status/859331922400608256 Whilst it's always nice to receive a compliment like this, one thing was particularly stark in his comment - he'd quoted
- [Secret #edtech weapons #2 - @Quik_App](https://ictevangelist.com/secret-edtech-weapons-2/) - As a teacher, making effective use of edtech can be difficult because in order to get a great looking product to share with children to support their learning can take time. Not with Quik by GoPro though. Don't get me wrong, I love iMovie and Adobe's Premiere Clip but whilst they are both relatively easy to
- [My favourite thing ON my iPad](https://ictevangelist.com/my-favourite-thing-on-my-ipad/) - In my series of secret #edtech weapons, for my third post I thought I would share the amazing G-Hold that I have on my iPad. I was approached some time in 2016 by Alison Grieve on Twitter. She had developed a product to go onto your tablet which she called a 'G-Hold'. The G-Hold essentially
- [Long live the (exercise) book!](https://ictevangelist.com/long-live-the-exercise-book/) - I love a good book. I like Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Dan Brown and more. I'm not talking here though about crime novels. I'm talking about a good exercise book. I was lucky enough to do a few 'book looks' recently and I wanted to write about them here. As the 'ICT Evangelist' I am a
- [5 ways to use Apple Clips in the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/5-ways-to-use-apple-clips-in-the-classroom/) - Apple Clips has landed and it does what all successful edtech does, it makes showing learning simple. It has a low entry point in terms of technical ability required to use it but is hugely scalable in terms of the depth of knowledge being shown as I'll demonstrate later. [tweetable alt=""]I can see how Apple Clips could
- [My secret #edtech weapons](https://ictevangelist.com/my-secret-edtech-weapons/) - Many years ago now I used to DJ in clubs and bars. When going to gigs I would always have certain bits of kit with me; spare audio leads, headphones and of course the vinyl and CDs. Every DJ wants to be unique and to put their own spin (pun intended) on things. Part of a
- [What is a Teachmeet any more?](https://ictevangelist.com/what-is-a-teachmeet-any-more/) - ? I'm writing this as an addendum to my original post from June 2011 following my 2nd Teachmeet, having now organised and been involved with a lot more since. I'm updating this post following reading the synopsis of what is required for a teachmeet that Ross McGill has placed on the TES resources site here.
- [#ATI2017 - Advanced Teacher Institute](https://ictevangelist.com/ati2017-advanced-teacher-institute/) - One of the most difficult things I found as a leader with responsibility for the use of iPads in the school was finding quality CPD for myself as I was more often than not the person organising or delivering that training. People often ask me where I find out about the latest apps, technologies and
- [Influencing a positive work environment](https://ictevangelist.com/influencing-a-positive-work-environment/) - There are lots of ways in which you can influence a positive environment in your school. Whether you are teacher, middle leader or SLT; there are common things that you can do to make your workplace more positive for you and for those you work with whether it's colleagues or pupils. I haven't always got
- [The Divergent Teacher](https://ictevangelist.com/the-divergent-teacher/) - I've been watching the Divergent film series again recently. If you haven't seen them, they're pretty good! They are based upon a series of books by Veronica Roth. The books are set in and around a futuristic post-apocalyptic Chicago where the citizens have been divided into 5 different social and personality-related affiliations or factions. The 5
- [Advice on team meetings for new leaders](https://ictevangelist.com/advice-on-team-meetings-for-new-leaders/) - Team meetings can be a daunting thing as a new leader either to a senior or middle leader role. If you're new to the senior leadership team you may be worrying about; how you'll fit in, how and when to speak up, if your Head will respond positively to interjections, how senior team meetings are
- [Building teams in a new leadership role](https://ictevangelist.com/building-teams-in-a-new-leadership-role/) - It is the season for job interviews ready for the new academic year. It might be that you've just landed your first senior leadership or middle leadership role and it can be a daunting task. One thing new leaders often worry about is whether or not they are going to be able to work with
- [What I wish I knew then...](https://ictevangelist.com/what-i-wish-i-knew-then/) - With there being lots of discussion about NQT’s and students starting their PGCE courses, I thought I’d share a few things that I know now that I wish I had known when I first started teaching – hopefully they will be of some help. This certainly isn’t an exhaustive list but just some of the
- [80 plus ideas for using iPad in the classroom #appaday](https://ictevangelist.com/80-ideas-using-ipad-classroom/) - I have been fortunate to be working on Jersey all this week with teachers on their use of technology alongside 'Aspire 2 Be'; Simon Pridham, Martyn Hancock and someone who has been a friend of mine for some years now - Mat Pullen. As part of the work I have been doing I have spent
- [The Power of Amazing](https://ictevangelist.com/power-amazing/) - There's something quite special about being told you are amazing. It's something I try and tell people a lot. It's because people are amazing. I saw someone sign up on Twitter for the first time this week. Someone who was a bit scared about it but had a go any way. Since then I've seen
- [@JohnTomsett, Growth Mindsets and values](https://ictevangelist.com/johntomsett-growth-mindsets-and-values/) - I was at the Northern Lights TSA & Teach 3 Conference yesterday in Bradford. It was a great day and thank you to @RosinaNoor for organising. Among others sharing such as Andy Day, Lisa-Jane Ashes and John Tomsett, we were among great company with others from across the TSA joining us too. John kicked off his presentation
- [My #TMLondon reflections presentation and thanks](https://ictevangelist.com/my-tmlondon-reflections-presentation-and-thanks/) - TeachMeet London was a superb night. When I was asked to be involved, I was very happy to do so. Having organised a fair few and supported many others, I knew I'd be able to help out and hopefully add some value. The record of the night is immense. It trended nationally for hours and
- [UK Blog Awards, Education Winner](https://ictevangelist.com/uk-blog-awards-education-winner/) - Friday 17 April 2015 saw the UK Blog Awards take place in Marble Arch, London. It was a plush affair from all accounts. I wasn't able to make it as I was working in Istanbul at the #EdtechIST conference. The process to making it through to the finals was quite a long one. I had
- [Parrot drones to teach coding](https://ictevangelist.com/parrot-drones-to-teach-coding/) - I love gadgets. It has to be said. For me they represent the cutting edge of humanity and where we can go as a human race. When I used to watch Star Trek: Next Generation, as a teenager I used to say 'never in my lifetime' when I used to see Geordi La Forge holding
- [App Top Trumps cards for educators](https://ictevangelist.com/app-top-trumps-cards-for-educators/) - Ok, so I'm not really talking about App Top Trumps, although thank you to Joe Baldwin for sending me an actual Apps Top Trumps game following some work at his college. His lovely gift contained classics such as Angry Birds, Crossy Road, etc. It got me thinking about something a bit more detailed, something which
- [No app for that - on digital parenting](https://ictevangelist.com/no-app-for-that-on-digital-parenting/) - No app for that - on digital parenting Being a parent is tough. There are no number of books read or children taught that can prepare you for life as a parent. There is no app for that! As my children grow, so they want to use technology. They have access to many different types of
- [Concerned about children on social media? You should GoBubble!](https://ictevangelist.com/concerned-about-children-on-social-media-you-should-gobubble/) - I first met Henry Platten over the phone about 3 1/2 years ago when he and his partner had got in touch with me about their brilliant pupil e-safety ambassadorship programme, eCadets. Since then, he and I have conversed many times about our collective work. Rarely do you meet someone as passionate about making a
- [Making your life as a teacher easier... much easier](https://ictevangelist.com/making-your-life-as-a-teacher-easier-much-easier/) - As promised, here is another of my presentations from #BETT2017. This time I was looking at tools that you can use on your iPad or other iOS device to make your life as a teacher easier... much easier. Focusing primarily on free tools from Apple, the keynote involved me discussing and demonstrating a number of free
- [Making a difference to AFL with iPad](https://ictevangelist.com/making-a-difference-to-afl-with-ipad/) - As posted the other day when I shared my 'Making IT work with iPad' post, I am currently working through sharing my different presentations from #BETT2017. This post will contain my presentation that looked at different tools you can use on your iPad to support AFL in the classroom. One of the most significant aspects
- [How to get IT right, with iPad](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-get-it-right-with-ipad/) - So BETT is over and done with now. It was a pretty tough week for me. I was starting to come down with the flu and it actually meant I missed one of the days. Thank you to Greg Hughes who covered my presentations on the second day. To give you an idea of how
- [My tips on applying to become an Apple Distinguished Educator](https://ictevangelist.com/my-tips-on-applying-to-become-an-apple-distinguished-educator/) - One of the best forms of CPD I've ever received have come directly as a result of becoming an Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE). If you're using Apple technologies in your everyday teaching practice and doing some amazing things as a result, then this is one professional learning network that you should be trying to become
- [Simple and effective wins with technology in the English classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/simple-and-effective-wins-with-technology-in-the-english-classroom/) - As with most posts I write about technology, often - it isn't just about what you can get the students to do with technology - often it's just as important to have a number of easy wins in your back pocket to support children with their work and/or where you use technology too. With that in
- [Get your 'Thinking Kit'! Check this out.](https://ictevangelist.com/get-your-thinking-kit/) - Regular readers of my blog will know I’m always keen to find new technologies that are backed with sound thinking around teaching and learning. As noted in many of my articles on my blog the best tools for learning are often ones which are really open-ended and massively applicable in terms of subjects they can
- [Adobe Post for stunning classroom resources](https://ictevangelist.com/adobe-post-stunning-visuals/) - I have to say, I really do love Adobe apps on my iPad and iPhone. One recent addition to their toolkit as mentioned in my post here 'Social images create social engagement' is the fab little app, Adobe Post. Video source: https://post.adobe.com/ The app can be used in lots of different ways given the different layout
- [I got it off Google Images...](https://ictevangelist.com/i-got-it-off-google-images/) - I often ask teachers if they use Google Images for the pictures they use in the resources they make for the classroom. The majority of [tweetable alt=""]teachers tell me they use Google Images for all their images[/tweetable]. They simply go to the site, search for their image, grab the best one and use it. I get
- [Who am I to judge? #UKBA17](https://ictevangelist.com/who-am-i-to-judge-ukba17/) - Back in 2015 I got through to the final of the UK Blog Awards in the Education section and I only went and won it! This year however I am one of the judges - eek! I haven't received the rules and regulations yet but I'm sure they will be very strict and stringent! To
- [The best keyboard shortcut, ever](https://ictevangelist.com/the-best-keyboard-shortcut-ever/) - I love keyboard shortcuts. Ctrl + B, you name it, I'm a fan. I wrote a post about the best keyboard shortcut ever a while ago where I said that Ctrl + A (or CMD + A on a Mac) was the best shortcut ever. I have to admit it's a good one but I'm
- [Is that #EdTech tool pedagogically valid](https://ictevangelist.com/is-that-edtech-tool-pedagogically-valid/) - I read a blog post the other day it resonated because so much of its content was on a level with my thinking around technology use in the classroom too. The post written by Paul Moss (@EDmerger) was called ‘Is that edtech tool pedagogically valid?’ and at the end of the post he posed a
- [Periodic table of #STEAM apps updated!](https://ictevangelist.com/periodic-table-of-steam-ipad-apps-updated/) - Back in early July I created the periodic table of STEAM (that's Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics for those who think I'm full of hot air) apps in the same format as my previous two periodic tables. This time the various sections were different to what I had and based around different areas of
- [5 ways to use Adobe Spark Video in the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/5-ways-to-use-adobe-spark-videos-new-video-update-in-the-classroom/) - Regular readers of my blog and those who have seen me speak know how much I love a decent app to support learning. A staple of many a classroom for some time has been the brilliant Adobe Spark Video (previously Adobe Voice). Essentially, Spark Video is a slide driven presentation tool which turns your slides into
- [A little respect](https://ictevangelist.com/a-little-respect/) - How do you interact on Twitter and other social media? I have said for a long time that Twitter is the best teacher staffroom in the world. Why? I say this because the people frequenting Twitter are those that are seeking out resources, networking opportunities, looking to help other teachers and learn and develop
- [Supporting student independence in app choices](https://ictevangelist.com/supporting-student-independence-in-app-choices/) - The holy grail of the edtech classroom is one where young people are able to be autonomous in their choice of tools to support their learning activities in the classroom. They make their choices wisely. They don't need training, support or guidance and they can use creative tools to showcase their learning. With this in
- [Break down your classroom walls with this groundbreaking app](https://ictevangelist.com/break-down-your-classroom-walls-with-this-groundbreaking-app/) - When I first heard about Google Expeditions I was super excited. I love using 360's in the classroom. One minute you can be on a visit to the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi and the next minute you can be on the Great Barrier Reef swimming amongst the corals. It's amazing. You do not
- [#EdTech life hacks to make your job easier](https://ictevangelist.com/edtech-life-hacks-to-make-your-life-easier/) - Technology can help so much both in terms of learning and teaching. In my recent presentation for #TMEastLondon I shared a bunch of time-saving and simple tools, ideas and techniques that you can use in and out of the classroom to make your life easier. Watch the short video below to check them out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGqx9_cif_Q
- [6 apps with lots of ideas for learning in 7 minutes](https://ictevangelist.com/6-apps-lots-ideas-learning-7-minutes/) - I discussed recently with someone that my blog was more about sharing technology ideas than a resource but they argued back that whilst much of what I write about it recommendations for tools that will work in the classroom, the resources and ideas that spark from the ideas shared here are really worthwhile. I guess
- [5 interesting ways to use your iPad without wifi as a teacher](https://ictevangelist.com/5-interesting-ways-to-use-your-ipad-without-wifi-as-a-teacher/) - Many apps on the iPad work without any wifi at all. We have become accustomed to being connected when working with access to a plethora of resources because an internet connection is just part of our everyday working lives now, but sometimes it isn't available. Many of the apps that you can get for your
- [Periodic table of #STEAM iPad apps](https://ictevangelist.com/periodic-table-steam-ipad-apps/) - First things first. As I started in my last periodic table post, it's never just about the apps. End of. That said being guided around tried and tested apps from the classroom can be really helpful. This new periodic table looks at #STEAM apps, namely those that can link through to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts
- [More Ed, Less Tech: my free book](https://ictevangelist.com/more-ed-less-tech-my-new-free-book/) - More Ed, Less Tech is the title of my new 'One Best Thing' book made following the ADE institute in Amsterdam earlier this year. It is an ongoing project that Apple asks its ADEs to complete at their institute for educators that takes place each year and I am so very proud to be involved
- [How to get quality creative commons / reuse and free images](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-get-quality-copyright-free-images/) - I see so many teachers making the mistake of using Google Images and other image search tools to get images to use in their work. You can use search tools within the Google Image Search to ensure that you are only searching for creative commons free images by choosing the 'usage rights' tab in Image
- [App Autonomy](https://ictevangelist.com/app-autonomy/) - As you may have noticed via my social media I recently did the opening keynote on the teacher day and the same on the leadership day at the JESS Digital Innovation Summit in Dubai. Whilst there I met one of their teachers, Tom Edge who presented and shared a great idea in one of the
- [How to use WordSwag for iOS](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-use-wordswag-for-ios/) - Literacy is a big deal. One way that many teachers promote literacy in their classroom is through the use of technology to create good looking word resources to put on the wall. One such app that allows for this is 'WordSwag'. Normally I would be looking for the free option however WordSwag is not. At
- [Be the (#edtech) change](https://ictevangelist.com/be-the-edtech-change/) - Mahatma Ghandi needs no introduction. Something he is famously quoted as having said is; "Be the change you wish to see in the world". As it goes: "there is no reliable documentary evidence for the quotation. The closest verifiable remark we have from Gandhi is this: “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the
- [How to add fonts to apps on iOS #ADEchat](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-add-fonts-to-apps-on-ios/) - One of my bug bears is the limitation of fonts on my iPad. I mentioned in my post yesterday about wall displays that using fonts to add to your repertoire of title fonts for your displays can really make them sing. My favourite site for finding fonts is 'Da Font and there are lots there that
- [Five ways to use Adobe Spark Post in the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/five-ways-to-use-adobe-spark-post-in-the-classroom/) - It's been around for a while now and it continues to feature as one of the apps I turn to on a daily basis, such is its ease of use and powerful output. I talk of course about the brilliant Adobe Spark Post app. Free as an app on iOS and available as part of
- [On social leadership](https://ictevangelist.com/on-social-leadership/) - One of the key roles of a teacher is to act as role models for the young people in the classes within which they teach. I'm a firm believer in working with colleagues the same way as you would with children. I don't mean that you treat adults as if they're children. But people are people.
- [We have a choice when it comes to #edtech](https://ictevangelist.com/we-have-a-choice/) - I love technology, it has to be said - why else would I have a Twitter handle like @ICTEvangelist. However geeky I am about technology though, I'm even more geeky about teaching and learning. We read (or at least it seems) on an all too regular basis about how using technology is gimmicky or doesn't
- [Meet and greet](https://ictevangelist.com/meet-and-greet/) - I taught a lesson today. Ok, so it was somewhat artificial. I was working for Apple at their national RTC (regional training centre) conference at the Belfry near Birmingham. One of my sessions there over the two days was looking at a new App they have called Apple Classroom. It really is a nice bit of
- [My interview on the #EdTech Podcast with Sophie Bailey @PodcastEdtech](https://ictevangelist.com/my-interview-on-the-edtech-podcast-with-sophie-bailey-podcastedtech/) - It was a gorgeous summer's day when I met Sophie Bailey by the Guardian offices for my interview for her fledgling podcast. It was at a large edtech event looking at edupreneurs who were seeking venture capital for their organisations. In the interview you'll hear me mention a bunch of people. Sophie kindly wrote these up
- [QR Code Treasure Hunt Resource - got to find them all!](https://ictevangelist.com/qr-code-treasure-hunt-resource-got-to-find-them-all/) - I love QR codes and have done for a long time. I've written some posts on the topic including this one which talks about a variety of different sites you can use to create them including some pretty cool visual ones. This post includes a resource for making your own QR Code treasure hunt to
- [Pokemon What?!](https://ictevangelist.com/pokemon-what/) - I've just been catching up with my timeline following some recent conversations around using Pokemon Go as a tool to engage learners in the classroom. It first hit my attention when I received an email yesterday that Debra Kidd had written about it and then a short while later I had another email saying that
- [Genius hour and design thinking sketchnote resources](https://ictevangelist.com/genius-hour-and-design-thinking-sketchnote-resources/) - I'm speaking at the national Apple Regional Training Centre conference next week in the UK and one of the sessions I'm running is around the idea of the 'Genius Hour'. For those who haven't come across it before, it was borne out of the idea of Google's 20% time. This is time that is set
- [Stop! Don't press send!](https://ictevangelist.com/stop-dont-press-send/) - Email is great. I love it. Such a quick, efficient and immediate means of communication. Many of us use it and for good reason. Whenever I have a corridor conversation with a colleague I always make sure that I follow it up with an immediate email to summarise the conversation and to keep a record
- [An Apple for the teacher?](https://ictevangelist.com/an-apple-for-the-teacher/) - Are you a school or educator using Apple technologies? Chances are that if you are a school or educator with iPads or other Apple technology, you'll want some decent opportunities for CPD. If you're in this position then Apple have come up with something I'm confident you'll be interested in whether you're a member
- [New Academic Year Resolutions - a plea](https://ictevangelist.com/new-year-resolutions-a-plea/) - I've seen lots of blog posts these past few weeks... Ten things for NQTs, ten things for educators as we start this academic year, ten things as a teacher wanting to use tech, as a leader, so forth and so on... New Year Resolutions are funny things... around the actual January new year celebration time
- [Hong Kong Learning](https://ictevangelist.com/hong-kong-learning/) - International travel is something that I really love. As a child my parents weren’t really into it and it wasn’t until I went on the French exchange as a teenager I got my first experience of travelling abroad. Jump forwards a few years to the work I am doing now and my opportunities for work
- [Essential Chromebook tools and apps for the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/essential-chromebook-tools-and-apps-for-the-classroom/) - A while ago I created an infographic featuring 30 apps for the paperless iPad classroom. Today I've created a similar type of infographic but with essential Chromebook tools and apps for the classroom. It features 18 different tools that I have used with children in my classrooms over the years that have had an impact
- [Literacy and numeracy lesson starters](https://ictevangelist.com/literacy-and-numeracy-lesson-starters/) - Getting the start of a lesson right is such an important thing. If you don't switch the students on right away then you can lose them pretty quickly. I've written previously about the importance of routines and in that post part of what I was saying was about the importance of meeting and greeting to help
- [Learn how to use Explain Everything with these resources](https://ictevangelist.com/learn-use-explain-everything-resources/) - Explain Everything continues to be the #1 App for mobile devices. Of this, for me, there is no doubt. With that in mind, I thought I'd make some long overdue screencasts showing how to work with the various aspects of the App. From organising files to animating elements to importing documents - I think I've
- [Resources to learn how to use Google Classroom on iPad as teacher or student](https://ictevangelist.com/resources-to-learn-how-to-use-google-classroom-on-ipad-as-teacher-or-student/) - There's lots of talk on how Google Classroom is changing the landscape of learning in and out of the Classroom, but how do you use it? To help with that, and particularly those teachers who have just an iPad to work with in their classroom, I've created a series of screencasts which demonstrate how you
- [An iPad Toolkit - apps that have transformed my practice](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad-toolkit-apps-transformed-practice/) - In case you hadn't noticed, I'm quite a fan of the iPad (the Lollipop Nexus 9's not too bad either). Not because of its design or because its by Apple or any of that, but because of its keen heritage in the learning arena. Any one who knows me will tell you that I am
- [30 essential iPad Apps for the paperless classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/30-essential-ipad-apps-for-the-paperless-classroom-infographic/) - I make no apologies for making this an iPad focused post. So many of the schools that I work with have iPads both for students and for educators. The majority of the 30 Apps I've chosen are ones I have used extensively myself in the classroom with some new additions which I have seen being used
- [An iPad toolkit - 29 iPad Apps that promote good learning](https://ictevangelist.com/29-ipad-apps-that-promote-good-learning/) - In case you hadn't noticed, I'm quite a fan of the iPad (the Lollipop Nexus 9's not too bad either). Not because of its design or because its by Apple or any of that, but because of its keen heritage in the learning arena. Any one who knows me will tell you that I am
- [Periodic table of iPad apps vol 2](https://ictevangelist.com/periodic-table-ipad-apps-vol-2/) - First things first. It's never just about the apps. End of. That said being guided around tried and tested apps from the classroom can be really helpful. With that in mind, back in 2014 I created my first periodic table of iPad apps. Little did I realise how popular it would be with more than 7
- [Growth mindset for students...](https://ictevangelist.com/growth-mindset-for-students/) - I recently saw Robert MacMillan (@robfmac) tweet about Growth Mindsets and a resource he had typed up and shared in different formats: https://twitter.com/robfmac/status/605130733141815296 One of the great features of Paper is the 'Mix' sharing ecosystem that it provides allowing for others to share their work so that it can be remixed. I cannot take
- [Amplifying your voice - Social Media 201 #ADE2016](https://ictevangelist.com/amplifying-voice-social-media-201-ade2016/) - I was very fortunate to be asked to run a session this week with some Twitter super-heroines of mine - Monica Burns (@ClassTechTips), Kelly Grogan (@KellyEd121) and Kristin Ziemke (@KristinZiemke). We explored a number of different ways in which we all utilise social media to amplify our voices as educators. With thanks to Kelly, Monica
- [The best CPD in the world #ADE2016](https://ictevangelist.com/best-cpd-world-ade2016/) - The last week in July is always a special one for me. It’s the week that we normally see the Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) Institutes taking place around the globe. Traditionally the Institutes work on a two year rotation. One year there will be a new intake of ADE’s (that was last year in Amsterdam).
