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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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!
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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…
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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.…
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