Don’t believe everything…

Jan 14, 2017 Blog • Digital Library • Supporting Parents

3rd post in the #WeeklyBlogChallenge17 When worlds collide… Two things happened this week which suprised me. Number one was the earnest decleration from a pupil that President-Elect Donald Trump...

Could Alexa work for you?

Jan 7, 2017 Curriculum • Digital Library • MAEducationTechnology

Second blog for #WeeklyBlogChallenge17 Like many great ideas this blog was born of a comment on twitter by @pepsmccrea I have a fascination with AI – albeit the kind of HAL AI – but still&...

2016/2017

Jan 2, 2017 Curriculum

One of the #nurture2017 post – and I thought it would be fitting to use my own site for this as my reflection from last year focuses on how I have stopped writing, stopped using blogs to reflect...

Are our classrooms more digital?

Dec 4, 2016 Curriculum • MAEducationTechnology • Teaching and Learning

A few years ago my interest in educational technology was ignited with an article in the TES arguing that technology made absolutely no difference to schools whatsosever. At the time, a teacher just s...

Why Tim Peake’s Mission was a Triumph for Ed Tech

Jun 18, 2016 Teaching and Learning

My school was one of hundreds across the country that had a part to play in the amazing educational experience that was Tim Peake’s Principia Mission. For schools this opportunity combined so ma...

Is Technology Good for Education?

Jun 4, 2016 Digital Library

Review of the book by Neil Selwyn An answer to the often breathless and relentless drive for technology in our schools; this book pulls together some serious concerns and offers an interesting perspec...