- [Revolutionise your photos with this killer app](https://ictevangelist.com/revolutionise-photos-killer-app/) - First introduced to me recently by Julian Wood, Prisma is a simply fab free and simple to use app that can revolutionise your photos and how you think about them. Fantastic for the Art classroom taking on board lots of different artists styles. Check out the result of just some of the filters in the collage
- [Digital Leader Impact book and the #NTLTDigiLeaders](https://ictevangelist.com/digital-leader-impact-book/) - It has been my privilege to work with the teachers across the North Tyneside Learning Trust a number of times this year developing student digital leaders in a number of schools across the trust. It was this work which led to the formation of the Digital Leader Academy which you can learn more about at
- [A shout out for a more positive you!](https://ictevangelist.com/a-shout-out-for-a-more-positive-you/) - I am lucky to have worked with some phenomenal teachers over my professional years. Some of them are so called 'edu-celebrities' who have won awards for their blogs and recognised in various polls and are thought of as being inspiring by many. Some are people who deliver some of the most inspiring lessons I've ever
- [The Best ICT Applications for Learning podcast](https://ictevangelist.com/best-ict-applications-for-learning-podcast/) - It was my pleasure to be interviewed by Kelly Long from the Inspiration 4 Teachers podcast a few months ago. She titled the podcast "The Best ICT Applications for Learning" and you can listen to it below. In the podcast we discuss a number of different things such as: How to successfully deploy technology The
- [Alright, big man?](https://ictevangelist.com/alright-big-man/) - If you've met me you probably know I could do with shedding a few pounds. I've always been pretty large although the weight does fluctuate. I suffered pretty badly as a child from name-calling and other bullying. It affected me then and it affects me now. Something that has really become noticeable to me in recent
- [My presentation slides from #EducationFest on 'More Ed, Less Tech'](https://ictevangelist.com/presentation-slides-educationfest-more-ed-less-tech/) - Firstly, a massive thank you to the many people who chose to come and see me in my session. It is such a privilege to be able to share in this way and I massively appreciate you coming to hear me talk. In a move to stop the fetishisation of technology for technology's sake I've talked
- [More Ed, Less Tech at #EducationFest](https://ictevangelist.com/ed-less-tech-edfest/) - I'm thrilled to be speaking again tomorrow at the Telegraph Education Festival. I'm in the 'South Front One' at 11.50am and the focus of my session will be looking at teaching, learning and technology. I've spoken before at the Festival and attended other times too. It's a great event normally and it's a real privilege to
- [Come together, the #NRocks anthem](https://ictevangelist.com/come-together-northern-rocks-anthem/) - In true David Cameron style, music will be accompanying this post: At the start of the classic Primal Scream song, "Come Together" we hear the lyrics: "This is a beautiful day It is a new day We are together, we are unified And all for the cause Because together we got power..." This is the spirit
- [Ten things you should know about dinner ladies](https://ictevangelist.com/ten-things-know-dinner-ladies/) - Ok, so straight up - the first thing you should know is that they're not dinner ladies, they're 'lunchtime supervisors', okay? One of the best bits of advice I could ever give to a trainee teacher or to an NQT would be to make sure that you make friends with all of the different support
- [Share the love](https://ictevangelist.com/share-the-love/) - I think of myself as being really fortunate to have been blogging like I have for such a long time. I look back at the things I've done, the people I've worked with, the impact I've had and I feel really proud. When I first started out sharing like I do, I really did suffer
- [The Modern Educator - part one](https://ictevangelist.com/the-modern-educator-part-one/) - As noted in some of my tweets recently I am undertaking some work with Independent Thinking on the Isle of Man this week. It's a really exciting project. My part of it is looking at what it takes to be a modern educator. I obviously have my points of view on this but to start
- [How to transform how students showcase their learning](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-transform-how-students-showcase-learning/) - It's no secret that I've been a fan of the three great Adobe apps; Slate, Voice and Post for some time now. Just when I thought things couldn't get any better, along comes Adobe Spark. Adobe have rebranded three of my favourite apps for publishing, Adobe Spark Page (formerly Adobe Slate), Adobe Spark Video (formerly Adobe
- [ADE special #AppShareLive episode 6](https://ictevangelist.com/appsharelive-episode-6/) - Today I hosted alongside my new co-host Rachel Smith the sixth episode of #AppShareLive. Joining us were Apple Distinguished Educators from around the world who shared innovative, pedagogically driven tools for learning. My special thanks go to: Gitane Reveilleau John Hart Alex Johnson Jon Neale Nathan Ashman Chris Copeman ... and of course to Rachel
- [How to get good learning behaviours with #edtech](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-get-good-learning-behaviours-with-edtech/) - One big concern facing educators in using edtech in the classroom is that it could be a big distraction. Certainly it's a big feature of the 'research' being undertaken about technology in education that has featured so heavily in the media: This onslaught has been bubbling in the media since the beginning of the academic
- [Get a rocket up your CPD](https://ictevangelist.com/get-a-rocket-up-your-cpd/) - Continuing Professional Development (or Continuing Professional Self Development as Ian Gilbert discusses in his 'Why Do I Need a Teacher When I've got Google?' book... CPD has changed its appearance. Not a sheep in wolf's clothing. Not at all. But no longer is it about one of the senior leadership team giving out a set of
- [A game-changer for makers and coders at home](https://ictevangelist.com/game-changer-makers-and-coders-at-home/) - I've been a big fan of the award-winning Hopscotch app for some time. It first came to light a few years ago and has been a firm favourite since that happened. Great for helping to teach code to young people in an engaging, fun and relevant way. This past week, Hopscotch has now become available
- [Why teachers should tweet](https://ictevangelist.com/why-teachers-should-tweet/) - Originally written for @InnovateMySchl, and definitely not a new idea, but again I thought it was worth reiterating. With that in mind and with a bit of an update, here's my post on why I think teachers should tweet... That’s right - I’m that teacher in your staffroom talking about people, not by their first
- [VR Lessons on iPad](https://ictevangelist.com/vr-lessons-ipad/) - One of my favourite apps for learning is ThingLink. I've blogged about it a number of times. With an iPad and Android app plus the ability to use it in browser too, it meets one of my requirements for a great app for learning: It's super simple to use It works across the age ranges
- [Empathy in school leadership](https://ictevangelist.com/empathy-in-school-leadership/) - Originally written for the Show My Homework blog, this post examines the different ways you can show empathy as a school leader. I hope you find it on point and useful. Empathy: (noun) the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Life can be pretty sucky. It’s true. You can pretty much guarantee
- [Pedagogy first...](https://ictevangelist.com/pedagogy-first/) - Michael Fullan is credited with the phrase, "Pedagogy is the driver, technology is the accelerator". He's right on the money as far as I'm concerned. Following a recent TeachMeet presentation at Tom Sherrington's school in London, I was inspired by a presentation by Oliver Caviglioli in which he talked about a number of different things, one
- [Why you should be a tweeting school](https://ictevangelist.com/why-you-should-be-a-tweeting-school/) - Twitter is not just for the teacher, or even the school department. Schools can gain lots from having their own whole school account. There are many ways in which you can use it too. From reporting on whole school issues, passing out messages about snow days and much more, there are very compelling reasons as
- [Watch #AppShareLive EP5 LIVE here at 10am BST](https://ictevangelist.com/watch-appsharelive-ep5-live/) - Morning and welcome. Taking part in the episode alongside me will be: Rachel Smith @lancslassrach Kyle Calderwood @KCalderw Sam McKavanagh @MrMcKavanaghRE Steve Bambury @Steve_Bambury Pamela Algie @Pamelamela Ali Carr @mrcarr84 You can watch #AppShareLive episode 5 live today by clicking the link below. The episode starts at 10am BST http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RFFSg_Mte0
- [Great Geography app for Primary](https://ictevangelist.com/great-geography-app-primary/) - I have to say that when I was at school I wasn't much of a geographer. Having interacted and seen the work of the likes of Andy Knill and David Rogers in my professional career I wish I'd had either of them as my teacher. You may have noticed that Apple have their 'Apps for
- ['Twas the night before EOS #EosEd2016 #tlap](https://ictevangelist.com/twas-night-eos-eosed2016/) - 'Twas the night before EOS conf and right through the ship, Not a creature was stirring, not one little bit. Pirates in hammocks, they were not a stirring, In the still of the night, nothing was occurring. The sea-dogs were snoring, the waves gently lapping, Against the side of the ship, came a gentle tapping.
- [All that glitters is not gold](https://ictevangelist.com/glitters-not-gold/) - You know how it happens, you go on Twitter or you go to a Teachmeet; you get a new app or a new pedagogical idea for the classroom. You hear about or read a great blog post about a new pedagogical technique and know they would work a treat. You LOVE it. The children love it
- [Teach Tech Play Conference #TTPlay](https://ictevangelist.com/teach-tech-play-conference-ttplay/) - Do you remember when you first started teaching? Did you want to change the world? I did and still do. It's still my driving force and mantra even now. To be able to share my ideas to such a wide audience and to spend time with educators face to face is a real privilege. I’m
- [Are you an #iPadNinja - my session at #TTPlay](https://ictevangelist.com/are-you-an-ipadninja/) - So are you an iPadNinja? Today at the TeachTechPlay conference in Melbourne I delivered a workshop looking at some of the great features of iPad. These features are the things that can make your life easier, speed up processes and link to making your iPad an even more user-friendly device than you might have thought
- [Office Lens app for great note snapping in class](https://ictevangelist.com/office-lens-for-great-note-snapping-in-class/) - In a series of great little apps for the classroom, please enter Microsoft's Office Lens app (Android / iOS) which is free. Simply put, rather than taking a normal photograph of a document or whiteboard using your mobile device, open Office Lens and it will capture the document / board by using edge detection software and
- [The secret to successful use of technology in the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/secret-successful-use-technology-classroom/) - There's so much talk of how to make successful use of technology in the classroom. Even just yesterday afternoon, friend and Assistant Principal of Surbiton High School José Picardo was asking what to me seems (sorry) a blindingly obvious (to me) question on Twitter: https://twitter.com/josepicardoSHS/status/715545811883593728 Of course we do is the obvious answer. This isn't to say
- [My challenge to you - 8 things all teachers should learn about #edtech](https://ictevangelist.com/eight-things-teachers-learn-about-edtech/) - I love the School Report scheme that the BBC run via Newsround. We all remember the Newsrounds of our youth. For me it was John Craven who made me watch it whenever it was on. It was this report I saw recently on eight things teachers should learn, which got me thinking about eight things I
- [#PrimaryRocks review and my session](https://ictevangelist.com/primaryrocks-review-and-my-session/) - Thanks to all involved last weekend for setting up the brilliant Primary Rocks day in Manchester. What struck me straight away were the brilliant pupils from Medlock Primary School who greeted us so warmly at the door with our goodie bags, a smile and a welcome. They were fantastic representatives of their school community. A
- [Reflections and my presentation from #TMLondon](https://ictevangelist.com/reflections-presentation-tmlondon/) - TeachMeets are always a special occasion. Teachers being brave, sharing things from their classroom or personal learning journey.... What can I say - another brilliant event at the Quintin Kynaston school for #TMLondon. Expertly organised by Diane Leedham, Amjad Ali, Andy Lewis, Martin Burrett, Bennie Kara, myself; crafted by Ross McGill and a whole host of
- [Digital Leader Academy](https://ictevangelist.com/digital-leader-academy/) - It's no secret that I am a big advocate for student voice through the digital leader initiative. I've seen the initiative become such huge success stories for those schools that develop student digital leader groups. It was from this that I developed the digital leader academy to continue my work in North Tyneside following my support of
- [Digital Leadership matters - my #EdShow16 keynote](https://ictevangelist.com/digital-leadership-matters-edshow16-keynote/) - It was a pleasure to be asked to speak at the Education Show again this year. My presentation focussed on some key areas of leadership specifically in relation to matters of digital integration in schools. I promised attendees to my session and a few on Twitter that I would share my presentation, so here it is.
- [Why I'm proud to be an @ITLWorldWide Associate](https://ictevangelist.com/im-proud-itlworldwide-associate/) - As many long time readers of my blog will know I used to work at Clevedon School in North Somerset. It was a great learning journey working there for lots of different reasons. There were so many inspiring people to work with and reflecting upon my time there, it definitely helped shape me into the
- [Social images create social engagement](https://ictevangelist.com/social-images-create-social-engagement/) - It's not any secret that I like a good graphic. There are a number of apps that can help you create great graphics, just from your iPhone or iPad and I've talked about a number of them in the past such as Typorama and Wordswag. Don't get me wrong, you can create some great images still
- [#AppShareLive EP4 with info on EP5](https://ictevangelist.com/appsharelive-ep4-with-info-on-ep5/) - #AppShareLive episode 4 took place on Saturday 12 March. Thanks so much to: Laurent Carlier Rachel Smith Laura Dickinson Cat Lamin Chris Copeman Nina Jackson John Hart ...for sharing their fantastic ideas from the classroom. As with all of the #AppShareLive sessions, you can watch it again via YouTube - I've embedded the video below
- [Chrome Music Lab for Science, Music and more](https://ictevangelist.com/chrome-music-lab-for-science-music-more/) - Want to experiment with music? Teach the Physics of sound? Take a look at Chrome Music Lab. Freely available via https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/ there are a number of tools there to help teach everything from rhythm to oscillation to soundwaves to spectograms and much more besides. As you can see from the above screenshot, the idea is to help
- [Watch #AppShareLive live NOW](https://ictevangelist.com/watch-appsharelive-live/) - This post contains an embedded live stream below of the #AppShareLive event happening right now on Google Hangouts. #AppShareLive is a live event with teachers from around the world sharing different iOS / iPad apps they use in the classroom which have an impact on learning. Hosted by me, Mark Anderson (@ICTEvangelist). Educators featured this episode
- [Positively Powerful Impact](https://ictevangelist.com/positively-powerful-impact/) - I read an article this week about tracking behaviour in school. I think that tracking pupil behaviour is a good thing. Attitudes towards learning have a massive impact upon how much learning actually takes place. Different schools have different approaches and that’s fine, you don't have to do it digitally however as Tom Bennett says in
- [Yakit Kids for simple explanations and oracy](https://ictevangelist.com/yakit-kids-simple-explanations-oracy/) - If you aren't aware of Yakit Kids, where have you been? Yakit Kids is a free iPhone (which works on iPad) app that is super simple to use, great fun, but scalable in terms of its potential impact. Simply ask children to either screenshot or grab an image / photo of the item that you
- [Every day is a writing day...](https://ictevangelist.com/every-day-is-a-writing-day/) - My blog has taken a bit of a back-burner recently as I've been writing so much on Staffrm. I managed to write more than 29 blogs during the #29daysofwriting challenge. Whilst not my original idea, I brought it back up again on Staffrm and I was so pleased to see so many teachers getting on
- [Beginner's Guide to YouTube for teachers (the crib sheet)](https://ictevangelist.com/beginners-guide-to-youtube-for-teachers-the-crib-sheet/) - YouTube has so many things to offer teachers but often teachers veer away from it for fear of the comments that appear under videos or through or worries about inappropriate content. Truth is though, ask any child how they've taught themselves something, chances are they'll come back and say YouTube. With more than 300 hours of
- [Beginner's Guide to Google+ for teachers (the crib sheet)](https://ictevangelist.com/beginners-guide-to-google-plus-for-teachers-the-crib-sheet/) - Google Plus is overlooked by many educators when compared to Twitter and other social media, but it's really worth looking at; particularly (in my opinion) if you are a Google Apps for Education school, but equally if you are not. It has lots of great features like Hangouts, Communities and Collections which make it a
- [Beginner's Guide to Pinterest for teachers (the crib sheet)](https://ictevangelist.com/beginners-guide-to-pinterest-the-crib-sheet/) - Following on from yesterday's popular crib sheet for Twitter, I thought I'd do one for Pinterest too. I've been a big fan of Pinterest in education for a long time now as discussed for example in this post from 2013. There is lots to love about it, both on a personalised professional development front but
- [5 things every educator should know about #edtech](https://ictevangelist.com/5-things-every-educator-should-know-about-edtech/) - Tonight was TeachMeet Bexley and organiser Rachel Swinburne asked me if I would supply a presentation. The focus of the presentation was about having a 'Starter for 5'; 5 tips to help teachers and so I did just that. Tip 1 - related to #SID2016 Be aware of the slang words and abbreviations children use
- [Sort I.T. Out - my presentation from School Leaders Summit @Bett_Show](https://ictevangelist.com/sort-i-t-out-my-presentation-from-school-leaders-summit-bett_show/) - Alongside other presentations and keynotes at Bett Show this year, one of my sessions was in the School Leaders Summit which I punnily titled 'Sort IT out'... https://twitter.com/josepicardoSHS/status/690563703452884993 It was a presentation which looked at the hallmarks and milestones recognised in schools which have achieved a decent level of technology use to raise standards. Based upon
- [My interview for the @pivotalpodcast](https://ictevangelist.com/my-interview-for-the-pivotalpodcast/) - I was very pleased when Pivotal got in touch to enquire if I'd like to be interviewed for the Pivotal Podcast. A podcast that has been running for some time now with more than 100 interviews with many people who inspire me in education, it was a real privilege and honour to be asked. You
- [A thank you to my Dad and Mr Eggles and the importance of challenge in education.](https://ictevangelist.com/a-tribute-to-mr-eggles-my-dad-and-the-importance-of-challenge-in-education/) - Many years ago, I was a member of the Boys' Brigade. It formed an important part of my formative years, given that I was a member from the age of 5 to 18. As you will hear in my podcast with Pivotal Education this week, it was my involvement with this organisation that inspired me
- [My presentation from #BettFutures - Getting impact with technology for measurable outcomes](https://ictevangelist.com/my-presentation-from-bettfutures-getting-impact-for-measurable-outcomes/) - Bett was simply brilliant this year (again!). One of the first things I saw when I arrived made me smile a lot. I had been messaged a number of times about this but I had yet to see it for myself: https://twitter.com/ICTEvangelist/status/690510405119123456 Bett Futures was again for me one of my favourite areas at Bett
- [CV Plus - a new record of achievement](https://ictevangelist.com/cv-plus-could-this-be-for-you/) - First up, this isn't a paid endorsement or anything like that. I don't do those kind of things and if I did I'd tell you up front, a bit like I am now. I first met CV Plus creator, Harriet Churchward back in 2015 at a TES Labs event in London where she introduced me
- [Inspiring reading and writing with the Lifeline App](https://ictevangelist.com/inspiring-reading-and-writing-with-the-lifeline-app/) - Inspiring reading and writing in young people can sometimes be a challenge, but utilising popular media and technology often has a big impact on pupil engagement in this area. The rather fab text-based adventure game Lifeline was just named Apple's App of the Week. To tie in with this, it is now available to download for free
- [Educator spotlight: Laura Dickinson @elearning_laura](https://ictevangelist.com/guest-blog-how-im-making-a-difference/) - I've been working the awesome Stephenson Memorial School and the North Tyneside Learning Trust for some time now. It was my pleasure to be involved in their RTC launch last year and other events there across the day I was there. I will write about the Digital Leader academy that I have developed and am working
- [My itinerary at #BETT16](https://ictevangelist.com/my-itinerary-at-bett-2016/) - I'm pleased to share my itinerary at #BETT16 with you. I'm involved in a number of different areas and am pleased to be involved in some ground-breaking activities too. BETT is always a tiring few days. Ian Addison wrote some great advice a few years ago and his advice still stands true today with some more
- [Ten things every educator should know about their iPad](https://ictevangelist.com/ten-things-every-educator-should-know-about-their-ipad/) - This popular post originated on my Staffrm account but I thought I'd update it a bit and transfer it to my own site, so here it is... Ten things every educator should know about their iPad... 1. Pressing the home button and the standby button will take a screen shot and add it to your
- [Ten things everyone should know about teachers](https://ictevangelist.com/ten-things-everyone-should-know-about-teachers/) - Teachers are enthusiastic and dynamic, highly intelligent and share a passion for wanting to make a difference in this world. They can also be quirky however and this is as a result of there being no other job like theirs. They become a breed apart from the rest of the working world in many respects,
- [Keep it simple silly - simple ideas, big impact](https://ictevangelist.com/keep-simple-silly-simple-ideas-big-impact/) - One of my favourite mantras for teaching and learning are those based around keeping it real simple. The cumulative effect (sometimes thought of as marginal learning gains (hat tip to Zoë Elder)) of these simple little ideas can lead to a big difference in the classroom. Keep it simple silly (or sometimes known as keep
- [My Top Ten iPad Apps from 2015](https://ictevangelist.com/top-ten-ipad-apps/) - In lieu of writing a reflective blog for this year I thought I would share the top ten iPad Apps that have been impactful in my working with hundreds of schools and teachers around the world this year. With a focus on a few key types of Apps such as workflow and demonstration apps alongside
- [A review of my blog in 2015](https://ictevangelist.com/a-review-of-my-blog-in-2015/) - The popular plugin for Wordpress, Jetpack, has helpfully compiled some stats on my blog for 2015. In addition to many nominations for best blog and also winning the UK Blog Awards Education blog of the year, there are some interesting stats (at least I find them interesting) too. My continued thanks to the lovely Jill
- [Top ten mindfulness tips for leaders](https://ictevangelist.com/mindfulness-tips-for-leaders/) - I wrote a post a while ago titled 'Do superheroes cry' which contained deep within it some mindfulness tips for leaders. Leadership is something which carries along with it management roles but sometimes leaders can forget about the effect their actions and decisions can have upon others. Head teacher John Kendall hit the nail on
- [Championing your subject](https://ictevangelist.com/championing-your-subject/) - It's easy to feel the pressure that your subject isn't that important; especially when you're not English, Maths or one of the sciences. So how do you let everyone know that your subject is worth a damn? It should go without saying that of course, you'll be doing all of the 2321231 other things you have
- [My predictions for #edtech in 2016](https://ictevangelist.com/predictions-for-edtech-in-2016/) - Lots of emails and tweets are flying around at the moment with their predictions for a number of things such as edtech in 2016, and there certainly seem to be some fantastic developments in the pipeline for technology in education. One such email came in this morning from Nesta with their 10 predictions for 2016:
- [How to host a Twitter chat like a champion](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-host-a-twitter-chat/) - To coin a phrase, have you ever wondered how to host a Twitter chat like a champion? I've been fortunate enough to have been asked to host a number of different Twitter chats over the years such as #SLTchat, #ukedchat, #BETTchat, #aussieED etc. and as I've done more and more of them, I've learned more
- [Music player for Google Drive](https://ictevangelist.com/music-player-for-google-drive/) - Music player for Google Drive is a free and simple to use, lightweight player for audio content you have in Google Drive. This makes it really handy to listen to all of those podcasts or audio recordings you've had your children send to you via Google Classroom. You can access it in different ways, either
- [CTRL + A - the Sauron of keyboard shortcuts](https://ictevangelist.com/ctrla/) - Some might say that focusing an entire post on one keyboard shortcut might be a bit bonkers, but oh no... not with Ctrl + A. Combine these two powerful little keys together and you'll be going all 'select all' with everything in no time at all! Why do I rate this shortcut so highly? Well it's just
- [In defence of technicians](https://ictevangelist.com/in-defence-of-technicians/) - So it seems that my post from last week caused a bit of a furore among technicians; no surprise there I guess given the title although some (wrongly) saw the post as a strategic and personal attack upon those in technical roles in schools. Having read through many pages of forum posts about it and a variety
- [AppShareLive - a new initiative](https://ictevangelist.com/appsharelive-a-new-initiative/) - AppShareLive is a new initiative where I hope to get a bunch of educators together each month to share some technology that is working for them in their classroom. I was really pleased with the first edition of #appsharelive yesterday, you can view it again below via YouTube. This is a monthly event so please
- [The problem with technicians](https://ictevangelist.com/the-problem-with-technicians/) - The problem with technicians, you know who I mean - technical support... And this isn't to say that this is a global issue and a problem everywhere. Some schools, in fact in many schools, it is the job of a teacher to be network manager or the person who manages the hardware in the school...
