This is a response to a post by Cliff Manning (@cliffmanning) regarding the Children’s Commissioner’s recent Digital 5 A Day campaign. This campaign, in their own words aims to: The Digital 5 A Day provides a simple framework that reflects the concerns of parents/ carers as well as children’s behavioursContinue Reading
Does the Technology in Education have to be such a polarising debate? Is it really a case of all tech or no tech? The debate has continued in earnest this week – with Apple’s Tim Cook weighing in with the sound bite ‘Classroom Tech not a Substitute for Teaching‘. ThisContinue 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