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 starting out, I was outraged that all of the ways in which tech made school life easierContinue Reading
Those edtech mistakes you need to try to stamp out… 1. It worked for one, so lets buy thirty… I've seen this over and over again. One teacher, usually keen and a bit tech savvy, found something that worked very well. Perhaps a new tablet, a specfic laptop or theContinue Reading
Putting Ubuntu on our old Windows XP computers was a way of trying to breathe new life into the machines – making them useable again. That post is here. It has made machines accessible for internet based work – bur schools often need more than that. At the end ofContinue Reading
This question is asked with increasing frequency as more and more schools begin to get to grips with the new curriculum. The emphasis on understanding algorithms, creating and then debugging these creations, has opened up a whole new conversation about why we are asking all children to understand these concepts.Continue Reading
Whilst pupils tend to be enthusiastic about the use of technology in the classroom particularly whilst it has that ‘brand new’ aspect – finding projects to keep involvement going is not always easy – not to mention stretching pupils who may have got the coding and computing curriculum covered. ThisContinue Reading
Classroom collaboration was cited as one of the key reasons to begin using technology in the classroom in a recent (and quick) question and answer session…. There are many, many ways to get your pupils to collaborate more, and obviously using tech is only one strand of this. From roleContinue Reading