- [Learning with loops](https://ictevangelist.com/learning-with-loops/) - I loved catching up with the brilliant Steve Bunce at the Apple RTC Winter Conference last week at the Belfry. In his simply fab presentation about coding, he spent some time looking at a variety of ways in which you can use music to teach children about loops. In this short post I will examine
- [Travel the world from your classroom with this amazing free site](https://ictevangelist.com/travel-the-world-from-your-classroom/) - Ever wanted to travel the world from your classroom? Perhaps to showcase a city or mountain range or historical monument or a location from the ancient world? The free website airpano.com contains hundreds of beautiful 3 dimensional virtual tours of beautiful locations all over the world which can make this possible. See how you can really
- [Ways to engage learning - my presentation from TMRochdale with @abbiemann1982](https://ictevangelist.com/ways-to-engage-learning-my-presentation-from-tmrochdale-with-abbiemann1982/) - I was asked to present at TMRochdale earlier this year but was unable to attend but agreed to do a virtual presentation. I was discussing the presentation with Abbie Mann and we decided to do the presentation together. The focus of the presentation was 'ways to engage learning in the classroom'. Below is the result of
- [@Vuelio Blog Awards](https://ictevangelist.com/vuelio-blog-awards/) - It always amazes me the impact that blogging has. I met someone today, @ComptonAndy, at the Apple RTC conference near Birmingham. He said something to me along the lines of... "are you Mark Anderson of Twitter fame?" Crazy. But is it? I'm always bowled over by the positive comments from people that read my blog,
- [On the topic of magic @harstholmeacad](https://ictevangelist.com/on-the-topic-of-magic/) - There’s a problem I’ve noticed over the years between the curriculum at primary and that of secondary. It’s almost like as the kids get older so their sense of curiosity awe and wonder gets beaten out of them at every single step. The recent changes to the National Curriculum at both primary and secondary in
- [It's not the kids, it's the adults - working with technology in the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/its-not-the-kids-its-the-adults-working-with-technology-in-the-classroom/) - I've been working with RM Education at their Seminars this past week. My brief was to share with delegates ideas that would bring about memorable lessons for pupils. In the planning phases I was thinking about what I could do. How I could stand in front of 100 or so attendees and tell them exactly
- [100+ iOS Apps and ideas for the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/100-ios-apps-and-ideas-for-the-classroom/) - I have been curating a Padlet wall to embed in my new book uploaded to iBooks today (More Ed, Less Tech). Thanks to my amazing PLN there are now more than 100 different responses (with far more than 100 ideas) on iOS Apps and ideas for their use added to the wall, in under 24 hours.
- [Adobe's Slate App comes to the web](https://ictevangelist.com/adobes-slate-app-now-available-on-the-web/) - Adobe Slate, the popular iPad App is now available to use for free in browser. The fact that you can now access this from your laptop, Chromebook, Macbook is very powerful. I've been a fan of Adobe Slate for some time. The number of Apps provided by Adobe on the iOS App store is nothing
- [How to make an impact with edtech in your school or classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-make-an-impact-with-edtech-in-your-school-or-classroom/) - This post examines how to make an impact with edtech in your school or classroom. I've been playing with Adobe Slate again... I can't help myself... it is such a lovely tool to use. And so, in this post I explore more deeply the ideas originally used in this post on purposeful use of technology in
- [Promoting deeper learning using Explain Everything](https://ictevangelist.com/promoting-deeper-learning-using-explain-everything/) - Explain Everything - probably one of the most written about Apps on my blog. It works on pretty much every device bar an Apple Watch and has the propensity to support and enhance learning in multitudes of different ways. I really love how the guys work too. They really listen to users of the App
- [10 things everyone should know about great school leaders](https://ictevangelist.com/10-things-everyone-should-know-about-great-school-leaders/) - Teaching is one of the few professions where, as you progress and climb the educational ladder, the job you are doing begins to become almost unrecognisable. The daily routine of the full time class teacher slowly starts to fade and in its place is something that begins to resemble a desk job, with a never
- [Top six Apps for creating word clouds](https://ictevangelist.com/top-six-apps-for-creating-word-clouds/) - I wrote in my book about the power of using word clouds in the classroom. They are such a good tool for activities linked to literacy, problem solving and much more. The classic Wordle and Tagxedo still rank highly in my estimation but as more and more use of technology moves to tablets and other
- [Get your font on!](https://ictevangelist.com/get-your-font-on/) - I wrote recently about adding fonts to your iOS devices and so I thought I would also share how you can add custom fonts to your Mac or PC too. It's a really simple process. Before that though I thought I would share more about the brilliant dafont site. Dafont is a font enthusiasts sharing
- [Book Creator gets its biggest ever update](https://ictevangelist.com/we-all-love-book-creator/) - It's no secret that I love Book Creator. It's been a staple of my iPad workflow with students for a long time. Simple to use with the opportunity to enable pupils to create their own books; the power of publishing is simply epic in terms of the agency it gives young people and the motivation
- [Ten things to do with your class now it's Autumn](https://ictevangelist.com/ten-things-to-do-with-your-class-now-its-autumn/) - I love Autumn. The change of the colours of trees. The drawing in of the evenings. Some people don't like leaving and returning from work in the dark; me too, but those days where you catch those lovely autumnal sunsets and sunrises with that deep red winter sun are just simply beautiful. The change of
- [How to make a great wall display](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-make-a-great-wall-display/) - I love a good wall display. It can make the room or corridor come alive. I know how hard however it has been for me to get sorted with decent wall displays. My first head of department helped me loads. As an art teacher he taught me lots about how to make the display really
- [How's about a bit of awe and wonder](https://ictevangelist.com/hows-about-a-bit-of-awe-and-wonder/) - I love technology. Many are scared of using it, dreading that it will mess things up or, or worse still, be too hard to work out what to do. As a result they avoid it. I’d always argue, in the words of Bananarama, 'It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it"...
- [My response to everyone - Don’t bin IT or ban IT, get IT right!](https://ictevangelist.com/my-response-to-everyone-dont-bin-it-or-ban-it-get-it-right/) - I want to be very clear from the outset... Technology can make a big difference. To students’ engagement. To students’ chances. To students’ outcomes. To students’ results. So let's get IT right! There is no shadow of a doubt that the effects of mobile phones in a student’s pocket are different to those of a
- [The Staff All email](https://ictevangelist.com/the-staff-all-email/) - On what occasion do you actually need to send an email to every member of your staff body? For me, there is nothing worse than being asked, “Haven’t you checked your emails yet today?” The fear of foreboding from what might be waiting there for you that the person who asked you can’t be bothered
- [Developing Computing in a Primary values based school](https://ictevangelist.com/computing-with-year-6-spheroedu-and-tickleapp/) - I was delighted to spend two days at the successful values based, Ledbury Primary School this week. My work there covered a number of areas including a digital parenting session for parents after school and some e-safety sessions, for Y1-5 but more on that in another post. Another part of my work saw me working
- [What's your favourite children's book (for Year 5)?](https://ictevangelist.com/whats-your-favourite-childrens-book-for-year-5/) - What's your favourite children's book? That's the question I asked recently on Twitter... https://twitter.com/ICTEvangelist/status/642075903745462272 The response was really cool and thanks to the many teachers that responded. By using the fab Padlet to crowd-source responses I've been able to keep these in a place that I can easily refer back to and share easily too.
- [Developing a whole school culture](https://ictevangelist.com/developing-a-whole-school-culture/) - Culture is really important. Get it wrong, things fall down around your ears. Get it right and you can be on to a winner! The term 'branding' as you'll most likely know, comes from the age-old practice of charring the skin of your cattle with a mark. Sometimes this is done to mark it as your
- [Paper by 53 gets a facelift and now on iPhone](https://ictevangelist.com/paper-by-53-gets-a-facelift-and-now-on-iphone/) - I've been a fan of Paper by 53 for years. When I first got it, you had to pay for the extra tools, so I got them. Then they added in colour mix, so I bought that too. The design was simply so beautiful and it was so intuitive to use. I'm quite creative
- [Humanitise - a verb or very sound thinking - a guest post by @Humanitise](https://ictevangelist.com/humanitise-a-very-or-very-sound-thinking-a-guest-post-by-humanitise/) - It has been my distinct pleasure to meet and work with Kevin Matthews of the Thomas Hardye School, Dorchester, whilst taking part on the #ThinkGlobal15 conference tour in Japan. Kevin’s focus in the different events has been his specialist area of expertise surrounding Human Rights education. His school is recognised as a Beacon School in
- [Starting a new term, why not look at @ClassDojo?](https://ictevangelist.com/starting-a-new-term-why-not-look-at-classdojo/) - If you know me you'll probably know I am a big fan of ClassDojo and have been for many years now. It is a fantastic tool for home / school communication and for developing positive engagement within your classroom. I am not going to spend time in this post extolling the virtues of the great
- [If you teach Computing or STEM with iPad, you probably need an Everything Machine](https://ictevangelist.com/if-you-teach-computing-or-stem-with-ipad-you-probably-need-an-everything-machine/) - The iPad is one hell of a device. I'm not the first person to say it or think it but there you have it. It really is. Yes, competitors and Android fans will tell you that their devices have done it for years, but it's never been quite as good as on the iPad. One
- [Do not touch life, do touch life...](https://ictevangelist.com/do-not-touch-life-do-touch-life/) - As I sit here in a Starbucks just outside Yasaka shrine in Kyoto, Japanese capital of peace and bliss (envisioned by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the late 16th century) walking around and seeing the mix of old and new, I realise not only how fortunate that I am, but also think about the trip I’ve had here in Japan so
- [A conversation on EducationUX](https://ictevangelist.com/why-i-love-gapingvoid-conversation-on-educationux/) - Gapingvoid are a consultancy and visual communications agency in Miami Beach, Florida. Their blog is worth checking. The brain child of Jason Korman (co-founder and CEO) and Hugh MacLeod (co-founder and Creative Director), you'll more than often see their work on Twitter talking about management and any number of education relevant ideas. One of my
- [Want to connect your UK school with Japan? #thinkglobal15](https://ictevangelist.com/want-to-connect-your-uk-school-with-japan-thinkglobal15/) - I am very fortunate to be involved with a UK / Japanese initiative at the moment, looking at bringing our two cultures closer together. The Japanese teachers are very keen to connect their students with UK students. If you would like to connect, I've put a Google form below for you to fill in and I will
- [Explain Everything comes to Chromebooks](https://ictevangelist.com/explain-everything-comes-to-chromebooks/) - Popular App and recent winner in an Apple Distinguished Educator poll, Explain Everything has added to its available platforms a Chrome app which works well in the Chrome environment. As you'll see from the screenshot below it won't work on other devices running Chrome, only on the Chromebook. I've used the app on two different
- [The scourge of in-App purchases](https://ictevangelist.com/the-scourge-of-in-app-purchases/) - I love technology. Lots of people make a lot of money from it. I get it too. Of course it is fair and right that companies make money from the software and hardware they develop. That's business. What I think is deplorable however is companies that will give away their software, in particular games, and
- [#ADE2015 stories and visuals](https://ictevangelist.com/ade2015-stories-and-visuals/) - This year's institute will stay with me for some time. I will blog more about it but for now I will keep my mouth and keyboard shut as I don't want to provide any spoilers for those about to attend the third regional institute in Singapore. Those of you who don't know, the ADE (Apple
- [My presentation for #TMBerkshire](https://ictevangelist.com/my-presentation-for-tmberkshire/) - I was unfortunately unable to attend #TMBerkshire this evening as I have been working in Newcastle at the inspiring 'Stephenson Memorial School' (more on this soon) but I had a pre-existing commitment to share at #TMBerkshire. Fortunately, the organisers were kind enough to allow me to share some thoughts via video and so this post
- [TESLabsLive, a write up](https://ictevangelist.com/teslabslive-a-write-up/) - I was genuinely chuffed when Peps Mccrea asked me if I wanted to come along to the TESLabsLive event at TES Global, the headquarters for TES in London. The idea behind it was to help a variety of #edtech startups with the opportunity to talk with some teachers about their different products. This was to give
- [It's about time #teachervoice](https://ictevangelist.com/its-about-time-teachervoice/) - I was asked by Shaun Allison a while ago if I would be able to join him at the Teachmeet at his school. It's not exactly round the corner at 183 miles away. My friend and ex-colleague David Didau who lives not too far from me managed to get across though - fair play if
- [What I've learned about sketchnoting](https://ictevangelist.com/what-ive-learned-about-sketchnoting/) - Sketch noting is all the rage. I don't profess to be any good at it and the proof will definitely be in the pudding when you see some of my designs below but I'm learning! There are a variety of apps available that can help you and four of the most popular are; the awesome Paper
- [You're not rubbish and a challenge](https://ictevangelist.com/youre-not-rubbish-and-a-challenge/) - I have so many conversations with educators who think they aren't any good. It's such a sad state of affairs when the system gets so many of its teachers feeling so very low. We all have something to offer. So many of us have amazing practice that takes place in our classroom that we don't
- [Book Creator for Windows brings eBook App to desktop for free](https://ictevangelist.com/book-creator-for-windows-brings-ebook-app-to-desktop-for-free/) - ​I'm very pleased to share today that one of my favourite apps, Book Creator is now available on Windows and to celebrate its launch, it is currently available for free. Here's the press release. Bristol, UK - 23 June 2015 More than 15 million ebooks have been made with Book Creator for iPad and Android,
- [Reflections on #NRocks](https://ictevangelist.com/reflections-on-nrocks/) - The amount of planning that goes in to an event such as the phenomenal Northern Rocks that took place yesterday in Leeds is huge. Having organised a few myself I know what it takes, a dedicated and hard-working team of people. The fact that Debra contacted me back in September 2014 to ask about being involved
- [My first five days with Apple Watch...](https://ictevangelist.com/my-first-five-days-with-apple-watch/) - I deliberated for some time before I made the plunge and if you want to save reading the rest of this post, I'll say now - I'm glad that I did. I love my Apple Watch. I said to myself that I wouldn't blog about it either but I can't help myself. I think I'm
- [Think Global Project, written by @ICTEvangelist & @EddieKayshun](https://ictevangelist.com/think-global-project/) - A group of teachers from the UK are embarking on a trip this summer to try and link two cultures together around the topic of education. It is the brain-child of UK teacher, Rory Gallagher. The project Back in 1997 Rory Gallagher (@EddieKayshun on Twitter) went to Japan on the JET programme to work as
- [Tickle: Program Drones, Sphero, Arduino from this iPad App](https://ictevangelist.com/tickle-me-up-or-at-least-a-great-free-computing-app/) - It's been on my radar for some time now but I haven't really had the opportunity to blog about it yet. Tickle, a free App for iPad works just like Scratch. Essentially, you can use the Tickle App to program a variety of different connected (via Bluetooth) devices. These range from Arduino Bean's to
- [I worry about teachers who blog](https://ictevangelist.com/i-worry-about-teachers-who-blog/) - I worry for a number of reasons. Why I worry Teachers blog and don't think about their audience and say things that show poor judgement. Teachers blog and use images that aren't licensed for reuse and think it's ok because they've used 'Google Images'. Teachers blog and use images which aren't referenced and think it's ok
- [SAMR is not a ladder, a word of warning](https://ictevangelist.com/samr-is-not-a-ladder-purposeful-use-of-tech/) - I'm as guilty as the next person for singing the praises of Puentedura's SAMR model. I've blogged about it many many times, it's included in my book 'Perfect ICT Every Lesson' too. Quite rightly so I believe. The problem I have with it, and others find this problem too, is that it is seen as
- [Do superheroes cry?](https://ictevangelist.com/do-superheroes-cry/) - I had to tell my son off this morning. He'd been a bit naughty. He'd been put on the naughty step and sat there in his Spiderman costume, crying his eyes out. He'd been a bit naughty sure, but certainly not enough to warrant the floods of tears that streamed down his face - I think
- [Paper by @FiftyThree gets a fab new update, Think Kit!](https://ictevangelist.com/paper-by-fiftythree-gets-a-fab-new-update-think-kit/) - I've been a fan of Paper by 53 for many years now. It's a staple of my app tool kit and given it is now free, it is even more of a big part of my iPad use. If you're looking for endorsements, when I lost my original aluminium Pencil by 53, I've finally succumbed and
- [Like infographics? Love @Canva](https://ictevangelist.com/like-infographics-love-canva/) - As an early adopter, I've been a big fan of Canva for some time. I've written about it a number of times, both using it as a tool within the browser version and as an iPad App. I was really thrilled to see the addition of infographics to their repertoire of fab templates this morning.
- [Low access, high challenge](https://ictevangelist.com/low-access-high-challenge/) - The thing is, in education, for both students and teachers, using technology can be quite a complicated thing. Evangelists (where has that term come from?) can go on about the amazing features of devices and how you can create amazing things with them. Yes, you can... but actually - is the time spent making that
- [Free tool for making notes alongside videos](https://ictevangelist.com/free-tool-for-making-notes-alongside-videos/) - Have just stumbled upon a great free tool called Videonot.es. Essentially, you can load videos from lots of different online sites such as YouTube, Khan Academy, Vimeo, Coursera and more. As you work through the video making your notes alongside it, so the notes are time-stamped against the video. You can then, go back through
- [#AppSmashLive episode 6](https://ictevangelist.com/appsmashlive-episode-6/) - Today saw episode 6 of the fun 'App Smash Live' Google Hangout on Air that I've run a few times now. As ever I started by mentioning the importance of keeping App Smashing simple and powerful so that the learning is the star, not the technology. Many thanks go to Rachel Smith, Joe Dale, Julian
- [One size does not fit all, CPD in a modern school](https://ictevangelist.com/one-size-does-not-fit-all-cpd-in-a-modern-school/) - One of great things about teaching is that each year the page resets itself. Children come back from their summer holidays that little bit different. A little taller, new experiences, maybe with a tan, a little more street-wise, complaining their wrists hurt because their writing practice has fallen by the wayside over the last few
- [New book and iTunes U course on App Smashing](https://ictevangelist.com/new-book-on-app-smashing/) - I've been a big fan of Greg Kulowiec's idea of App Smashing for some time. This is why when I was asked to run some sessions at a conference in Istanbul recently I chose to run a 3 hour session on App Smashing. To support the session I created an iTunes U course (which you can access
- [Google do it again with Snapseed update](https://ictevangelist.com/google-do-it-again-with-snapseed-update/) - One of the staples of my mobile photo-editing Apps for a very long time has been Google's 'Snapseed'. It has always had some really impressive features all in the one App. From tune-up options such as cropping and image adjustments for contrast, brightness etc. through to options for creating great effects such as tilt-shift,
- [My #EdtechIST expert and inspiration sessions](https://ictevangelist.com/edtechist-expert-and-inspiration-sessions/) - I'm very excited to be speaking at #EdtechIST running some expert and inspiration sessions. The event running over the weekend of 18-19 April features a large number of different international expert speakers talking and sharing about the great use of education technology in education. My expert session will focus on app smashing and will look
- [Learning with E's, educational theory and practice in the digital age](https://ictevangelist.com/learning-with-es-educational-theory-and-practice-in-the-digital-age/) - I've have to admit, I'm a bit of a fan-boy when it comes to Steve Wheeler. I've been an avid reader of his blog for a long while and can't believe we haven't had an opportunity to meet over the years. So it was with eager anticipation that I awaited his book, 'Learning with E's, educational theory
- [My iStick, a review](https://ictevangelist.com/my-istick-a-review/) - I was contacted by MyiStick following my presentation at Liz Allton's TeachMeet Solihull and a recommendation from Liz. Further to a conversation, they said they'd be happy to send me one of their iSticks. Now, if you haven't heard of them, an iStick is a two way lightning to USB memory stick which enables you to
- [Capita SIMS Teacher App](https://ictevangelist.com/capita-sims-teacher-app/) - Now I don't know if you remember the old SIMS Teacher App for iOS, but honestly, it was somewhat dire. I have been fortunate to get my hands on a demo copy of the new Teacher App and I'm pleased to say it's a vast improvement. I should note here that I am not being paid, sponsored
- [Learning with Lego](https://ictevangelist.com/learning-with-lego/) - I love Lego and as a teacher I love learning with Lego too. I love it even more because I can now buy it with the excuse of buying it for my boys. I've used it in teaching for years. It's such a fantastic tool for using the creativity of the mind to link to learning.
