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…
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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…
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"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…
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Welcome to Day Three of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! We are so pleased with the amazing engagement from educators around the world in this year’s Appvent Calendar. Described by Carmel Bones as ‘an annual tradition’, we are very proud to bring you some of the amazing tools, apps and services…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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