- [Digital Leader Showcase](https://ictevangelist.com/digital-leader-showcase-sign-up/) - On April 23, Sheli Blackburn and I will be hosting a Digital Leader Showcase event which will simultaneously be broadcast live on YouTube via Google Hangouts on Air. Schools and their Digital Leaders are invited to sign up to present. The event is being sponsored by a number of generous companies with prizes for participation
- [LaunchPad for iOS, royalty free music creation](https://ictevangelist.com/launchpad-for-ios-copyright-free-music-creation/) - LaunchPad for iOS is simply awesome. I use it all the time. Honestly, I use it more for recreation than I do education but I see and hear about teachers wanting to have access to good quality copyright free music all the time. What better way than to create your own using the professional samples
- [Educator spotlight on Mat Pullen](https://ictevangelist.com/educator-spotlight-on-mat-pullen/) - Now it might sound like this post is a bit of a pat on the back for a mate (well in some ways I guess it is) but I really wanted to put the spotlight on someone who, for me, embodies the best in education. For me, there are a variety of essential parts to what it is
- [How to use Decide Now App for iOS #appaday](https://ictevangelist.com/decide-now-a-popular-random-picker-for-ios-appaday/) - Decide Now is a popular random picker that can be used for lots of reasons in the classroom and is pretty popular. Many people often ask me how to add in your own choices, so I made a short screencast to show how it's done. I've seen it being used for lots of
- [The Power of the Visual for learning](https://ictevangelist.com/the-power-of-the-visual-for-learning/) - Visuals are so powerful. Carl Hendrick wrote recently about motivational posters recently here and I tend to agree when they're used out of context, however I think visualisations can be a great learning tool, particularly when students make them themselves. We can embed learning linked to numeracy in lots of different ways. If it's analysis
- [Benchmark your skills, become a Microsoft Certified Educator](https://ictevangelist.com/benchmark-your-skills-become-a-microsoft-certified-educator/) - In your education circles you may have heard of Apple Distinguished Educators and Google Certified Teachers, but have you come across any Microsoft Certified Educators? I hadn't until recently. I became a Microsoft Innovative Educator back a few years ago now but was pleased to find out about this opportunity. The Microsoft Certified Educator accolade
- [#AppSmashLive 5](https://ictevangelist.com/appsmashlive-5/) - It was a real privilege to host another AppSmash Live session yesterday. We had a great set of presentations from some amazing educators showcasing their innovative and creative ideas for using technology in the classroom. As with other AppSmash live sessions, we used Google Hangouts on Air and so it was recorded direct to YouTube
- [Learn how to use Book Creator for iPad](https://ictevangelist.com/learn-how-to-use-book-creator-for-ipad/) - One of my favourite apps for iPad is Book Creator, not just because of its massive potential for learning and collaboration but because it provides great opportunity for authentic learning in the classroom. It's no small wonder then that it won best App at the Bett Show earlier this year. To help teachers learn how
- [TechnoTeaching: a review](https://ictevangelist.com/techno-teaching-a-review/) - One person I really value in my PLN is an educator named Nicole Ponsford. She wrote a guest post for the blog last summer when I ran the #TeachingHighlight series. When she got in touch to say that she'd co-authored a book, it was no surprise to me that the book had started from a modern
- [Apple Maps App](https://ictevangelist.com/apple-maps-app/) - Whilst there are some fantastic third party Apps out there, such as Book Creator and Explain Everything for example, the Apps that come with the iPad can sometimes be overlooked. I love the Apple Maps App as a vehicle for gathering quality images and resources on locations. I realise there are other Apps available, but
- [Streetly Chromebook Conference & resources](https://ictevangelist.com/streetly-chromebook-conference-resources/) - I was delighted to be asked to deliver the opening keynote and to run some workshops too at the Streetly Academy Chromebook Conference. The focus for my keynote, (apart from including my favourite Chrome extensions and the wins you can get from the main Google Apps) was about the power of the hidden learner. Yes, we
- [Paper by 53, for creativity and learning #appaday](https://ictevangelist.com/paper-53-creativity-learning-appaday/) - If Explain Everything is the best app for learning on the App store, then Paper by 53 wins the most beautiful App for learning available. If you haven't come across it yet, you're missing out. With its beautiful, intuitive and simple design it's no wonder it has won so many awards. Apple App of the year
- [Canva, make posters and displays beautifully #appaday](https://ictevangelist.com/canva-make-posters-displays-beautifully-appaday/) - Canva for iPad is brilliant. I was a fan of it in its browser form when it first came out. You can make some lovely images with it. Lots of options for layouts, fonts, text positioning, layering, all sorts. If you think it's going to be Photoshop - stop. It's not that, but if you're
- [QR Codes, how to simply create and read #appaday](https://ictevangelist.com/qr-codes-simply-create-read-appaday/) - QR codes are simply awesome. I've blogged about them before such as here and here. There are a tonne of different apps and websites that you can use to both create and read them. For me it has been clear for a long time that accessing information, geo-locations or links to websites etc via QR codes
- [Haiku Deck for presenting learning #appaday](https://ictevangelist.com/haiku-deck-presenting-learning-appaday/) - If you've had the pleasure of meeting me in the last twelve months or so undoubtedly I would have mentioned Haiku Deck. It is one of my favourite apps. If you haven't come across it, Haiku Deck is free presentation software which works on pretty much every platform. There's an iOS app, you can use
- [Thinglink in the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/thinglink-classroom/) - A tool I've used many times in the classroom is Thinglink. I often forget how brilliant it is for lots of different purposes: shared curation of resources and research a place to put contextual links to different elements of a project a way to share learning a way to explain interactively different elements of an
- [Google Classroom, some thoughts #appaday](https://ictevangelist.com/google-classroom-thoughts-appaday/) - So it's the new kid on the block, been around about 8 or 9 months so far and what an impact it is having already. I was so excited when they launched the iOS and Android apps for Classroom. Unfortunately it's not really much of an app for teachers yet, but certainly it's really simple
- [ETAG (Education Technology Action Group) report](https://ictevangelist.com/etag-education-technology-action-group-report/) - If you haven't heard of ETAG, it is an independent group set up by DfE ministers and BIS to advise on how digital technology might empower teachers and learners by enabling innovation across schools. You can find out much more by visiting: http://etag.report/ If you look at the group of members via this link, you'll see
- [#Bett2015 Part Five - Google and Book Creator](https://ictevangelist.com/bett2015-part-five-google-book-creator/) - As someone who is pretty passionate about (purposeful) edtech and its potential to enhance learning, Google are one of only a few organisations that sit right at the heart of that passion. One of the things on my professional bucket list was to become a Google Certified Teacher. Alongside that, I've always wanted to speak on
- [#Bett2015 Part Four - My TeachMeet Takeover presentation @BrainPOP_UK](https://ictevangelist.com/bett2015-part-four-teachmeet-takeover-presentation-brainpop_uk/) - The TMTakeOvers were my first ever opportunity to present at Bett 5 or so years ago and for that I'll always be very grateful. With that in mind, for me it was a real delight to catch up with their CEO Chris Bradford from BrainPOP UK on the BrainPOP stand and do another TMTakeOver. If you'd like some
- [#Bett2015 Part Three - #BettFutures Enhancing Collaborative Learning](https://ictevangelist.com/bett2015-part-three-bettfutures-enhancing-collaborative-learning/) - As I zipped over to the #BettFutures stand trying to politely dodge the sales pitches and get there on time, I could see as I grew closer that a big crowd had formed there already. Over the years I've become progressively more confident to talking in front of others. Those of you who've known me for
- [#Bett2015 Part Two - #UKEdChat on RM stand](https://ictevangelist.com/bett2015-part-two-ukedchat-rm-stand/) - I was delighted when one of most important people to me in my PLN, Martin Burrett @ICTMagic invited me to be interviewed for UKEdChat and to meet folk on the RM stand. I'll always remember one of the first meetings I had with Martin on the very same stand at Bett in 2013. It is a memory I
- [#Bett2015 Part One - Learning with technology in 2015](https://ictevangelist.com/bett2015-part-one-learning-technology-2015/) - Bett this year has been a lovely, affirming, sharing and fabulous opportunity to connect and re-connect with some of the most innovative and passionate educators in the world. I was humbled to be asked by a number of people to speak and share my thoughts across my visit on Friday. In this series of short
- [Remixing great lessons: Challenge](https://ictevangelist.com/remixing-great-lessons-challenge/) - Great lessons have key characteristics. Many edu-bloggers have discussed the characteristics of great lessons but for me, the one person that nails it is as discussed in my introductory post to this series is Tom Sherrington. In his series he discusses the topic in some detail across ten posts. In my series I will be looking at how we
- [Remixing great lessons: Rigour](https://ictevangelist.com/remixing-great-lessons-rigour/) - Great lessons have key characteristics. Many edu-bloggers have discussed the characteristics of great lessons but for me, the one person that nails it is as discussed in my introductory post to this series is Tom Sherrington. In his series he discusses the topic in some detail across ten posts. In my series I will be looking at how we
- [Educator spotlight: @sylviaduckworth](https://ictevangelist.com/educator-spotlight-sylviaduckworth/) - I haven't done this before but someone's inspired me of late through her awesome sharing and brilliant creative work that she's been doing. Her name is Sylvia Duckworth - an educator from Toronto, Canada. Sylvia is a Google Certified Teacher and a French teacher. Sylvia has been doing lots of sketchnoting and sharing on Twitter and other social
- [Videos for inspiration and assemblies](https://ictevangelist.com/inspiring-videos/) - There are lots of things that can inspire creativity in the classroom. We know why we want our students to be creative and to think creatively - it's so that they can express themselves in ways that enable them to embed their learning in the classroom. One of the ways in which you can inspire
- [Wins for remixing your classroom #TMLQ #TMJersey](https://ictevangelist.com/wins-remixing-classroom-tmlq-tmjersey/) - I was really pleased when Pete Jones asked me to create a presentation for a Teachmeet he was hosting at his school. I'm going to Jersey to do a number of bits of work this year so it was a great opportunity to connect albeit remotely with some of the teachers I'm going to be
- [Quick Start Computing - a new helpful CPD offer](https://ictevangelist.com/quick-start-computing/) - Launched today, supported by the DfE, Computing At School, Microsoft, the Quick Start Computing site is something I was put on to which I think could make somewhat of a difference for those teachers struggling to gain confidence with the new Computing curriculum in the UK. The site has two strands, one for primary and
- [Vidra for iPad - free video creation tool](https://ictevangelist.com/vidra-ipad-free-video-creation-tool/) - Vidra is a great free new app from the creators of the also brilliant Grafio - TenTouch Apps. I was using Grafio on my iPad today and saw that they were promoting this new app - the end result looked pretty good and not too dissimilar to Adobe Voice (which I also like, but is quite
- [@Bett_show 2015 - where I'll be](https://ictevangelist.com/bett_show-2015-ill/) - I love the Bett Show. When I first attended well over a decade ago I wasn't that engaged. It was all companies trying to sell me things and it wasn't really anything that was special for me. Nowadays it's a completely different story... There are learn live theatres with seminars, discussion panels, , Teachmeet Takeovers, talks
- [Remixing great lessons: Probing](https://ictevangelist.com/remixing-great-lessons-probing/) - Great lessons have key characteristics. Many edu-bloggers have discussed this but for me, the one person that nails it is as discussed in my introductory post to this series is Tom Sherrington. In his series he discusses the topic in some detail across ten posts. In my series I will be looking at how we can take these
- [Remixing great lessons - an introduction](https://ictevangelist.com/remixing-great-lessons-introduction/) - Great lessons have key characteristics. Many edu-bloggers have discussed this but for me, the one that nails it is Tom Sherrington where he discusses the topic in some detail in his 'Great Lessons' series on his brilliant blog. He breaks these down in to ten key areas: Probing (questioning) Rigour (pitch and tone of a lesson) Challenge (which also
- [Appsmashlive 3 - workflows, creativity, photography, animation and coding](https://ictevangelist.com/appsmashlive-3-workflows-creativity-photography-animation-coding/) - Streamed live on December 30th, this AppSmash Live featured educators from all over the globe sharing their ideas. Big thanks to Richard Wells (@iPadWells), Joe Dale (@JoeDale) and Jenny Ashby (@jjash) for joining me in this session. Watch it back again now below:
- [#Nurture1415 quote posters all together](https://ictevangelist.com/nurture1415-quote-posters-together-2/) - I've been creating a number of posters featuring quotes from the inspiring #Nurture1415 blog posts that many educators have been writing although I haven't made one for myself (if you'd like to, please do and pass on?). It's a labour of love, but I get so much each year from these amazing posts. From reading
- [Google vs Apple in Education](https://ictevangelist.com/google-vs-apple-in-education/) - Who would have thought it? Google now have an impressive number of apps available on the iOS App Store which can help, support and enhance learning. Of the 32 available that are optimised for iPad, I can easily see there being use for most of them in a learning space, and that doesn't include the
- [Teacher 2.0](https://ictevangelist.com/teacher-2-0/) - I remember 1980 well. It was a time of fluorescent socks and real technological innovation. I remember vividly walking to school at 6 years old without a care in the world and the promises of the future. Now That’s What I Call Music was about to be given to me for my 7th birthday in
- [Take care - some ideas to get some work/life balance](https://ictevangelist.com/take-care-ideas-get-worklife-balance/) - Originally posted on Staffrm, this is a post with some ideas about how you can get some balance with work & your personal life... I've had a lot to think about lately. I've seen lots of talk about the emotional well being of staff. The emotional well being of our students is very important. Your
- [Social media in education](https://ictevangelist.com/social-media-education/) - Social media in education has the power to transform all manner of aspects of school life. How students learn, how parents interact with the school, how teachers can develop their CPD, can all be transformed through social media. Today's BettChat focused on this very topic. The discussion was wide and varied and looked at how schools
- [Game to help you learn binary!](https://ictevangelist.com/practice-binary/) - I was put on to a great resource for practicing binary conversions today which I had to share - it works on a kind of Tetris game basis. See how you get on. It's great fun! Check it out by clicking here. Cheers!
- [5 reasons I love teaching](https://ictevangelist.com/5-reasons-love-teaching/) - 1. No two days, classes, students, are the same. It goes in many ways to what Coe said in his recent report: "Ultimately, the definition of effective teaching is that which results in the best possible student outcomes. There is currently no guaranteed recipe for achieving this: no specifiable combination of teacher characteristics, skills and
- [Education sections on App Store updated](https://ictevangelist.com/education-sections-on-app-store-updated/) - I'm liking the updated sections in the App Store that have been broken down by different learning stage. Have you seen them? They're broken down by key stage and then within each of those sections they're broken down further by learning activity. What is also nice is to see the addition of other relevant iTunes
- [On purposeful use of technology](https://ictevangelist.com/purposeful-use-technology/) - If you haven't noticed, whilst I love technology and its propensity to enhance learning, for me it always has to be purposeful. I've written at some length about it previously but I thought a handy checklist might be, well... handy. So I made this. Please forgive the brevity of the post but hope that you
- [UK Blog Awards 2015 #ukba15](https://ictevangelist.com/uk-blog-awards-2015/) - I am extremely excited to have been nominated for the UK Blog Awards 2015. I have been nominated for Education blog of the year! Thank you to the people who nominated me for this. It is exceedingly humbling. I have always seen this space as a place to offer help to others. Sometimes I do
- [How can teachers get the best out of edtech? #BettChat](https://ictevangelist.com/can-teachers-get-best-edtech-bettchat/) - What a day today on #BettChat. Lots of engagement and ideas flowing. To help keep a record of the discussion, I took the tweets from the chat and added them to a Storify which you can read and check out below. It was as always a fast and furious debate looking at the question of 'How
- [#teachinghighlight by @NicolePonsford / Being in a Lift with Gary Oldman](https://ictevangelist.com/teachinghighlight-nicoleponsford-lift-gary-oldman/) - Right. When someone asks you to write about your #teachinghighlight (thank you @ictevangelist) the first thought is “Ooooh. Thank you. Erm…what have I enjoyed? No. Not humble enough. What challenges have I helped my students with?” This reaction surprised me. The teacher ‘put yourself second’ double-take is normal teaching behaviour. Most teachers are trained -
- [My new website is live!](https://ictevangelist.com/new-website-live/) - As you may have seen in my recent post I am moving out of the classroom to be able to work and support schools in a number of different ways. To help with this move I've just built a new website to showcase the sort of support that I am offering and how I can help.
- [The 12 iPad lessons of Christmas](https://ictevangelist.com/12-ipad-lessons-christmas/) - A very short post just to say I have had a look at Lee Parkinson's (@ICT_MrP) new book "The 12 iPad lessons of Christmas" on iBooks today. It's got some great ideas in there for lessons using iPads in a Primary setting whilst in the run up to Christmas. He links to examples from his
- [A new way to develop your PLN - Tweacher by @CPD4T](https://ictevangelist.com/new-way-develop-pln-tweacher/) - When you're new to Twitter as a teacher one of the difficult things to do is find great people to add to create your PLN. The Twitter search feature isn't exactly great so what do you do? Well previously lots of word of mouth, trial and error and hashtag searches would reap some reward. Certainly
- [How to write a good blog post](https://ictevangelist.com/write-good-blog-post/) - I read a lot of blogs. There's some heady work out there. For example I just read a (yet another) great blog by John Tomsett on student-centred leadership. A subject close to my heart particularly given the work I did at Clevedon with the brilliant John Wells on student focused learning. How do they do
- [#teachinghighlight - I've seen things you wouldn't believe - by @SeahamRE](https://ictevangelist.com/teachinghighlight-ive-seen-things-wouldnt-believe-seahamre/) - "I've seen things, you people wouldn't believe. Ofsted inspectors laughing and smiling. I've watched children enjoying their learning near the end of term. All those moments will be lost in time, like so many tweets on a #hashtag. Time to blog." Enough of the Blade Runner parody and time for some serious reflection. When @ICTEvangelist
- [Independent Thinking!](https://ictevangelist.com/independent-thinking/) - I’ve been an Independent Thinking Associate for quite a while now. It’s a lovely community of some of the most respected and brilliant educators you could ever wish to meet. We get together a few times a year and if you imagine what the inspiration is like at a Teachmeet, imagine what a weekend with
- [My keynote plenary for 'Never Stop Learning' event #TMNSL](https://ictevangelist.com/keynote-plenary-never-stop-learning-event/) - I was at Bristol Brunel Academy's 'Never Stop Learning' event on Thursday evening this week and was delighted to have been asked by its organiser, Stephen O'Callaghan (check his blog here too) to wrap up the evening with a plenary. I did so with the following presentation and video. The event was really good - lots of
- [#threequestions on technology with @ms_jamdangory](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-on-technology-with-ms_jamdangory/) - Continuing this series here is Amy Harvey's thoughts... 1. What place, if any, has technology got in education? I believe that as teachers we should be flexible and malleable to trends and changes. As with years gone by lessons would be taught around Billy bringing in a swallow's nest, So it is now that technology
- [#teachinghighlight #6 by @jillberry102](https://ictevangelist.com/teaching-highlight-6-by-jillberry102/) - It gives me such great pleasure to host the following #teachinghighlight from someone I truly admire and respect. This post is by Jill Berry. Since Mark Anderson (@ICTEvangelist) published his post asking us to reflect on our teaching highlights, I’ve done a lot of thinking! I taught for 30 years across six different schools
- [#teachinghighlight #5 by @pipkinzoo - Taking Calculated Risks](https://ictevangelist.com/teachinghighlight-5-pipkinzoo/) - I start my teaching day by feeding our sheep and pigs before setting up the day’s lessons in Land Studies. The department has been built up step by step over the last four years, and each stage has been a calculated risk. We started with Brian the hamster, to see if the students would come
- [#teachinghighlight #1 @cazzypot - A trip too far?](https://ictevangelist.com/teachinghighlight-1-cazzypot-trip-far/) - An English Trip to Shakespeare’s Birthplace For the last fourteen years I have taught English to secondary-aged pupils at a Pupil Referral Unit in the Midlands. Many of these students are vulnerable and complex, some are in care, and a large number have severe behavioural difficulties. All of this means that we must be especially
- [#teachinghighlight @nancygedge no.3](https://ictevangelist.com/teachinghighlight-nancygedge-3/) - Stuck in the Mud. A teaching highlight When you think of creative dance you don’t always think of children’s playground games. When you think of ballet you don’t always think of wheelchairs and community involvement. When I think of funding by the Arts Council galleries or Covent Garden and opera are more likely to spring
- [#teachinghighlight Mark Anderson](https://ictevangelist.com/teachinghighlight-mark-anderson/) - Further to my recent post I thought it fair that I write about my #teachinghighlight. Since we first started talking about it on Twitter earlier in the week I have been thinking long and hard about my highlight. There are some fantastic tales out there about the lovely moments in your career such as this
- [What's your teaching highlight?](https://ictevangelist.com/whats-teaching-highlight/) - What's your teaching highlight? I read a blog post last night by the brilliant @cazzypot from a tweet I'd seen on Twitter from @cherrylkd. The post had been about a trip to Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon. I'd urge you to read it. It's a goodie. In the conversation which followed she mentioned the following: https://twitter.com/cazzypot/status/522472969873162240
- [How to make your font transparent in PowerPoint](https://ictevangelist.com/make-font-transparent-powerpoint/) - I am not saying that PowerPoint is the best program ever, but I do know that it is still one of the most used presentation tools out there. I'm definitely one for trying to make your presentation slide decks as impactful and beautiful as possible. It engages learners and sets a decent bench mark for
- [Lessons from neuroscience](https://ictevangelist.com/lessons-from-neuroscience/) - Yesterday I had the privilege of meeting Andrew Curran who delivered a two hour session on the brain and the lessons we can learn from neuroscience to inform our practice in the classroom. In this post, I wouldn't dream of trying to replicate his vast knowledge, but thought I'd share some takeaways that might inform what
- [Naace Impact Awards](https://ictevangelist.com/naace-impact-awards/) - Naace, if you haven't heard of them, are a bit like Bafta for ICT education professionals and every year hold the Naace Impact Awards. Standing for the "National Association of Advisors for Computers in Education", every year they have awards to celebrate excellence and impact in the use of technology in education. I was very lucky to
- [Google Teacher Academy 2014 #GTAUK](https://ictevangelist.com/google-teacher-academy-2014-gtauk/) - Google's Teacher Academy (#GTAUK) is taking place later this month and I am honoured and pleased to have been accepted. I'll blog more about the event as and when it happens. In the mean time I thought I would share my application video. I'm very much looking forward to the experience of meeting up and
- [I'm starting my own business](https://ictevangelist.com/starting-my-own-business/) - As Debra Kidd wrote in her blog post 'When you know it’s time to go', I've reached a similar point in my career too and am leaving the classroom. It's not because of Ofsted... There are some considerable pressures in our education community today. In the case of Ofsted, I believe quite rightly so there
- [Freaked Out??!!](https://ictevangelist.com/freaked/) - With my interests in technology, when I heard that Simon Pridham was writing the long awaited 'Freaked Out' book for Crown House I was eager to find out what he had to say. As someone who has been on a similar journey with using mobile technology albeit in a Primary school as opposed to Secondary
- [#threequestions on technology with @terryfreedman](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-technology-terryfreedman/) - I still have a few entries to put in so thought I should add them in. This considered response is from @terryfreedman. A bit about yourself: I've been involved in education since 1974. Now an independent consultant, I'm a Fellow of Naace (of which I was Chair once), Mirandanet and the RSA. I've been publishing
- [The Post-it App for enhancing learning](https://ictevangelist.com/the-post-it-app-for-enhancing-learning/) - It is the case that many classes don't have access to things such as one-to-one iPads or even bring your own device. You may even be a teacher who make students but their phones away every single lesson. That's fine. If that's how you work. You know better than I what works in your classroom,
- [An introduction to using Twitter as a teacher](https://ictevangelist.com/introduction-using-twitter-teacher/) - Have you been hearing how great Twitter can be as a teacher to support your CPD and enhance and inform your practice? Well the rumours are right! Below is a short screencast focussing on Twitter basics and educational hashtags (thanks to @TeamTait for the infographic) to help get you started! You can of course follow me
- [What to do about digital parenting?](https://ictevangelist.com/digital-parenting/) - Being a parent is no easy task. Not only do you have to deal with the constant requests for help in all the different ways that our children ask for it, there’s also the pressure of keeping them safe; on the way to and from school; when they’re taking part in sports activities; when they’re
- [Get in line!](https://ictevangelist.com/get-line/) - Forgive me for the non-sexy post, but sometimes, routines are just really important. Sorry too as the title to this post could be more explicit, but it strikes me that as teachers it's really important that we ensure that we're giving a students considerable support and focus in our lessons. And I don't just mean
- [Google Slides for iOS](https://ictevangelist.com/google-slides-ios/) - Google Slides for iOS is here and I have to say I am pretty impressed. Making the triumvirate of Google Docs and Sheets whole, for a free app on your iPhone or iPad that gives you access to a presentation tool, it is really good. To say that it is everything you need in a presentation
- [Sphero, computing and gamifying learning](https://ictevangelist.com/computing-sphero-gamifying-curriculum/) - If you haven't come across the Sphero ball, it's a tidy little thing. Ever since I first saw one I wanted one thinking of its potential for learning. I knew I had to get one. It's about the size of a tennis ball (perhaps slightly bigger) and advertised as waterproof and pet proof (the dog
- [Esafety and student creativity](https://ictevangelist.com/esafety-student-creativity/) - Given the importance of keeping our young people safe, we've kicked off the year 7 curriculum with a series of lessons looking at digital citizenship and esafety. This gives students an opportunity to come in to the school and familiarise themselves with our learning systems. It tied in nicely with a piece I've just written
- [#threequestions on technology with @elearninglaura](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-technology-elearninglaura/) - Thank you to Laura Knight @elearninglaura for her comments on the #threequestions series. A bit about yourself: I'm Head of eLearning at Berkhamsted School and teacher of French and Spanish. 1. What place, if any, has technology got in education? Some people think of wires and machines when they think of technology. It is so much
- [Curated Blooms Taxonomy (digital) resources](https://ictevangelist.com/curated-blooms-taxonomy-digital-resources/) - I've been curating blooms resources for sharing and so thought I would add them to my blog too. Do you have any great resources for blooms? I'd love to see them if you have. Thanks! Follow Mark Anderson's board Computing resources on Pinterest.
- [The power of YouTube in the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/power-youtube-classroom/) - What's that? Your school bans YouTube? It shouldn't really, should it? Not when there are so many potential uses. YouTube brings the power of video and audio to your classroom and for those of you worried about the videos and comments, there are lots of ways to make the videos safer. For example, if you
- [#threequestions on technology with @musicmind](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-technology-musicmind/) - A bit about this respondent: You know this.......I am the Ninja, and I like to move in mysterious ways (in education!) Nina, lead for @ITLWorldWide in Wales, experienced speaker, trainer and all round education guru. You can follow Nina on Twitter @musicmind 1. What place, if any, has technology got in education? Technology most
- [#threequestions on technology with @nurmuhammed92](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-technology-nurmuhammed92/) - A bit about this respondent: I am an English teacher from Kazakhstan. Mostly, I spent my free and not so much free time to learn and share every new science and knowledge somehow related to education, especially the role of technologies in enhancing the learning process. You can find him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/@nurmuhammed92 1. What
- [#threequestions on technology with @theokl](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-technology-theokl/) - A bit about yourself: Thanks for the opportunity to talk to you Mark, I have enjoyed reading the interviews so far, and its great to read others points of view. I’m a MirandaNet and NAACE fellow currently working with MirandaNet on HandsOn _ICT (an EU Project on MOOCs for developing teachers’ ICT skills). My research
- [#threequestions on technology with @crispinweston](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-technology-crispinweston/) - Today the response is by @crispinweston. Thank you to him for his detailed response. A bit about yourself: I taught for 10 years. After my PGCE in 1990, I immediately became interested (a) in the *potential* of ed-tech, (b) in the requirement for ed-specific software development, (c) in the requirement for data interoperabilty if useful
- [#threequestions on technology with @chrishildrew](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-technology-chrishildrew/) - The series continues today with a response from Chris Hildrew. You can find him on Twitter @ChrisHildrew and his blog is here: http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/ - my thanks to him and everyone else who has been contributing to the series. A bit about yourself: I am Deputy Head of a comprehensive school near Bristol, and an English and Media
- [#threequestions on technology with @bekblayton](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-technology-bekblayton/) - Thanks to Rebecca Stacey for this entry in the #threequestions series. You can follow her on Twitter at @bekblayton and check out her blog here: http://www.digitalclassrooms.co.uk/ A bit about you: I have been teaching ten years, most recently in East London where I led the ICT development at two very busy primary schools! Very keen on using
- [Grafio - for infographics, flowcharts, posters](https://ictevangelist.com/grafio-infographics-flowcharts-posters/) - It's no secret if you follow my blog that I love the Grafio App. With huge export sizes and vector graphics, it's a quality App. And it's half price at the moment. Only £2.49. Here's a previous post I wrote about it - and it's had some really serious updates since I wrote this. It's
- [#threequestions on technology with @Pekabelo](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-technology-pekabelo/) - The series continues and in this post we hear from Jersey's teaching & learning guru, Pete Jones. You can follow Pete on Twitter @Pekabelo and read his blog here: http://deeplearning.edublogs.org/ A bit about yourself: I have been teaching for far too long. Er.. 18 years I think. Thankfully, I still feel full of excitement every day
- [#threequestions on technology with @JosePicardoSHS](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-technology-josepicardoshs/) - This post in the #threequestions series comes from Surbiton High School's José Picardo. You can find José on Twitter here and check out his blog here: http://www.josepicardo.com/ A bit about yourself: José Picardo is Assistant Principal in charge of Digital Strategy at Surbiton High School. He has taught languages for over ten years and regularly
- [#threequestions on technology with @MsHMFL](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-technology-mshmfl/) - Thank you to everyone who has been engaging with the #threequestions series. I've been finding it really interesting and it appears many of you are too. I'll be continuing the series throughout the rest of the summer and will compile the results at the end in to an iBook / PDF for you to compare
- [#threequestions on technology with @AimeeCasson](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-technology-aimeecasson/) - Thank you to everyone who has been engaging with the #threequestions series. I've been finding it really interesting and it appears many of you are too. I'll be continuing the series throughout the rest of the summer and will compile the results at the end in to an iBook / PDF for you to compare
- [#threequestions on technology with @tstarkey1212](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-technology-tstarkey1212/) - A bit about yourself: Currently a teacher in FE. Enthusiastic about tech but unenthusiastic about some of the attitudes surrounding it. Cynical pragmatist. 1. What place, if any, has technology got in education? As a tool to make my life easier, or learning more effective. As a full-time, front-line teacher I'm constantly looking at
- [#threequestions on technology with @Word_Looney](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-technology-word_looney/) - Today's instalment of #threequestions comes from Siobhan Phillips. You can find Siobhan on Twitter at @Word_Looney. Siobhan writes: About you: Ex-head of department and extended leadership. Wants to re-focus on teaching and learning and driving it through technology. Starts new job at Accrington Academy as English Teacher with this focus where most of the year
- [There IS pedagogy in England!](https://ictevangelist.com/pedagogy-england/) - With this new academic year looming ever closer, I’ve been thinking about what it must like to be an NQT starting your teaching career in the current edu-political climate in the UK. Certainly, I don't think there has ever actually been a better time to be a teacher. In my nearly twenty years in the
- [Be a resourceful teacher - using your phone!](https://ictevangelist.com/resourceful-teacher/) - As you can imagine, I read a fair amount of posts about technology and one of the most overused phrases is about capitalising upon the power in the pockets of students. I don't mean snotty tissues or half eaten Haribo packets; I'm talking about the power of the mobile devices students carry around with them.
- [#threequestions on technology with @teachertoolkit](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-technology-teachertoolkit/) - The sixth contributor to the series is Ross Morrison-McGill. You can find him on Twitter as @TeacherToolkit and he blogs here: http://teachertoolkit.me/ Tell us a bit about yourself? Apparently I blog and tweet far too much! I'd say, I'm just a beginner ... 1. What place, if any, has technology got in education? Teaching and learning
- [#threequestions on technology with @kerrypulleyn](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-technology-kerrypulleyn/) - The fourth contributor to this series of posts is Kerry Pulleyn. Kerry is a teacher of English, former AST and now Lead Practitioner. She will be joining her school's SLT from September 2014. She loves to learn as well as teach and she is a keen tweacher. You can find Kerry on Twitter @kerrypulleyn 1. What place, if any, has technology
- [#threequestions on technology with @andyhampton](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-technology-andyhampton/) - The third contributor to this series of posts is Andy Hampton. Andy is the Head teacher of a UK independent school. He is also Chair elect of the Independent Schools Association. You can follow him @andyhampton. 1. What place, if any, has technology got in education? Education has always made use of
- [#threequestions on technology with @mattbritland](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-technology-mattbritland/) - The second contributor to this series of posts is Matt Britland. Matt is Director of ICT at The Lady Eleanor Holles School and Director of Realise Learning (www.realiselearning.co.uk) which is a education consultancy specialising in technology. He blogs at www.mattbritland.com and you can follow him on Twitter @mattbritland. 1. What place,
- [#threequestions with David Didau @learningspy](https://ictevangelist.com/threequestions-david-didau-learningspy/) - More on the #threequestions series can be found here. David Didau: A relentless ex-teacher, ex-senior leader, education consultant and award winning blogger who pursues excellence in education. He likes to describe himself as provocateur but really he's just a consultant. Albeit a high risk one. He's written some books too and you can find out
- [#Threequestions on technology...](https://ictevangelist.com/three-questions-on-technology/) - Over the course of the next few weeks, I will be hosting a series of guest posts by teachers from all over the world answering three simple questions. 1. What place, if any, has technology got in education? 2. What's your favourite edtech tool for learning and why? 3. What are your thoughts on students
- [Curated Computing resources for your curriculum](https://ictevangelist.com/curated-computing-resources/) - I've been compiling my Computing resources for some time but thought I would add them in to a resource on my blog. Here are my Pinterest Computing related boards broken down in to different topical areas. I will keep adding to these so keep checking back. Thanks! Follow Mark Anderson's board Computing resources on Pinterest. Follow Mark Anderson's
- [What on earth is blended learning?](https://ictevangelist.com/top-5-tools-blended-learning/) - I was asked recently, 'what on earth is blended learning'? So I thought I'd jot down my thoughts with some linked references. Blended learning is when learning takes place in a number of different ways, normally with a mix of face to face interaction between teacher and student and elements which the student undertakes independently, usually
- [Digital Leaders Application Video & Apple's 'Motion 5'](https://ictevangelist.com/digital-leaders-application-video-apples-motion-5/) - In readiness for the start of next year I've made a video to run on plasmas around the school and show in tutor time to engage students and get them to apply. The video was made using Apple's relatively unknown 'Motion 5'. It's billed as a companion to Final Cut Pro which I can
- [The periodic table of iPad Apps](https://ictevangelist.com/periodic-table-ipad-apps/) - I was recently inspired by Sean Junkins' (@sjunkins) periodic table of iPad Apps. I thought it was a really useful too - being able to map Apps to activities - I thought it a really helpful too. With that in mind, I wanted to be able to use it as a poster myself but whilst
- [Computing curriculum levels poster](https://ictevangelist.com/computing-curriculum-levels-poster/) - Sharing is caring, as they say - thought I'd share a computing curriculum levels poster I made. You can download the big version here.
- [Digital Literacy resources for your classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/digital-literacy-resources/) - I've been compiling my digital literacy resources for some time but thought I would add them in to a resource on my blog. Here are my Pinterest Digital Literacy resources. I will keep adding to these so keep checking back. Thanks! Follow Mark's board Digital Literacy on Pinterest.
- [Apple step up their support for education](https://ictevangelist.com/apple-step-support-education/) - Apple have just done a few things to make everyone's lives a little bit easier. Firstly, they've just launched a new 'Apple in Education' section on iTunes with some cracking podcasts on there to help get you up and running. Check them all out here. There are lots and lots to choose from. Next up,
- [Using Google Forms to access student voice](https://ictevangelist.com/student-voice/) - If I think back to ten years ago, if someone mentioned student voice to me, I have to admit I was threatened by this. The thought of student feedback impacting upon my career - heaven forbid. My point of view ten years on is somewhat different now. Certainly I don't think that student voice should
- [Perfect Teacher-Led CPD](https://ictevangelist.com/perfect-teacher-led-cpd/) - I've just had the pleasure of reading the latest book in the Perfect series by @shaun_allison, 'Perfect Teacher-Led CPD'. As someone who has written one of the books in the series, I always know, having gone through the copy-edit process, that the books are always put together really well, having followed Shaun and his work
- [Senior leader's iPad toolkit](https://ictevangelist.com/senior-leadership-ipad-toolkit/) - Working as a member of a senior leadership team brings a number of interesting prospects. I’ve certainly had an interesting year so far with a number of challenges that have come my way. What is has done for me however is give me a fresh perspective in how technology can support a senior leader and
- [Analogue & Digital Differentiation](https://ictevangelist.com/analogue-digital-differentiation/) - Differentiation can take place in lots of different ways. The old classics are differentiation by outcome and differentiation by task, but these, like many methods, can be really teacher heavy. I certainly remember working hours and hours to create and adapt work for individual students in my classes. It took a fair while and there
- [Half term happiness](https://ictevangelist.com/half-term/) - It's a great opportunity to recharge your batteries after a busy half term. Term 5 is always the busiest term for me. Coursework, exam preparations, all of it... it makes for a very busy period. I have always thought though that making time to make yourself happy and those around you is super important. So
- [Digital Love - planning a new scheme of learning](https://ictevangelist.com/digital-lovers-banksy/) - I love street art. Really love it. Living in and around Bristol I'm lucky to have such a heritage of it available to me. There is some simply amazing street art around the city; not to mention all of the work by Banksy. A recent piece by Banksy has inspired me. The title of the
- [Getting the most out of your first Teachmeet](https://ictevangelist.com/getting-teachmeet/) - Teachmeets are everywhere now. The great sharing and practice available, for free, available to teachers by teachers is unprecedented. so how can you make the most out of your Teachmeet experience? What should you be likely to expect and how can you get the most out of attending one? Why should you even bother to
- [Making the explicit, explicit](https://ictevangelist.com/making-explicit-explicit/) - David Didau's new book, the 'Secret of Literacy' landed on my desk this past week with great anticipation. His last book, the 'Perfect Ofsted English Lesson' was a great success and being an avid reader of his blog and enjoying many of our conversations over the years, I was looking forward to reading this new book.
- [Flipped classroom 2.0](https://ictevangelist.com/flipped-classroom-2-0/) - I've been a big fan and supporter of flipped learning for a long time. I wrote about it at length in Perfect ICT and whilst most evidence is anecdotal, in my experience, it works. For those of you who don't know, flipped learning is the attempt to take much of the instructional element out of
- [TeachMeet Coop](https://ictevangelist.com/teachmeet-coop/) - I was really pleased to be involved with TeachMeet Coop tonight. Many many thanks to Hetty Blackmore (@hettyislearning) for organising such a slick event. It was held at the Bristol & Bath Science Park just outside Bristol on the outer ring road. It really is a splendid venue: With a keynote from David Didau
- [Apps & tools to support MFL & pronunciation](https://ictevangelist.com/apps-tools-support-mfl-pronunciation/) - An MFL colleague recently asked me for some help on Apps and other E-Learning methods to help with learning about pronunciation. Not exactly being my area of subject expertise, I had some ideas, but I turned to my PLN for some too. Thanks to @CeriAnwen, @bellaale and more for their ideas. This is how it turned out.
- [PMLD and the iPad](https://ictevangelist.com/pmld-and-the-ipad/) - I was asked earlier this week by a colleague to recommend some ways in which iPads can be used to support students with PMLD (Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties). I'm embarrassed to say that it's an abbreviation I hadn't come across before so I've got my 'learn on'. "People with a profound and multiple learning disability
- [Top 5 presentation tools for teachers and learners](https://ictevangelist.com/top-5-presentation-tools-teachers-learners/) - PowerPoint. It is much maligned and certainly has its place in the education world. Even advances with Apple's Keynote with Keynote in the cloud are a step forward, however, I would argue that we as educators should seek to set a higher bar on the way we present materials. Subjects and even schools can be
- [Essential Teacher's iPad Starter Kit](https://ictevangelist.com/essential-teachers-starter-kit/) - Apple have just launched their essential teacher's starter kit on App Store. Broken down in to two sections: prepare and teach, there are a number of staples there to get anyone up and running. Watch my intro video using the great new Adobe Voice here: http://voice.adobe.com/v/9shr472Xwoe Of course, Apple put all their iLife and iWork's
- [#AppSmashLive - a review and write up](https://ictevangelist.com/appsmashlive-review-write/) - A few weeks ago I was talking with a few other educators on Twitter about App Smashing and ways in which iPad workflow could generate new levels of learning with iPads. It had come from a different conversation where thinking about the ways in which redefinition level learning could happen with technology and that App Smashing
- [One Best Thing & Digital Leaders - a free book](https://ictevangelist.com/one-best-thing-digital-leaders/) - I don't get as much time to network and share as much as I used to, especially when it comes to the amazing movement of Digital Leaders in our schools across the country. When I was at the Apple Distinguished Educators Institute back last August however and we were asked to think of and pick
- [iBooks author and amazing widgets for learning](https://ictevangelist.com/ibooks-author-amazing-widgets-learning/) - iBooks 2 which was launched back in January 2012 was a massive step forward in the world of reading and learning. We were all wowed by the presentation shown at the Guggenheim Museum with the ‘Life On Earth’ example. It had impressive 3D interactive images. It had an in-depth glossary. It had study cards to
- [My top 5 on why learning](https://ictevangelist.com/my-top-5-on-why-learning/) - The more I learn as a grown up, the less I know that I know. There are vast bodies of knowledge out there that I have not had contact with and really could probably avoid in my day to day life. So why shouldn't I? It would certainly be easier. It would be less time
- [Maglus Stylus review](https://ictevangelist.com/maglus-stylus-review/) - [two_third_last] [/two_third_last]I was tempted by the Adjonit Jot Pro stylus but with its bit of plastic on the end, but I couldn't help but think it would be the equivalent of of trying to walk with your shoe hanging off the end of your foot. The reviews of the Maglus were exemplary, so I went
- [Poster on difficult to spell words](https://ictevangelist.com/poster-difficult-spell-words/) - Simply click the image to the right for a high resolution version of the poster for you to print / display. Please observe CC should you do so. Thanks!
- [Sites & Apps for creating QR codes](https://ictevangelist.com/sites-apps-creating-qr-codes/) - There are lots of different sites and apps for creating QR codes. Here are the ones that I use... Kaywa QR Code For a no nonsense, quick, easy to use website which enables you to create QR codes quickly and easily, this is the one for you. Don't forget to make it a 'static' code!
- [6 Myths of Digital Technology - read this](https://ictevangelist.com/6-myths-digital-technology/) - I cannot take credit for these 6 myths of digital technology - I'm lifting them straight from what I thought was a well known and received investigation in to the impact of digital technology on education. It would appear that a lot of the research however is not well known and in an attempt to
- [#UKEdChat #edtech - what went down...](https://ictevangelist.com/ukedchat-edtech-went/) - Thanks to the #ukedchat team for asking me to be involved again in another session. A bit quieter than usual with it being the Easter break but a great conversation and sharing of ideas took place as per usual. Please see a summary below in a Storify from the chat. Thanks! [View the story
- [#MyTop5 Tips for Hosting #SLTChat](https://ictevangelist.com/mytop5-tips-hosting-sltchat/) - Thanks to Ross Morrison-McGill I hosted #SLTChat last week. In the run up I made a few posters to get people voting on related topics from the poll. You can view these below. Thanks too to all of the brilliant people who took part, contributed and fed in to the question process for the poll.
- [#MyTop5 Tips on blogging for reflective practice](https://ictevangelist.com/mytop5-tips-blogging-reflective-practice/) - There are many different blogs out there and some people such as @headguruteacher, @learningspy that get hundreds, even thousands of hits every day. These types of blogs are great and help move thinking forward on lots of different levels. Don't be phased though. Most of us have started our blogging journey as something that is
- [#MyTop5 People you should follow on Twitter but probably aren't...](https://ictevangelist.com/mytop5-people-follow-twitter-probably-arent/) - Twitter is awash with so called 'Twitterati'. The recent Pedagoo London was reportedly a who's who of them. I'm supposedly one of them. I guess with some 12,000 followers I guess I might be. I don't know. You can decide. Certainly though, there are folk out there who are blogging, Tweeting and Google + ing
- [#MyTop5 Tips for creating a Twitter PLN](https://ictevangelist.com/mytop5-tips-creating-twitter-pln/) - There doesn't really seem to be a clear common consensus as to whether a Twitter PLN should be a professional or a personal learning network. Certainly I think it should probably be a bit of both. Also, as when dealing with all social media, you should be mindful of your school's social media policy. You
- [Lesson observations, lesson study & doing it for ourselves](https://ictevangelist.com/lesson-observations-graded/) - Unless you've been living under some kind of rock recently there has been huge debate about whether or not lessons should be graded, particularly by Ofsted inspectors. I could link to loads of different blog posts and articles related to this; even Radio 4 were discussing it on the Today programme this very morning -
- [Gooru: A search engine for learning...](https://ictevangelist.com/gooru/) - I've sung the praises of Gooru for some time now but haven't blogged about it and thought it was about time that I did. Gooru is great as a launch page for browsers in schools because of the content it kicks you off with. It might not give you the complete power of Google, but
- [Let's do school data](https://ictevangelist.com/lets-school-data/) - Make it human When thinking about school data I'm always drawn to thinking about the seminal character on Star Trek The Next Generation played by Brent Spiner. The character, an android, is always striving to make himself as human as possible. "I am, perhaps, not nearly so human as I aspire to become." This, I
- [#MyTop5 hints for showing appreciation](https://ictevangelist.com/5-top-hints-showing-appreciation/) - We all work in a very pressured world. There are so many stake holders in education, that showing appreciation is rarely at the top of the list for any teacher. Well, it should be, and is at the heart of building positive relationships. Here are my top five hints for showing appreciation to those
- [Great displays - a crowd sourced collection](https://ictevangelist.com/display/) - We've been looking at display recently and so I thought I'd ask Twitter for some examples on what would make a great display and for fellow Twitter folk to share photos of their favourite displays. I was not disappointed (see the Storify at the end of this blog post for all of the responses). I'd
- [#MyTop5 Tips for TeachMeet](https://ictevangelist.com/my-top-5-tips-for-teachmeet/) - I could probably write a lot more than this but here are my top 5 tips for Teachmeet at the moment. I suspect others would place other things or replace things in here too and that's fine. Every TeachMeet is different. I hope these tips help you with yours - after all, it's really just
- [Classcharts review](https://ictevangelist.com/classcharts-review/) - Seating plans are a real help in the classroom. They help you to map out your learners around the room, help with differentiation, allow you to build in support and extension structures to your classroom and much much more. In a recent sharing session at work, a colleague of mine shared a hand drawn version
- [Ways to effect positive change #MyTop5](https://ictevangelist.com/mytop5-things-for-positive-change/) - The phrase, "it's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to ask for permission" is something I've heard many people say. I've also heard folk say that "you catch more flies with honey". So in that spirit, in trying to help bring about positive changes in your school; sometimes (like Dave Stacey says in
- [ICT for you, ICT for them, ICT for learning](https://ictevangelist.com/ict-ict-ict-learning/) - As mentioned in my post previously here about the hashtag #MobilePGCE where I asked Tweachers to give advice to trainee teachers about why they might want to use technology, I mentioned I was running a session with trainees on that topic. I broke the session down in to four distinct areas: 1. ICT to transform
- [Quipio for iOS](https://ictevangelist.com/quipio-for-ios/) - I really like Quipio. I may have even blogged about it before but it is super handy. Check out what you can do.... Your browser does not support the video tag
- [#MobilePGCE - Why should trainee teachers learn about using technology in the classroom?](https://ictevangelist.com/mobilepgce-trainee-teachers-learn-using-technology-classroom/) - I asked recently on Twitter why trainee teachers should learn about how to use technology in the classroom as part of their training. This was to use in a session I'm doing with some trainee teachers this coming week. The results of the twitter question are pretty interesting and can be seen in a Storify
- [#mytop5 - How to help dyslexic children in your classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/mytop5-help-dyslexic-children-classroom/) - In an attempt to share some of my ideas on teaching and learning and to help cement some of my thoughts in to something more concrete, I aim to write a top 5 list of ideas to help in the classroom each week on topics I'm thinking about at the moment. At the moment I'm
- [Learning with E's - IMPACT - my #TMBETT2014 presentation](https://ictevangelist.com/learning-es-impact-tmbett2014-presentation/) - The TeachMeet at BETT was another brilliant affair this year and for the first time ever it was held in the massive arena in the centre of the Excel centre. It was just like the boxing that took place there in the Olympics some education technology giants stood up and gave us blow after blow
- [New Ofsted guidance & ICT](https://ictevangelist.com/new-ofsted-guidance-ict/) - You may (or may not) have seen / heard about the updated Ofsted guidance about the quality of teaching. If you haven't, then you were probably enjoying your Christmas - please read the post by Old Andrew - 'A Christmas Miracle - Ofsted Get It Right For Once' "Thanks to @ClerktoGovernor for being the first to point
- [#Nurture1314?](https://ictevangelist.com/nurture1314-2/) - I was really inspired by the many reflective and forward thinking posts in the Nurture 13/14 initiative this year. It was actually sparked off in 12/13 by the mysterious @chocotzar on Twitter. Given its success last year, she asked others to have another go this year for 2013/14 - 13 things to reflect upon from 2013
- [Don’t use technology.… Do use technology.…](https://ictevangelist.com/dont-use-technology-use-technology-2/) - Don’t get me wrong - given my Twitter ID it’s a given that I believe very strongly in using technology to support and enhance learning. The OED states that an evangelist is “a person who seeks to convert others to the Christian faith, especially by public preaching”, so ok… I might not be doing the
- [Reading list #goodedureads](https://ictevangelist.com/reading-list-goodedureads/) - I've noticed a few people writing about the books they've been reading and so I thought I'd share what floated my boat in 2013. I tend to keep the impacts of teaching and learning research and personal developments to myself - I should blog about them really. Need to be more brave and rather than
- [Things from 2013](https://ictevangelist.com/things-2013/) - My stats for the year are slightly skewed as they only take in to account visits from April onwards when this new site and domain went live, however I'm still very humbled I get any visitors. Thanks for checking by and reading my ramblings. View the full report here. Thanks again. Mark
- [Be happy (in this new year)](https://ictevangelist.com/be-happy/) - Be happy and welcome in the new year with your learners. My timeline is full of teachers who are anxious about returning to work on Monday. There has been a flurry of planning, marking and general knot-tying of stomachs about the demands and responsibilities that may face us in the New Year. I sympathise, but
- [10 ways to use iBook Author in education](https://ictevangelist.com/10-ways-use-ibook-author-education/) - Obviously not exhaustive, but a few more 'creative' ideas for using Apple's brilliant free piece of software, iBook Author rather than the traditional ways you might use it. 1 - An obvious use it to write your own iBook about your teaching practice, so that you can share your ideas with the wider education community.
- [Google Image Search (using images)](https://ictevangelist.com/google-image-search-using-images/) - Just a short video to show how to search for images on Google Image search using existing images. I find this particularly useful when either searching for higher resolution versions of images I already have or when I'm looking for similar images that I already have. Have fun!
- [My #Nurture1314](https://ictevangelist.com/nurture1314/) - #Nurture1314 Reflection: I guess it's somewhat fitting that in what may have been one of my most successful (professionally) to date, this is my 251st post on my blog and that since starting counting in April my blog has had more than 126,000 unique visitors. Reflecting upon what I've managed to achieve this year, I
- [Has having iPads in your classroom changed teaching & learning?](https://ictevangelist.com/ipads-classroom-changed-teaching-learning/) - Following discussions on Twitter, I combined comments, replies and posts to the question at the title of this post in to a Storify - read the responses below. [View the story "Has having iPads in your classroom changed teaching & learning?" on Storify]
- [Workflow?](https://ictevangelist.com/workflow-definition/) - Workflow - the way in which work flows from one application or person to another in order to progress and develop said work either by addition or development through peer, teacher formative feedback and critique. Anyone want to add anything to that to develop the explanation further when it comes to work flow with technology?
- [5 techniques for questioning in your classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/5-techniques-questioning-classroom/) - I'm a big fan of Twitter - short messages, getting your point across succinctly... with that in mind, I'm going to keep this post short and sweet. Just five tried and tested techniques to assist with questioning in your classroom. One of the features of an outstanding classroom is one where students are challenged, stretched and
- [Safer Internet Day 2014](https://ictevangelist.com/safer-internet-day-2014/) - I've been struck recently by the lack of coverage of e-safety by some of the people I talk with on Twitter and elsewhere. E-safety and the safeguarding of our young people online is of paramount importance. I'll be writing more about this in the near future, but as part of my future planning - I've
- [Explain Everything for superb student feedback](https://ictevangelist.com/explain-everything-superb-student-feedback/) - Those of you that know me will know that I've been a massive fan of Explain Everything for a very long time now. It's widely regarded as one of the best apps for learning on iPad and quite rightly so. As a device for supporting flipped learning it is brilliant. It's also superb as a
- [Shadow Puppet](https://ictevangelist.com/shadow-puppet/) - Imagine Explain Everything with a few less sharing options or annotation features and you've got Shadow Puppet. So why use it if you have EE? Well, it's just the ease, simplicity and opportunity of just quickly being able to interact with images, record your voice and then share with others. It's free too! Is it
- [Show your students you give a damn (and help them with their learning)](https://ictevangelist.com/show-students-give-damn-help-learning/) - The secret of teaching success isn’t mythical. It isn’t even that hard to work out. Watch any amazing teacher in their classroom and it is clear. The key to teaching success is to care about your learners and build relationships with them. For them to know that you really give a damn about them, their
- [Ways to use technology to support questioning in the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/ways-use-technology-support-questioning-classroom/) - We don’t use technology in our lessons because we have to,. We don’t use technology because OFSTED says so. We use technology in our lessons because it helps students to maximise their learning potential, to allow creative opportunities for learning, which integrates differentiation and facilitates learning in the most meaningful way. Never mind being Outstanding,
- [#TMEssex presentation 11/13](https://ictevangelist.com/tmessex-presentation-1113/) - Following requests for my presentation, please find a run down of what I went through below. I started by talking about the power of mobile learning (mlearning) by presenting from the back of the auditorium. Something which brought a few chuckles and waves (it was almost like a real class!) as I airplayed my iPhone
- [My presentation from Dubai DESC TechFest 2013](https://ictevangelist.com/presentation-dubai-desc-techfest-2013/) - Below you'll find my presentation from the DESC TechFest 2013 incorporating some inspiration from @gregkulowiec's blog in how I presented my presentation. The presentation itself talks through the basics of using Nearpod, then leads on to some ideas of using WordFoto (£1.49), Decide Now (69p) and Spreaker DJ (free). Check out the video below:
- [ICT to support early years learning](https://ictevangelist.com/ict-support-early-years-learning/) - Looking for ICT to support early years learning? Here are some of the best rated tools out there and some free resources for teachers. Teach Your Monster To Read Award winning website that helps young people practice their first steps in reading http://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/ Beluga Learning / Maths Brilliant site for engaging young learners with
- [Nearpod for progress and AFL](https://ictevangelist.com/nearpod-progress-afl/) - What's the story? A staple of many an iPad classroom is the popular free App, Nearpod. Whilst I firmly believe it is not the be all and end all, this app is one which is great to help bridge the confidence gap for teachers between newbie iPad user to über iPad user. Giving teachers the
- [Google Story Builder](https://ictevangelist.com/google-story-builder/) - Launched some time ago now, Google Story Builder allows you (or even better, your students) to create short movies or video stories in a Google Docs style environment... Great if your students already use Google Apps for Edu. You can choose different characters, story and music and when you're done there are a number of
- [Somewhere between the device & the cloud...](https://ictevangelist.com/somewhere-device-cloud/) - Somewhere between the device and the cloud... ...is that place that many schools wish existed. That place where students and staff could still access the files which are on their traditional network as they move from a traditional desktop based system to the mobile learning 24/7 mobile device ecosystem. One way of making this possible
- [Twitter CPD / iPad learning posters](https://ictevangelist.com/twitter-cpd-ipad-learning-posters/) - Just been doing some posters for work and made some to share too. Interested in how I did them? I used original background photos from a recent plane journey. I then edited using the iPad app 'Over' £1.49 available here - the work here mainly constituted the icons and some of the text I then edited
- [Apple have just blown my mind...](https://ictevangelist.com/apple-just-blown-mind/) - Apple have just blown my mind... Having watched the keynote and seen their various new lines with MacBook Pro's and new iPad Air and iPad mini with retina display, so forth and so on, I was pretty happy. Some great kit being offered there. It wasn't until I was able to download Mavericks and the
- [Moving up from the middle or my #TLT13 session that wasn't](https://ictevangelist.com/moving-middle-tlt13-session-wasnt/) - Promotion… I guess it's a bit like one of those things you see in football. You can try for years but really, until you can do something to ‘up your game’, you’re not going to be able or ready to move up into the next league. I don't profess to be anything other than someone
- [V-blogging in your classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/v-blogging-classroom/) - You might have got a handle on the advantages of blogging in your classroom, and the many pros of giving your students a public audience for their work, however have you considered adding V-blogging to your armoury of tools to engage your class? A relatively new Video-blogging (V-blog) app that I think could have some
- [Apple launch new iPad 'Apps for Teachers' section](https://ictevangelist.com/apple-launch-new-apps-for-teachers-section/) - Further recognition of the massive adoption of iPad by so many schools around the world, Apple have just launched two new sections on their iPad App Store. One section is aimed at teachers and parents with apps for the children, broken down in to different age groups and learning activities. The other section is aimed
- [Teachers' Standards](https://ictevangelist.com/teachers-standards/) - Like Zoë Elder, I'm doing some work around Teachers' Standards at the moment. Following on from seeing her collection of 'Quipio' posters in a post here, I thought I'd make my own to use both electronically in presentations and to print out a bit bigger and use elsewhere, such as in the staffroom etc. My
- [How to use Padlet and why...](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-use-padlet/) - About 6 years ago, a web 2.0 tool came along called 'Wallwisher' which everyone raved about and it really was the belle of the edtech ball. It was very popular indeed, but over time, it became more unpredictable and thus unreliable. As time rolled on so less and less teachers used it in the classroom.
- [My book is out - Perfect ICT Every Lesson](https://ictevangelist.com/my-book-is-out-perfect-ict-every-lesson/) - I suspect that the excitement will die down eventually but the long process that has been the creation of my book 'The Perfect ICT Every Lesson' has reached its ultimate conclusion - it's in print and I have a copy sat next to me as I write this post. I started writing it about 12
- [Use of Wordpress for parental contact](https://ictevangelist.com/use-wordpress-parental-contact/) - I've been working today with a colleague who has responsibility for the Senior Academy at my school and we've been talking about how we could better communicate with the parents in our community. We currently have a text messaging service but we discussed different avenues. Parentmail School website and more..... The discussion then moved on
- [Teacher confidence in using technology](https://ictevangelist.com/teacher-confidence-using-technology/) - Teacher confidence in using technology is often a problem for schools that are pushing for colleagues to use technology to enhance learning within their educational establishment. Ensuring that teachers are confident when coming to use technology is a big deal. There are lots of ways in which you can help support colleagues, one of my
- [Back to school – top free tools for edtech in your classroom this year](https://ictevangelist.com/back-school-top-free-tools-edtech-classroom-year/) - E-learning or using technology to support learning comes in many different shapes and sizes. I’m always being asked to give advice and ideas on different online tools or iPad apps that can help with learning in the classroom. It’s always a challenge to balance the needs of the activity, with the skills of the learners
- [Oh man.....](https://ictevangelist.com/oh-man/) - Oh man…. A pun I know but what a time I’ve had. I’ve been completely overwhelmed by my trip this week and so when people have been asking me how my trip went, I really do feel like saying that. It was amazing. When someone first asks you if you’d like to do some work
- [Technology to support creative writing](https://ictevangelist.com/technology-support-creative-writing/) - Technology can be used to support any subject and technology to support creative writing is one such area. Here are some of my favourite but often overlooked sites and tools as well as some staples for inspiration, creation and publication and they work just as well in primary as they do secondary and in further
- [Kanex ATV Pro](https://ictevangelist.com/kanex-atv-pro/) - I don't really do reviews as the body of evidence of posts on my blog will testify but I wanted to talk briefly about a piece of kit I've just got which I felt was essential for me to have. I've had access to a Kanex ATV Pro for a while in my previous role
- [Math brain power with 'Quick Math'](https://ictevangelist.com/math-brain-power-with-quick-math/) - I've always been a big fan of the Nintendo DS App "Dr Kawashima's Brain Training". In particular, the Math element of the game I found to be really good at getting my brain more responsive in terms of my general abilities related to mental arithmetic - being able to quickly recall my times tables, and
- [#ADESpreak Episode 3](https://ictevangelist.com/adespreak-episode-3/) - With NINE ADEs in the session yesterday, here's our podcast from Spreaker for our third #ADESpreak. Mark Anderson @ICTEvangelist Nick Davies @TESSEnglish1 Nick Dempster @linakerict Gavin Smart @gavinsmart Wolfgang Soeldner @wsoeldner Mat Pullen @mat6453 Evelyn O'Connor @evelynoconnor Dan Edwards @syded06 Alan Frame @headdowneyesup We'd love to hear your feedback! Enjoy! [spreaker type=standard width=100% autoplay=false
- [New connections - #ADE2013](https://ictevangelist.com/new-connections-ade2013/) - Where do I start? I guess I should have started last night by doing a reflection of the first full day here at the ADE Institute, taking place here in Ireland. Our first day started with arrivals and a variety of induction activities which quite frankly were super slick and showed the enormity of the
- [A free iBook for students - 51 things to do this summer...](https://ictevangelist.com/a-free-ibook-for-students-51-things-to-do-this-summer/) - One of the last things I did in my last post was to create a free iBook for students - 51 things to do this summer... a bit like a "Why Don't You" for 2013. Whilst it's good for students, many of them would be great fun for us too. Have a go! Please feel
- [Taking the strain out of social media](https://ictevangelist.com/taking-the-strain-out-of-social-media/) - Taking the strain out of social media is something that is a bit of a utopian scenario for me. I make quite a lot of use of various social media such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Dropbox, Google Drive etc. Keeping on top of all of these can often take quite a bit of time.
- [Tools to enhance learning](https://ictevangelist.com/tools-to-enhance-learning/) - My keynote presentation at TeachMeet Soton last night included a whole host of different tools to enhance learning. The tools fell in to two categories. Those that were web based which can be accessed using browsers and those that are iPad App based. There were a few Apps that I didn't get to show due
- [Digital Pedagogy @ #WEICT13 Conference](https://ictevangelist.com/digital-pedagogy-weict13-conference/) - As always I was very pleased to have been asked to speak at the (#WEICT13) West of England ICT conference. The list of keynote speakers was amazing with Lord Knight, the inimitable Russell Prue and the brilliant Dawn Hallybone who opened the event in such style. The workshop I gave talked about how learning should underpin
- [iPads in Primary Lessons](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad/) - iPads in Primary Lessons - A guest post by Rebecca Stacey Before we begin it's worth bearing in mind that at no point have I ever recommended that a lesson be planned purely teaching how to use an iPad, or indeed teaching how to use an an app. The iPad should be used (often repeated
- [Spout for iOS](https://ictevangelist.com/spout-for-ios/) - Thanks to @joedale, he put me on to Spout for iOS last week and I love it. An innovative way to view all of your social media. A great way of following trends and hashtags. You can also insert your own keywords from lesson and animate and move them round on the screen by touch.
- [App Smackdown at TeachMeet Clevedon](https://ictevangelist.com/app-smackdown-at-teachmeet-clevedon/) - The App Smackdown at TeachMeet Clevedon between myself and @gavinsmart was a real blast and really enjoyed it! Lots of great apps shared in a fun way. Inspired by a similar 'smackdown' I had recently with Joe Dale. At the end of his post, Gavin has a video that he arranged with BBC News Techhnology
- [How to use the Grafio App](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-use-the-grafio-app/) - A number of people have asked me how to use the Grafio App, so I made a screencast. I hope you find it useful! Cheers!
- [Infographics made, easier](https://ictevangelist.com/infographics-made-easier/) - Infographics made, easier? Well - as you know I'm a big fan of representing information beautifully. It makes what you're trying to explain easier to understand rather than looking at a massive bank of numbers. Representing data in this way, truly is turning it in to information - something ICT teachers often strive to pass
- [iPad workflows](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad-workflows/) - iPad workflows are really important to learning. Student work doesn't often happen within just the one App. We need to be able to connect the work created in one App to enable us to develop it further within another. Last night I met up with @joedale and we had a bit of an 'App off'
- [Students as leaders](https://ictevangelist.com/students-as-leaders/) - Being involved with students as leaders in my current role is one of the most rewarding elements to my job. I work with the students as digital leaders and I really haven't blogged anywhere near enough about the work they do as I should do, given how much of a strong advocate I am for
- [A free app with wins for the teacher & wins for the student](https://ictevangelist.com/moldiv-wins-for-the-teacher/) - Moldiv - a free app with wins for the teacher & wins for the student I don't write about or recommend many apps but this is a free app with wins for the teacher & wins for the student. It's really simple to use and has got some great features. It's advertised as a picture
- [Pinterest for teachers](https://ictevangelist.com/pinterest-for-teachers/) - Pinterest of interest? As a topic, Pinterest for teachers in education has been giving me some thought for some time. Having been lured to Pinterest a while ago, the more I use it the more I can see Pinterest for teachers being of use, but also Pinterest for students too. In my somewhat limited
- [Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge](https://ictevangelist.com/technological-pedagogical-and-content-knowledge/) - Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge The Technology, Pedagogy and Content Knowledge model or TPACK for short has been around for some time. It builds upon the work of Lee Shulman and extends his idea of Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Matthew Koehler and Punya Mishra expand upon this in much more detail on their site http://tpack.org and
- [Reflecting on the Teachmeet landscape & #SLTeachMeet](https://ictevangelist.com/reflecting-on-the-teachmeet-landscape-slteachmeet/) - As we approach another Teachmeet at #TMClevedon I've been reflecting about the Teachmeet landscape around the globe now and it is great to see how they're developing more and more. Internal teachmeets which I first heard @jamieportman talk about a few years ago now are happening at lots of schools. Specialist TeachMeets happen such as TeachMeet
- [Creating your own school iPad App](https://ictevangelist.com/creating-your-own-school-ipad-app/) - I remember when I was a teenager. I know you might think that would be a difficult thing for me to do, what with it being so long ago and all that. It actually wasn't all that long ago though. Ok, so maybe 25 years ago is a fair amount of time. At age 14,
- [I ♥ SAMR](https://ictevangelist.com/i-♥-samr/) - There's been a fair bit of mention of the SAMR framework recently so I thought I'd share another rendition of the framework. I've always preferred looking at it in a vertical sense, moving upwards rather than a top down looking model. It makes more sense to me. What do you think?
- [Digital Citizenship & a poster for your school](https://ictevangelist.com/digital-citizenship/) - Digital Citizenship is an area of massive importance and if you're interested you should really check some of the links at the end of this post. Following JISC and looking at their work and connecting with the likes of @dughall, @simfin and @dajbelshaw among many others and @naace would be a great way forward. Digital
- [Progress in my classroom with Socrative](https://ictevangelist.com/progress-in-my-classroom/) - This is a blogpost in line with the April BlogSync project here How many people in this month's blogsync are going to use this image in their post? Quite a few I imagine, because like in many classrooms around the country, I suspect progress looks and sounds the same. "They know more now than they
- [Unleash infographic creativity with Grafio](https://ictevangelist.com/unleash-infographic-creativity-with-grafio/) - It's not often that I write a specific post on a specific app but I am today. I've been using the app 'Grafio' for some time now. I found it because I was looking for an app that I could use to create my own infographics (a diagram that plots information in an often stylish
- [#TLAB13 - Transforming learning](https://ictevangelist.com/tlab13-transforming-learning/) - Whilst I'll write a longer post soon about the inspiration from the day today at Berkhamsted's "Teaching, Learning & Assessment" conference yesterday, I did say that I would put up my presentation and resources from the session. So here they are: My presentation: TLAB '13 I also spoke about a SAMR flow chart based upon
- [Positive student ethos posters inc Berger / Homework matters](https://ictevangelist.com/ethos-posters-inc-berger-homework-matters/) - Plan to add to these in coming days / weeks but feel free to share under a share and share alike creative commons.
- [Good habits that support learning](https://ictevangelist.com/good-habits-that-support-learning/) - I've been thinking more and more about the working habits of students. Most recently today I've been thinking about the way in which students submit their work to us. They can do it in a multitude of different ways, and we try to drill in good habits of presentation when students are filling in their books, so
- [What's your favourite iPad app 4 Edu and why? Your thoughts please....](https://ictevangelist.com/whats-your-favourite-ipad-app-4-edu-and-why-your-thoughts-please/) - With renewed faith in Wallwisher and it's reinvigorated form 'Padlet' I've created one where I would like to curate your points of view and experiences in iPad apps for education. What I am looking for is your favourite iPad app for education and why it is useful. I suspect I'll end up with some repeats,
- [Process vs Product: Opportunities in the new curriculum](https://ictevangelist.com/process-vs-product-opportunities-in-the-new-curriculum/) - As we move forward towards a new National Curriculum, I for one am excited about the new challenges the new Computing/Computer Science/Computing Science (whatever you want to call it) curriculum will bring. It's an opportunity to help bring some credence back to the subject which, let's be face it, has had a bit of
- [How to migrate from Posterous to Wordpress.com (screencast)](https://ictevangelist.com/how-to-migrate-from-posterous-to-wordpress-com-screencast/) - With the announcement of Posterous closing down at the end of April and some conversations with a few tweeps last night, I thought it would be helpful to show how you can do it. You will probably find this guide here helpful too: http://en.support.wordpress.com/import/import-from-posterous/ To view the screencast, simply watch below: For more screencasts
- [The Perfect Ofsted ICT Lesson - my book!](https://ictevangelist.com/the-perfect-ict-lesson-my-book/) - As you may or may not be aware I've been writing a book. I have to say it has been and continues to be one of the most reflective things I have ever done in relation to my practice. I can highly recommend it. If you've enjoyed blogging, try putting together a book. You will
- [Digital Leader Network Learn Live session](https://ictevangelist.com/digital-leader-network-learn-live-session/) - It was a great feeling when I got the email through saying that my proposal to BETT had been accepted for us to talk about Digital Leaders at BETT this year. I was hopeful we'd get a slot, but wasn't sure. As soon as I found out we'd been accepted, I was straight in touch
- [Google Like a Rockstar - an encore!](https://ictevangelist.com/google-like-a-rockstar-an-encore/) - Here are some more ways of using Google Advanced Search for smarter searching. Advanced Search Advanced search is helpful if you have a number of parameters you want to limit your search by, and can’t find Mark’s handy searching post. Advanced search becomes available once you've typed in your search term. You can access it either by
- [iPad 100 series](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad-100-series/) - Here are all of my iPad 100 posts linked up in one place: iPad in schools 101 – In the beginning http://buff.ly/TNmYa1 iPad in schools 102 – Why iPad? http://buff.ly/ZjYmuD iPad in schools 103 – THE device http://buff.ly/TNnbdB iPad in schools 104 – THE learning http://buff.ly/ZjYH0r iPad in schools 105 – Workflow–How to save, work with multiple apps
- [Use Google Search like a rock star](https://ictevangelist.com/use-google-search-like-a-rock-star/) - Google is the greatest search engine going - we know this, but are you making the best use of it? Check out the tips below to start using it like a rock star! Specific phrases Rather than searching for themes of love, which would bring results of sites that contain all of those words
- [Tutorial and review: Book Creator app for student learning](https://ictevangelist.com/book-creator-app-for-student-learning/) - Below is a quick introductory tutorial in how you can use Book Creator app with students in the classroom. What's it good for? Students showcasing: Photos Videos Text Audio ...including all the different elements of a project where they've curated those elements on their iPad. Easy sharing of their completed book to their teachers
- [iPad 110 - Stakeholders](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad-110-stakeholders/) - Involving all stakeholders in any large scale school project is really important and it’s essential to remember this. Parents are no exception. I wouldn't say that we got everything right with what we did but certainly, involving parents in the project is something you should definitely do. It's particularly crucial as it will be highly
- [iPad 109 - mirroring](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad-109-mirroring/) - I often get asked the question about mirroring your iPad and how you do it. Mirroring is the process of getting whatever is on your iPad screen on to a projector in your classroom or a TV / monitor elsewhere. There are a number of ways in which this can be done, however the most effective
- [iPad 108 - staff](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad-108-staff/) - I don't profess to have all of the answers with any of this, all I'm trying to do is share what seems to have worked for me (although colleagues could tell me otherwise!). I've found engaging with staff is something which is really important. Ripples created by conversations about apps and learning have led to other things
- [iPad 107 - trialling](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad-107-trialling/) - Trying out how you’re going to work with mobile technology in your organisation BEFORE you get a load of technology in is another key area to explore. I regularly receive contacts from people who've been given a class set of iPads, an Apple TV and then ask me "what do I do with them?" Do your
- [iPad 106 - infrastructure](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad-106-infrastructure/) - If you’re thinking about embedding mobile technology in your school, getting decent Wi-Fi within your school is critical. I don’t pretend to be a Wi-Fi officianado. I’m not. I’ll leave that to the experts. But know this, it is absolutely key that Wi-Fi within your organisation is fast, reliable, flexible, manageable and has room to
- [What's up next??!](https://ictevangelist.com/whats-up-next/) - Too much to think about - it's been a cacophony and roller-coaster ride of experiences this year. Some highlights though have been: TeachMeet Clevedon - twice! The most recent one being something of a pinnacle of my career in many ways. I will quite simply never live that gold sequin jacket down. Digital Leaders - these students have rocked
- [The year that was... in review](https://ictevangelist.com/the-year-that-was-in-review/) - Well it's certainly been an interesting year. I'm going to reflect upon that further after I've had chance to put my feet up for a day or two (code for get the house ready for the arrival of family members for Christmas day). For now though, here's a round up of the ten most popular
- [iPad 105 - Workflow | How to save, work with multiple apps and share](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad-105-workflow-how-to-save-work-with-multiple-apps-and-share/) - One of the greatest positives of the iPad as a learning tool in education are the many different apps that allow students to create amazing pieces of work which demonstrate their learning. Not only that, but the productivity tools that go with their day to day activities are vast. Whittling down recently our core apps
- [@pekabelo | spell with Flickr](https://ictevangelist.com/pekabelo/) - Spell with Flickr. A delightful tool. Make your own words here: http://metaatem.net/words/Pekabelo
- [TeachMeet London | AR in Education Showcase #TMLondon](https://ictevangelist.com/teachmeet-london-ar-in-education-showcase-tmlondon/) - Here's my video to support my presentation via Skype to the #TMLondon crew: The full list of apps featured in the video and the presentation can be found here: http://bit.ly/teachmeetlondon If you're using AR in schools in any way shape or form, I'd love to hear what you're up to. Please comment below
- [Pedagoo Newcastle](https://ictevangelist.com/pedagoo-newcastle/) - After a pretty long trek up to Newcastle Uni for the event, I arrived with the usual nervous excitement that always comes before an event of this nature. What I was presented with was yet another fantastic group of teachers giving up their time and weekend to share their experiences, action research and ideas for
- [Zu3D studio 3 reviewed](https://ictevangelist.com/zu3d-studio-3-reviewed/) - I was lucky enough to be given a copy of the Zu3D animation kit following their kind sponsorship of the last TeachMeet Clevedon. Since then I've had a number of opportunities to familiarise myself with it and the digital leaders at the school are enjoying getting to grips with it too. I thought I'd share what I've
- [iPad 104 - the learning](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad-104-the-learning-ipaded-mlearning-themostimportantbit/) - Innovative uses of technology are fantastic but at its core, the daily business of using technology to support learning has to be based around sound thinking and critical pedagogy. Are the foundations there to build transformational learning opportunities? Do the staff (and students) have the skills in order for them to move forward? Like any
- [Top 7 iPad apps for PE (that aren't PE apps) #CLVPETM](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad-app-ideas-for-pe-lessons-using-non-pe-specific-apps-clvpetm/) - I was lucky to be asked to talk at the recent Cramlington Learning Village PE specific TeachMeet about ideas to support teaching & learning in PE. To that end I made a presentation on different iPad apps that, whilst not specific PE apps, can be used to great effect to support learning in the subject.
- [Beginner's Guide to SAMR](https://ictevangelist.com/beginners-guide-to-samr/) - I recently presented (virtually) about the SAMR framework for looking how you can transform learning through technology at TeachMeet Dorset. View that presentation below:
- [iPad in schools 103 - the device](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad-in-schools-103-the-device/) - Finding out what works best for your school and your students is paramount. Get some kit in and try it out. Speak with schools that have been using the kit before. Just because I'm here saying this is the way to go, the market is always changing. Find out what is out there. Get some
- [iPad in schools 102 - why?](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad-in-schools-102/) - I’m being asked over and over again at the moment about iPads and how they can be used in education. Here are some of the questions I’ve been asked lately. “My Head has given me 30 iPads and an Apple TV, what do I do?” “I’m looking at iPads. Are they the best way to
- [iPad in schools 101 - in the beginning](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad-in-schools-101/) - Where to begin? I love evidence and certainly the chart below starts a compelling conversation about how we are going to use technology in education in the future. If we are looking in to how we are going to equip our young people with the digital skills they are going to need as they grow
- [SAMR and my #TMClevedon presentation](https://ictevangelist.com/samr-and-my-tmclevedon-presentation/) - Expect much more from me on SAMR and its uses and impact. For now though, please have a look at my presentation on the brilliant framework for thinking about how you use technology in lessons by Dr Ruben Puentedura. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the topic.
- [iPad learning hub training resources](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad-learning-hub-training-resources/) - Activity Clevedon iPad Learning Hub Task Olympics presentation Olympics script Example John Snow video clip Your browser does not support the video tag
- [Great web based presentation tool rv.lio](https://ictevangelist.com/great-web-based-presentation-tool-rv-lio/) - I was alerted to this great tool the other week by the great Doug Belshaw when he made this presentation here: http://dougbelshaw.com/presentations/2012/eskills/index.html#/ - this web based presentation has a number of key benefits to it. For starters, it's really really simple to use, particularly if you use the web based creation tool found here: http://www.rvl.io/. Getting started Single sign
- [CPD – a two way street](https://ictevangelist.com/cpd-a-two-way-street/) - In recent times I’ve been lucky enough to be asked to speak at a number of different events. Ive delivered at In-house INSET sessions on iPads and learning, Web 2.0 tools, how to embed EdTech in to learning. That's not including TeachMeet Clevedon events and all of the other TeachMeets I’ve spoken at plus must
- [TeachMeet Clevedon: Learning Rocks #thefinalword?](https://ictevangelist.com/teachmeet-clevedon-learning-rocks-thefinalword/) - I thought after all of the amazing feedback from last week's event (was it really this time last week??!) I thought it was only fair that I pen my own response and thoughts about the night. Before the night even started, staff and students were working hard to make the event a success. The first
- [Ten great edtech tools to support learning](https://ictevangelist.com/ten-great-edtech-tools-to-support-learning/) - My presentation from the recent TeachMeet Woodham event.
- [And what Smore.....!](https://ictevangelist.com/and-what-smore/) - Found this fab site for creating flyers recently (thanks @mattbritland) which is simply brilliant. www.smore.com Simply add in the building blocks you want, choose your theme / layout / background and away you go. I've found it particularly useful as it takes the technical side of learning software out of the equation because it is
- [Pow Pow Powtoons!](https://ictevangelist.com/pow-pow-powtoons/) - Thanks to @andyhutt for the heads up on this one. Love this site for creating your own animated presentations. Here's one I made earlier (mind out if you have speakers on for the annoying jingle at the end though!). It's got a really simple to use interface with fab features too. Add in your
- [It's the small things...](https://ictevangelist.com/its-the-small-things/) - There are lots of great new features in the new iOS6 which can support teaching and learning but sometimes it's the small things which are great. I love the fact that they have now included a clock. A simple resource with a stopwatch and timer that you can put on your whiteboard to use as
- [Cracking iPad video app for free - Pinnacle Studio](https://ictevangelist.com/cracking-ipad-video-app-for-free-pinnacle-studio/) - Avid Studio (which cost £4.99) has been one of my secret weapon apps for some time as an alternative to the also fab iMovie. Imagine my surprise when I saw this notification in my updates in the app store.Avid Studio is now Pinnacle Studio and whilst essentially the same app, it is FREE for a
- [Displaying online work - some ideas & methods](https://ictevangelist.com/1044-2/) - You may have noticed that I have recently written a few posts showcasing hints and tips about how to put learning on the wall in your classroom; how to display work via QR codes and how to bring in the wall to life with augmented reality but that necessitates access to a device that can
- [Create 360° records of learning in your classroom with @bubblepix](https://ictevangelist.com/create-360-records-of-learning-in-your-classroom-with-bubblepix/) - Found this app today thanks to @joe_moretti - prospects look really good. It's an app which works with a 3rd party device they call a Bubblescope. With this device, and the app, you can record 360° photos and videos in your classroom. Superb idea! Follow here: @bubblepix App here: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bubblepix/id478824625?ls=1&mt=8 I'm looking forward to having a proper play.
- [One iPad in the classroom?](https://ictevangelist.com/one-ipad-in-the-classroom/) - Many schools are embracing the use of iPad in education, with class packs, in 1:1 models but some aren’t. What if you’re one of those teachers though that wants to use an iPad in your classroom. What if there’s the possibility of using just one in your classroom, is there any use? Well of course
- [The increasing role of curation in learning & teaching](https://ictevangelist.com/the-increasing-role-of-curation-in-learning-teaching/) - Curation has always been an important weapon in the arsenal of a student but never before has it been easier to curate, gather, organise and collate information on topics. It is going to change the way in which we teach and the way in which students learn and can access information. Robin Good is bang
- [Back to school – some great apps to get you started](https://ictevangelist.com/back-to-school-some-great-apps-to-get-you-started/) - With the new school year around the corner - here are some of my best picks for students starting with their own iOS devices in September. CLASSES (£0.69) One of the first things you will do on your first day back at school is transfer your timetable to your planner. Why not use this
- [iPad and Augmented Reality (or bringing your walls to life part 2)](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad-and-augmented-reality-or-bringing-your-walls-to-life-part-ii/) - Bring the walls of your classroom (almost literally) to life! That’s what using AR (augmented reality) can do. I’m tired of hearing about ICTAC (ICT across the curriculum) being about substitution – taking your students to an IT lab to type up a report, to write up an essay, to look up something on the
- [TeachMeet Clevedon: The missing videos](https://ictevangelist.com/teachmeet-clevedon-the-missing-videos/) - Pleasingly, I have been able to track down 3 more videos from #JuicyLearning at the last #TMClevedon. Unfortunately, the clips of me and of Jim Smith haven't seen the light of day - they'll forever be one of those, "you had to be there" moments, but for now.... here are the excellent presentations from David
- [Even more reasons to be cheerful... a reflection on my WEICT12 seminar](https://ictevangelist.com/even-more-reasons-to-be-cheerful-a-reflection-on-my-weict12-seminar/) - Today marked my 3rd visit to the West of England ICT Conference at UWE and I wasn't disappointed, quite the opposite. For me personally, it provided a clear landmark for me too, for how far I have come on my professional journey since my first visit where I was so inspired by Andy Hutt and
- [The importance of engagement](https://ictevangelist.com/the-importance-of-engagement/) - In preparation for the full launch of the iPad project where I work, I organised 2 weeks worth of parental iPad experience sessions. I set them up with timings scattered across the various days to try and make sure everyone who wanted to come was able to. There were a few outcomes I wanted to
- [Keynote presentation from #TMStJulians](https://ictevangelist.com/keynote-presentation-from-tmstjulians/) - Here is my presentation from #TMStJulians this week. Hope you find the tools and information of use. Mark ICTEvangelist TeachMeetStJulians presentation
- [The iPad and the Swiss Army Knife](https://ictevangelist.com/the-ipad-and-the-swiss-army-knife/) - It's known in many circles that I'm leading on how the iPad can be used to inform and support teaching and learning at Clevedon School. Part of that role involves me looking at apps and determining their pedagogical value and how they might be used to support learning. With that role, I also often get
- [Presentation from TeachMeet BITES2012](https://ictevangelist.com/presentation-from-teachmeet-bites2012/) - Following meeting the lovely Catherine Cains from Brislington Enterprise College, Bristol, I was asked to present at her TeachMeet following on from her BITES event at Brislington. I was unfortunately unable to make it, but recorded these 20 ideas in 5 minutes for her which you can now see on YouTube:
- [VJAY app for iPad](https://ictevangelist.com/vjay-app-for-ipad/) - Ok, so apart from being really inspiring about what technology can do and perhaps for live mixing of tracks in a DJ style in Music lessons; and perhaps in Media lessons, or perhaps creating a video montage quickly and easily of Sports Day or a trip you've been on..... and then of course,
- [iPad and me](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad-and-me/) - In a time where the future of the subject I teach and the moniker I use here on my blog and on Twitter seems to be under constant attack (that's ICT if you hadn't worked it out) you'd think I'd find it difficult to find reasons to be cheerful. What's the future of ICT as
- [MentorMob – perfect for flipping learning?](https://ictevangelist.com/mentormob-perfect-for-flipping-learning/) - Many is the time when I've been considering ways to flip my classrooms. MentorMob provides an excellent way of doing this. A web 2.0 tool to share ‘learning playlists’ - a bit like micro favourite lists as you might see on delicious, the site allows members of the community to build the learning playlist based
- [Hosting the #UKEdChat 24 May 2012](https://ictevangelist.com/hosting-the-ukedchat-24-may-2012/) - I am deeply honoured to have been asked to host #ukedchat again this coming Thursday. It's a real opportunity to connect with hundreds of teachers and discuss topics related to teaching & learning and a great experience to boot. If you'd like to help shape the discussion for next week, please vote in the
- [Little Book of Superb ICT to enhance C21st Teaching & Learning (vol2)](https://ictevangelist.com/little-book-of-superb-ict-to-enhance-c21st-teaching-learning-vol-2/) - I've been wanting to write a follow up to my popular 1st little book for some time now, but I really wanted to make sure that all of the ideas that I put in to it were really tried and tested. That they really have got the pedagogical impact that teachers want from tools that students
- [TeachMeet Clevedon CoverItLive](https://ictevangelist.com/teachmeet-clevedon-coveritlive/) - This post features the live CoverItLive update and feed for TeachMeet Clevedon taking place May 3rd 2012, 1730 - 2030 UK time.
- [Testing 'CoverItLive'](https://ictevangelist.com/test-post/) - So this coming Thursday, TeachMeet Clevedon is taking place (if you hadn't noticed! One application I've been looking to examine for some time is 'CoverItLive' - I've heard great things about it from the likes of @CheriseDuxbury and @JamiePortman on his great post on the app/topic here with some fab ideas. I thought I had to try
- [Student workflow on iPad in your lessons](https://ictevangelist.com/student-workflow-on-ipad-in-your-lessons/) - It has been obvious to me for some time now that any learning that is based around use of an iPad should really not be hung on one particular app. That it is about a flow of work, be it individual, or collaborative. Yes, there are some powerful productivity apps that will assist with note
- [DfE & Facebook](https://ictevangelist.com/dfe-facebook/) - This post is really an update following my recent posts about Twitter and the ideas gained through sharing my tweets with others. For a much longer write up, this post by Jon Tait inspects the experience in more detail really well here: http://www.woodham.org.uk/edutait/ The original post has had more than 1000 unique visits and my tweet
- [Teachers use Twitter as their preferred CPD tool](https://ictevangelist.com/teachers-use-twitter-as-their-preferred-cpd-tool/) - Inspired by my previous post about collaboration across Twitter, Jon (@TeamTait) Tait has been busy again with a new infographic on the topic:
- [Twitter wins again for CPD and collaboration in education](https://ictevangelist.com/twitter-wins-again-for-cpd-and-sharing-in-education/) - So it happened 'like' this. I followed @elearninglaura I saw on her profile she had a blog (good it is too) I saw a post on her blog about a tool for making your own infographics (Piktochart) I thought cool - @fullonlearning (who also has a superb blog) will like that and so tweeted her about it @TeamTait
- [Make your own infographics for free](https://ictevangelist.com/make-your-own-infographics-for-free/) - Thanks to the wonderful blog of Laura Knight (@elearninglaura) http://www.elearninglaura.net/ I stumbled across the brilliant tool - PiktoChart where you can easily make your own cool infographics. The best thing is that you can create some cool infographics in the easy to use UI really easily and for free. Okay, for some of the cooler features you
- [Tweetbot for Twitter Teachers on iPad](https://ictevangelist.com/tweetbot-for-twitter-teachers/) - Like every teacher all over the world, I'm a busy fellow. The time I can spend tweeting and checking my tweets is very finite. I'm torn though because tweeting with other educators is something that I love to do. It is simply the best staff room in the world with professionals all doing the best
- [Flipped learning & O2 learn](https://ictevangelist.com/flipped-learning-o2-learn/) - Further to the flipped learning discussion on #ukedchat last week and Daniel Edwards' brilliant organic post about planning flipped learning in light of OFSTED requirements here, I thought it would be opportune to mention the O2 Learn site. This is a site which has literally hundreds of screencasts and videos of different topical areas broken
- [So you want to support Maths learning with an iPad?](https://ictevangelist.com/so-you-want-to-support-maths-learning-with-an-ipad/) - When thinking about using an iPad to support learning, it is important to remember that the iPad supports learning. It is not going to do the teaching for you. Maths learning is no exception. That said, innovative approaches to using multiple apps can really help with the support of the learning of different elements within
- [Flip or flop? #ukedchat April 5 2012](https://ictevangelist.com/flip-or-flop-ukedchat-april-5-2012/) - Tonight I'm hosting my first #ukedchat session on Twitter. I'm really looking forward to it. There have been changes in the 'lead' over the course of the past week, with Flipped Learning taking an early lead and then 'Secret Spaces' fighting back. The poll had 234 votes and 768 views. Cool! Here's how it all
- [Comic Life with students](https://ictevangelist.com/comic-life-with-students/) - Who was it who said that an iPad is only a consumption device??! Here are some examples of some ICT related pages a student of mine created using Comic Life on the topic of 'Future Developments in Technology'
- [SketchShare: collaboration the easy way](https://ictevangelist.com/sketchshare-collaboration-the-easy-way/) - I was really pleased to come across the SketchShare app the other week. I immediately saw some really great potential with it. Some of these key features made it a no brainer for me in an education space: 1) Supporting group work upto 4 people can collaborate anywhere in the world using the Sketchshare app
- [iClevedon iPad trial: Student feedback](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad-trial-student-feedback-comments/) - Feedback from students who have been trialling the devices recently, 24/7 for over a month, can be found on the iClevedon blog here: http://iclevedon.wordpress.com/2012/03/11/10/ You can find out more by following the iClevedon twitter feed.
- [Integrated blogging app for iPad](https://ictevangelist.com/integrated-blogging-app-for-ipad/) - Following a recommendation I've just downloaded the 'Blogsy' app for iPad. As you'll see from the screenshot, there are lots of built in formatting features, which if you're a Posterous or Blogger user makes it super handy. It makes it super easy too to add in different media with the social media tie ins you
- [iTunes U - raising the bar & aspirations](https://ictevangelist.com/itunes-u-raising-the-bar-aspirations/) - I recently blogged about the power of iBook Author and the new iBooks2, now I turn to iTunes U or the iTunes University app and how it also supports learning. The iTunes U app gives anyone with an iPad the opportunity to follow courses from hundreds of different institutions. From big universities such
- [Access Dropbox from Pages/Keynote/Numbers on iPad #ftw](https://ictevangelist.com/access-dropbox-from-pageskeynotenumbers-on-ipad-ftw/) - I am pleased as punch to have found a way to link up my Dropbox account with iWork for iPad. And it’s easy. And it’s free. Check http://otixo.com Once you’ve signed up and linked Otixo to your Dropbox account (you can do it with Google Docs too – double result!), simply go on to
- [More reasons to love iPad with iBooks Author](https://ictevangelist.com/more-reasons-to-♥-ipad-with-ibooks-author/) - You won’t have failed to notice the big launch by Apple a few months ago with various links to education. They released 3 big education related items that have (if they hadn’t already) made educational establishments really sit up and notice the iPad as a serious learning tool. iTunesU app was released which gives amazing
- [Top 6 iPad apps for Geography](https://ictevangelist.com/top-6-ipad-apps-for-geography/) - Some of the best use I've seen of apps on the iPad is where teachers have engaged students using apps in conjunction with others. Filming activities, recording audio, adding the media to Keynote and annotating, demonstrating learning - that said, there are some great subject specific apps out there and in this post I'll
- [Moles - using Puppet Pals HD & iMovie together](https://ictevangelist.com/moles-using-puppet-pals-hd-imovie-together/) - You may have read about the use of the two amazing apps Puppet Pals HD and iMovie in the classroom. These great apps (Puppet Pals HD basic is free, £1.99 for the Directors Pass which gives you some cool features such as using your own backgrounds - iMovie is £2.99) are great working in isolation.
- [Wacom Bamboo Stylus Review for iPad](https://ictevangelist.com/wacom-bamboo-stylus-review-for-ipad/) - My wife was nice enough to buy me a stylus for my iPad for my Christmas stocking - she bought me the Wacom Bamboo Stylus from Amazon (Amazon link). Having not used a stylus on the iPad before I haven't really got a baseline comparison to match it with. I've had it for a few
- [Vote for me! Best Edtech blog #eddies11](https://ictevangelist.com/vote-for-me/) - So it would appear that it really is the season to be jolly - I was overwhelmed (and a little late it would seem) to find out yesterday that my blog has been nominated for the Best EdTech blog in the 2011 Edublog awards. I would like to take this opportunity to thank, @ICTMagic (Martin
- [Creative Book Builder - ePub creator for iPad](https://ictevangelist.com/creative-book-builder-epub-creator-win-win-win/) - I've been searching for some time for an app which will allow me to create my own content and be able to publish it as an ePub. The benefits of being able to publish my own documents in to iBooks as resources for students that a media rich is something which I've wanted to be
- [Last night a teacher saved my life...](https://ictevangelist.com/last-night-a-teacher-saved-my-life/) - Among most of my friends it is common knowledge that from the ages of about 19 to 35 I DJ’d at umpteen bars and clubs across Europe and got to play at some enviable clubs and locations. From Ministry of Sound in London on their radio station and in their club to Ibiza, Edinburgh and
- [Introduction to using Popplet](https://ictevangelist.com/introduction-to-using-popplet-edtech-cooltools-ukedchat/) - Popplet is a great tool which you can use for free online for a number of different reasons: A revision tool A presentation tool A mindmapping tool An idea collation tool A collaborative tool (you can connect with other Popplet users to collate ideas / work collaboratively) There are lots of different reasons why you
- [Twitter's a bird & bird is the word! (or Twitter for developing a PLN)](https://ictevangelist.com/spread-the-word-twitters-a-bird-and-bird-is-the-word-or-twitter-for-developing-a-pln/) - Twitter for developing a PLN What is a PLN? Many people describe it as their Personal or Professional Learning Network - certainly for me, joining Twitter has been the single best thing I have ever done in terms of developing myself professionally. My colleagues often comment about how they can't believe how I know all
- [Introduction to Google Forms](https://ictevangelist.com/introduction-to-google-forms/) - Google Forms as a tool has probably been one of the single most important web based developments to support how I work in the classroom over the last few years. Whilst pretty simple to use, the power of the Google Form is in its flexibility in the many different ways it can be used. I
- [My audio intro to #tmclevedon - listen here](https://ictevangelist.com/my-audio-intro-to-tmclevedon-listen-here/) - Made using a combination of Audacity (@russellprue would be proud) and 'Pocket Announcer' app for iPad/iPhone: ICTEvangelist intro to #tmclevedon by ictevangelist
- [Little Book of Useful ICT sites](https://ictevangelist.com/little-book-of-useful-ict-sites/) - Here is my first little book of ICT ideas, first published in Sept 2010. Little Book of Superb Sites
- [Julia Skinner @theheadsoffice talks @ #tmclevedon](https://ictevangelist.com/julia-skinner/) - Quad blogging - an opportunity for class blogs to get up and running by providing you with an audience, linking you with 3 other blogs (school). Each school takes it in turn to blog, 1 school each week. You can link with the types of class you wish by signing up at http://quadblogging.net Schools across
- [David Didau (@learningspy) talks @ #tmclevedon about the 'Learning Loop'](https://ictevangelist.com/david-didau/) - David talked about a SoL called the Learning Loop which has been created at Priory Community School in Weston-Super-Mare. He added that we want students to think but this can be very hard at times. In order to perform complex tasks we use memory and therefore, students need to learn how to think. David showed
- [Alessio Bernadelli (@asober) talks about iMindmap5 and biggerplate.com #tmclevedon](https://ictevangelist.com/alessio-bernadelli/) - Alessio spoke about how imindmap 5 can create attractive mindmaps which allow creativity within the classroom as well as incorporating images into diagrams as well as text. Plus audio attachments means that the software suddenly opens up to a whole new variety of subjects to this style of presenting - being able to narrate stories
- [@kat_crocker talks about rocketing up your tutor group at #tmclevedon](https://ictevangelist.com/kat-crocker/) - The lovely Kat Crocker spoke about rocketing up your tutor group. She spoke about top tips for tutor time and things that have worked well at Clevedon School... - go vertical - give them jobs to do - get organised by tracking students carefully - plan your time together, quality time - predict the news:
- [@ianaddison talks top sites to engage learners @ #tmclevedon](https://ictevangelist.com/ian-addison-3/) - Ian presented a virtual Teachmeet presentation with a variety of ideas... Manga High - free. You can upload users and students can play different games to accumulate scores. Challenges can be set for the class, students can play other schools and a personal login for your school means no need for a long username. The
- [@jamieportman talks about 'Internal Teachmeets' @ #tmclevedon](https://ictevangelist.com/jamie-portman/) - Jamie 'virtually' talked about in school TeachMeets to improve teaching and learning. Presentations which are 2 or 7 minutes long can take place within a meeting, turning the environment into a relaxing and stress free place and the ability to share ideas and thought easily. The length of the presentations are non-intimidating and gives confidence
- [Dave Gale (@reflectivemaths) talks about Maths (or not!) in real world scenarios #tmclevedon](https://ictevangelist.com/dave-gale/) - Dave spoke about how everyday things can have a creative effect within the classroom: Labels in shops and supermarkets for 'deals' which are not extremely good being used to interest Maths students. A ruler on the spine of Ikea, using electrical tape on signs, a 21 percent sale.... Amazing pictures taken by Dave himself had
- [@noeljenkins from juicygeography talks about using Posterous as a homework tool @ #tmclevedon](https://ictevangelist.com/noel-jenkins/) - Posterous vs. Homework Noel spoke about how following how his daughter uses social networking has allowed him to learn a lot about how he can use social networking for his students. Posterous can allow you to create an online course for your subject, everything in one place! The students can set up their own Posterous
- [@edubaker talks about Posterous and Paper.li @ #tmclevedon](https://ictevangelist.com/chris-baker/) - A PE and IT teacher from John Cabot Academy from Bristol. He commented that there was so much information around that it was sometimes difficult to know how to communicate this to staff. Chris added that Posterous was a great way, and a free way, to post ideas all to one place by just emailing
- [Year 8 digital leaders](https://ictevangelist.com/year-8-digital-leaders/) - Cody and Lewis showed a fantastic video on some ideas to use for starters. Guess your number game - a thinking game to get students' minds thinking! http://sketch.odopod.com - create a sketch and choose a brush colour and type, you can then draw something. Concentration memory game - www.mathsisfun.com/games/memory
- [@gavinsmart talks about Linoit, iWebCamera, AR, Popplet & iCanAnimate @ #tmclevedon](https://ictevangelist.com/gavin-smart-2/) - Gavin talked about a range of ideas, fun and easy to use in the classroom Linoit - a little bit like wall wisher but fantastic to use for starters, plenaries, reviews and communicating learning during a lesson. Inappropriate comments can be taken off easily. Available on iPad and iPhone, Popplet - mind mapping software which
- [Donna Hay @dwsm talks @ #tmclevedon about QR codes, Zondle, Passwords & more!](https://ictevangelist.com/donna-hay-2/) - Donna is a Head of ICT at Filton. She spoke about how great QR codes are, being able to link to texts and pictures. They can be created easily using a QR code generator. Donna's school has used this as a treasure hunt activity for Open Activity, a revision trail for a department around the
- [Mark Anderson @ICTEvangelist talks Google Forms for quizzes with automatic assessment!](https://ictevangelist.com/mark-anderson-3/) - Mark spoke about Google Forms and how useful they are in the classroom for tests and surveys amongst other things. Some forms can even be marked for you! Mark advised you'd need a google account and knowledge of forms in some way. But otherwise, it was very easy. A short video was played showing a
- [Andy Hutt Keynote](https://ictevangelist.com/andy-hutt/) - Creativity - it's ok to take risks and not to know the answers. Andy introduced a variety of ways to create creativity in the classroom - bubbl.us, answergarden.ch you can set up a website for a specific lesson and people can comment on each others work, klowdz.com - draw what you see in the clouds,
- [iPad learning for all ages](https://ictevangelist.com/ipad-learning-for-all-ages/) - The more I use the iPad with learners of all ages, the more I am convinced of its validity as a way of truly engaging real opportunities for making learning interesting, relevant and fun. Pictured in the shot is my 2 year old boy who is reinforcing his learning of the alphabet using 'Elmo loves
- [iPads at Clevedon – Out of the Box and Into the Learning!](https://ictevangelist.com/ipads-at-clevedon-out-of-the-box-and-into-the-learning/) - A reflection by Independent Thinking associate, former Teacher of the Year and tech-for-learning guru David Miller In June this year I was asked to go to Clevedon School near Bristol (home of the Lazy Teacher Jim Smith) to help launch their ambitious and pioneering experiment to see whether iPads, as mobile learning devices, can expand the
- [Why iPad for the English classroom in education?](https://ictevangelist.com/why-ipad-for-the-english-classroom-in-education/) - I’ve been asked to make a case for the use of iPads in English by a member of my PLN, @learningspy (David Didau) or more specifically, how they could be used. This could turn in to a very lengthy post if I was to write my entire case for the iPad, but I’ll break it
- [How Video Games Are Changing Education infographic](https://ictevangelist.com/how-video-games-are-changing-education-infographic/) - Via: Online Colleges Guide
- [Vertical tutoring #nextsteps](https://ictevangelist.com/vertical-tutoring-nextsteps/) - I've always felt very lucky to work where I do. It is a forward thinking school and the colleagues I have always give 110% to the students, as do the Governors, of which I am one. My job is a privilege and I love it. 5 years ago, our SLT decided to move over to
- [eSafety Messages](https://ictevangelist.com/esafety-messages/) - eSafety Messages. Check this site for some brilliant e-safety posters by @simfin
- [GarageBand for iPad quick example](https://ictevangelist.com/garageband-for-ipad-quick-example/) - How easy is it to create music on the iPad using GarageBand? Pretty darn easy I reckon! This took me 30 mins. Ok, it's not the finished article, but certainly, there's enough there to pad out to form a complete song. I'm impressed!! axel_f.m4a Listen on Posterous Publish
- [Screen Chomp & GarageBand on the iPad - demo / tutorial](https://ictevangelist.com/screen-chomp-garageband-on-the-ipad-demo-tutorial/) - Short screencast made using a screenshot from GarageBand, a ScreenChomp screencast a song I made in GarageBand and iMovie. Tidy :) Here's the original version of the screencast sans music before I put it through the rinse to add the music in iMovie for quality comparison. http://www.screenchomp.com/t/aaWDhpbKkQ
- [When to pull the plug on old software](https://ictevangelist.com/when-to-pull-the-plug-on-old-software/) - via bbc.co.uk Cracking article related to ICT & Computing from BBC Tech Reporter Iain Mackenzie - nice one!
- [Using iPads in Education: Resources for teachers using iPads in the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/using-ipads-in-education-resources-for-teachers-using-ipads-in-the-classroom/) - via interactioneducation.com Nice collection of iPad related resources. Well worth checking!!
- [Screencast >>> Relative and Absolute Cell Referencing in Microsoft Excel](https://ictevangelist.com/screencast-relative-and-absolute-cell-referencing-in-microsoft-excel/)
- [Microsoft Publisher - first steps screencast - text frames & text](https://ictevangelist.com/microsoft-publisher-first-steps-screencast-text-frames-text/)
- [So you want to hold a TeachMeet event? #ukedchat #edchat #edtech](https://ictevangelist.com/so-you-want-to-hold-a-teachmeet-event-ukedchat-edchat-edtech/) - So you want to hold a TeachMeet event? I’ve organised two events and whilst I’m not old hat at this, I certainly learnt from chatting with, observing and discussing how to run events with other organisers from around the UK and beyond. Recently a number of people have asked me about what a TeachMeet
- [Learning tools over the years - wicked poster!](https://ictevangelist.com/learning-tools-over-the-years-wicked-poster/) - [Via: Colorado Technical University online learning] Thanks to Julian Woods @ideas_factory for the original heads up but also Colorado Tech University for the original works. Click the poster for more info.
- [Superb poster on digital learning and e-books](https://ictevangelist.com/superb-poster-on-digital-learning-and-e-books/) - Courtesy of: Schools.com
- [Twitter, Tweetdeck, Lists, Hashtags and #ukedchat](https://ictevangelist.com/twitter-tweetdeck-lists-hashtags-and-ukedchat/) - A number of my colleagues have recently signed up to Twitter. Some are making fantastic use of it and are taking to it like ducks to water. Others, not so much. In the screencast below are a few hints and tips that I thought people might find useful.One important area I neglected to mention (ironically)
- ["Be in it to win it" | 100 Word Challenge | extended by @theheadsoffice #100WCGU](https://ictevangelist.com/be-in-it-to-win-it-100-word-challenge-extended-by-theheadsoffice-100wcgu/) - This post is inspired by Julia Skinner at “The Head’s Office” and her 100 word challenge – this is a challenge that Julia sets each week to inspire young writers to write a 100 word piece of creative writing to a given theme. Her work in this area has proven to be brilliant, inspiring
- [TIM RYLANDS Using ICT to Inspire at #SWGFL11 @timrylands](https://ictevangelist.com/tim-rylands-using-ict-to-inspire-at-swgfl11-timrylands/) - Guest blog post by @gavinsmart Tim Rylands seminar at the SWGFL conference was a truly invigorating, inspiring and engaging journey through a range of ideas to use ICT in the classroom to inspire the learners and to make the learning journey more engaging, enjoyable and most importantly inspiring. The seminar focused on a range of
- [Facebook and best practice in education document / guide](https://ictevangelist.com/facebook-and-best-practice-in-education-document-guide/) - via facebook-inc.box.net Superb resource. Get on it!
- [Tagxedo of #swgfl11](https://ictevangelist.com/tagxedo-of-swgfl11/) - Following on from the idea of @ICTSomersetSec who created a Wordle based on the Twitter feed from the hashtag #swgfl11 and some Java plugin problems which meant I couldn’t see it, I decided to make my own, but via Tagxedo. http://bit.ly/swgfl11 http://www.tagxedo.com/art/51e4948d62964dff
- [Russell Prue | Facebook & Fones @ #swgfl11 @russellprue](https://ictevangelist.com/russell-prue-facebook-fones-swgfl11-russellprue/) - Russell’s powerful seminar at the SWGFL conference took us through lots of persuasive arguments that pervade our consciousness and conscience as we continue to work with students and ICT. He talked, as per the theme of the conference about ICT being in our (their) hands about empowering students by putting responsibility for their actions and
- [Ewan McIntosh keynote from #swgfl11 @ewanmcintosh](https://ictevangelist.com/ewan-mcintosh-keynote-from-swgfl11-ewanmcintosh/) - LET GO OF THE REINS! Ewan’s keynote kicked us off in the morning and he talked with us emphatically about education needing a real boot up the backside, if you’ll excuse the expression. His passion and enthusiasm reminded me greatly of David Keeling and some of his sentiments in his book “Rocket up your
- [South West Grid for Learning Conference 2011 #swgfl11](https://ictevangelist.com/south-west-grid-for-learning-conference-2011-swgfl11/) - Today was the 13th conference held at UWE, Bristol. The event was attended by what seemed like well over 500 people and there was inspiration abound. In my following posts I’m going to break down some of the seminars, keynotes and experiences I had today at the conference. It was, as it always has been
- [Apps in Education: How to Design a Beautiful iPad Lesson:](https://ictevangelist.com/apps-in-education-how-to-design-a-beautiful-ipad-lesson/) - Post a Comment via appsineducation.blogspot.com
- [Introductory keynote from #educationfest2011 | ANTHONY SELDON](https://ictevangelist.com/introductory-keynote-from-educationfest2011-anthony-seldon/) - From Evernote: Introductory keynote | ANTHONY SELDON Starter Chapel Gilbert Scott architecture What is the purpose of education? Govt need to address the issue 6 ways to change educational model. Move it forward. What's wrong? Forget mission statements. Reality is schools are just about exam success. 1. Change to genuine learning. Middle years is international
- [Peter Hyman - unleashing potential](https://ictevangelist.com/peter-hyman-unleashing-potential/) - From Evernote: Peter Hyman - unleashing potential Education simply not fitting what they need. Being taught ppl value x, y and z based on exams etc. Then when leave education, then u find out what skills and qualities employers really want. Bridge gap between what academics want and what employment and real life need.At the heart
- [Dan Roberts - change through student voice](https://ictevangelist.com/dan-roberts-change-through-student-voice/) - From Evernote: Dan Roberts - change through student voice Saltash.net school (community) Vision. ICT underpinning everything they do. Good with some outstanding features. Like where I work. SSAT recognition for improvement. Student voice... We want to be free to use more technology. Also said, we want to learn how to learn. Year 7 new curriculum come
- [Ollie Bray - Games based learning](https://ictevangelist.com/ollie-bray-games-based-learning/) - From Evernote: Ollie Bray - Games based learning Consolarium. Set up to look at ICT in classroom. Contact @olliebray to get slides and notes from session. http://YouTube.com/consolarium Cultural relevance. Packaging. Business relevance. Esafety. Responsibility. Responsible use agenda -------> PEGI Blurred boundaries. See the full gallery on Posterous
- [30 iPad apps to engage and inspire... my TeachMeet presentation](https://ictevangelist.com/30-ipad-apps-to-engage-and-inspire-my-teachmeet-presentation/) - Please feel free to have a butchers at my presentation from TeachMeet. 30 iPad apps to engage and inspire Open publication - Free publishing - More ipads http://bit.ly/30ipadapps
- [#tmclevedon Twitter feed archive](https://ictevangelist.com/tmclevedon-twitter-feed-archive/) - Here’s how it all went downusernamedatestatusICTEvangelist24/06/2011RT @AmyG2191: @ICTEvangelist loved the 100 word challenge 4 classes and tutor group! #tmclevedonICTEvangelist23/06/2011#teamclevedon - some photos from tonight now on Facebook - due some more from Zoe so will add those too. Thank u @teresatickoo #tmclevedonICTEvangelist23/06/2011@MarieFrance Hi Marie - hope things are well with you. #tmclevedon was a blast!
- [Mark Anderson](https://ictevangelist.com/mark-anderson/) - 30 apps in 7 minutesGaragebandPhotoshop express DJ mixerVirtuosoRebirthPrezi viewerDragon DictationQwikiGoogle EarthTwitterIplayerImdbBBC newsFood tech gamesYouTubeKindleiBooksPhotoboothColoureffectsAurasmaTime 2Ted talksGroovemakerLoopJClassicalGuardian eyewitness photosRj voyagerTap the frogiMovie
- [Sally Thorne - Kindles in the classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/sally-thorne-kindles-in-the-classroom/) - Reading - lots of free books! Buying is cheaper too.Definitions - will pop up at top of the screen. Encourages learning of new words.Built in dictionaryText-to-speech - kindle will read out book to you.Revision Guides Instead of a Textbook - make your ownStoring Research - convert word files to PDF and put onto kindle. 3G
- [Julia Skinner - 100 word challenge](https://ictevangelist.com/julia-skinner-100-word-challenge/) - 100 Word ChallengeA word or picture is given as a prompt and students are given the task of producing a piece of creating writing using this prompt in 100 words. A different prompt each week.If you enter you must read another post.Looking for more entrants...particularly secondary pupils!
- [David Gale](https://ictevangelist.com/david-gale/) - Tagxedo ArtYou can put in words and it will create a piece of art with those words. The more the word appears the bigger the word will be in the artwork. You can change the shape of the picture the words appear in. Great for poetry, key words...etc
- [Ian Addison](https://ictevangelist.com/ian-addison/) - 2 ideas for infantsinfant encyclopaedia - amazing amount of information covering various primary topics. TES Iboard
- [Gavin Smart](https://ictevangelist.com/gavin-smart/) - Puppet Pals HDPut in your own backgrounds and characters and create animations for plenaries, covering the topic from the lesson. Great fun !
- [Simon Bevis](https://ictevangelist.com/simon-bevis/) - Scratch softwareAnimation type programme - creating animation through code. Appealing to students, very colourful. Blocks of code can be dragged and dropped. Useful for teaching logic, maths, storytelling. Completely free and lots of support for users and students.
- [Donna Hay](https://ictevangelist.com/donna-hay/) - A few ideas for the classroomGoogle sites - creating websitesOnline jigsaws - can import any image and things can be dragged into place. Great for starters!World news site - picks out today's world news from a variety of different sites. What is important news for each country?Google-a-day - gives a small searching task each day.
- [Ian Addison](https://ictevangelist.com/ian-addison-2/) - Virtual presentation of 7 ideas in 7 minutes1 primaryschool.com/avatars - make your own characters2 isle of tune - creating music through cars moving on a road around obstacles3 physicsgames.net 4 wordsearchmaker.net5 ideas to inspire - a range of ideas shared, interesting ways to use hardware and software6 under ten minutes.com7 3x3links.com
- [Catherine Merriman](https://ictevangelist.com/catherine-merriman/) - Gifted and TalentedDon't be up the front as a teacher... Get the students in charge of their lessons. Thinking about how they learn and the language of learning.Getting students to believe in themselves. Getting gifted and talented to work harder too. It's good to make mistakes, try the harder stuff first. e.g Geog - create
- [David Gale](https://ictevangelist.com/david-gale-2/) - Maths Memory Game - you can write in your own facts! Great for revision on any topic or subject!
- [Evie Norman](https://ictevangelist.com/evie-norman/) - Dimensions websiteGoogle - how big really. Shows different events based on your area. E.g oil spills, floods, space, war on terror, all based on your area.
- [Richard and Emily - Twitter in the Classroom](https://ictevangelist.com/richard-and-emily-twitter-in-the-classroom/) - Home learning on Twitter - hash tags for each year group. Excellent for parents, being able to check what is set. Sharing information on field trips.Revision tips and advice for Year 11.Twitter with discussions in class using hash tags. Linking in sites... Gets others joining in, making conversation more meaningful.Being able to interact with professionals.Sharing
- [Dave White 3D Printing](https://ictevangelist.com/dave-white-3d-printing/) - Creating objects by adding material. Accessible machines for schools when considering price. Mechanical parts can be made as well as DT based projects by students, products and prototypes, mathematical models, iPhone stands, iPhone sat nav holders for bikes (gcse project). http://rapman-education.posterous.com/
- [Matthew McFall Keynote - Agent of Wonder!](https://ictevangelist.com/matthew-mcfall/) - Zoe Elder introduced Matthew McFall as an 'agent of wonder'.Matthew spoke about how you can connect wonder and learning. We need to ask our students what makes them wonder... Matthew has recently been working on learning with teachers, focusing on modular learning through a maze. Important that something could work even when just seen -
- [Mark Anderson](https://ictevangelist.com/mark-anderson-2/) - Mark thanked everyone for coming and sponsors for sponsoring the event.
- [Teachmeet blogger here!](https://ictevangelist.com/teachmeet-blogger-here/) - Ready and waiting for Teachmeet to start! Check this blog for updates!
- [Streaming instructions for #tmclevedon](https://ictevangelist.com/streaming-instructions-for-tmclevedon/) - In order to view our Stream of #tmclevedon today, please: 1. Go http: http://bit.ly/iXslTQ 2. If requested, enter your name and email address 3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: clevedon 4. Click "Join". To view in other time zones or languages, please click the link: https://ukfreetrial.webex.com/ukfreetrial/j.php?ED=179867532&UID=1242402587&PW=NNzNjOGIxNmU2&ORT=MiMyMQ%3D%3D
- [Find shapes in clouds and draw them online / Klowdz](https://ictevangelist.com/find-shapes-in-clouds-and-draw-them-online-klowdz/) - via klowdz.com Check this awesome inspirational site. Great for practising basic graphics skills, inspiring your mind and can easily see it being a fantastic site for starters or even plenaries. Check it out. Impressive! via @andyhutt
- [iPads for Education | Victoria, Australia](https://ictevangelist.com/ipads-for-education-victoria-australia/) - via ipadsforeducation.vic.edu.au Really interesting look (filled with some cool resources too) about an iPad 1:1 trial in Victoria, Australia. Well worth checking!!
- [Week 1 with my iPad in School](https://ictevangelist.com/week-1-with-my-ipad-in-school/) - So I have had my teacher iPad for 2 weeks now and you’ve seen one post already. That was written during the ½ term break, without having had the ability to really discuss the apps and usability in terms of real experience with students. Having been back at school now for a week I thought
- [Educational Jargon Generator](https://ictevangelist.com/educational-jargon-generator/) - Amaze Your Education Colleagues This fine academic tool was designed to assist in the writing of reports, grant applications, and other documents related to public schools. I believe that it will be particularly useful for people involved in writing reports for WASC accreditation. Amaze your colleagues with finely crafted phrases of educational nonsense! The javascript
- [iPads and their use in education - part one](https://ictevangelist.com/ipads-and-their-use-in-education-part-one/) - Introduction I am very fortunate to work in a school with a forward thinking leadership team which have me involved in an iPad project at Clevedon School where I work. Currently SLT members and some interested teachers including me have been given iPads in order to trial their use in our various roles working with
- [STUDYBLUE | Superb app for studying notes & testing yourself](https://ictevangelist.com/studyblue-superb-app-for-studying-notes-testing-yourself/) - Check out this website I found at studyblue.com Ok - so you love Evernote? You use it to take photos of evidence. You use it to write notes in class to keep them organised? You sync it between home, smartphone, ipad, home device etc etc? With StudyBlue, what you can do it sync your Evernote
- [Looking for the next Google](https://ictevangelist.com/looking-for-the-next-google/) - via bbc.co.uk Have you got that technological entrepreneurial spirit?
- [Android handsets 'leak' personal data](https://ictevangelist.com/android-handsets-leak-personal-data/) - via bbc.co.uk Whoops! Seems like smartphone tennis at the moment with the negative stories!
- [ICT to engage learners](https://ictevangelist.com/ict-to-engage-learners/) - I was lucky to be given the opportunity to provide some training opportunities for staff at the school I work at today on some of the many different amazing tools that are out there for people to use in their lessons to inspire, engage and help focus students on the central theme of any lesson
- [School Radio - Nursery songs and rhymes](https://ictevangelist.com/school-radio-nursery-songs-and-rhymes/) - In this section you'll find a collection of nursery songs from our Early Learning series Listen and Play and Playtime, both of which are currently available on iplayer and as podcasts. They're an ideal resource to support a range of Early Years skills, whether used in a nursery environment or at home. via bbc.co.uk I
- [The Data Confident School Toolkit via 4Matrix](https://ictevangelist.com/the-data-confident-school-toolkit-via-4matrix/) - Check out this 'data confident school toolkit' I found at 4matrix.org The checklist which forms this toolkit lists some of the characteristics associated with the successful use of electronic data to promote school effectiveness. For each statement you are asked to decide the extent of development of current practice towards the Systemic use of performance
- [BBC Royal wedding: Spot yourself in our hi-def crowd picture](https://ictevangelist.com/bbc-royal-wedding-spot-yourself-in-our-hi-def-crowd-picture/) - via bbc.co.uk Check this out - don't you just LOVE technology??
- [Woorank.com - site stats analyser (and more!)](https://ictevangelist.com/woorank-com-site-stats-analyser-and-more/) - woorank.com – everything you wanted to know about a website. via labnol.org This is brilliant! Can't believe it! Brilliant for analysis of traffic on your site and other values. Well worth a look!
- [Visible Tweets – Twitter Visualisations](https://ictevangelist.com/visible-tweets-twitter-visualisations/) - via visibletweets.com This site is pretty cool - what it does it take a keyword, searches Twitter for it and then turns it in to a nice Flash based animation - not so cool if you don't use a device that supports Flash! Like it myself though!
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