Nick Grantham

Nick Grantham is an Australian educator living and working in Ireland. With a background in education, engineering and e-learning, he founded Fractus Learning to connect people with a shared passion for technology and how it can bring education to life.

 

Posts by Nick Grantham

The Fractus Learning Tech-Savvy Teachers COMPETITION

How many teachers in your school would you consider truly tech-savvy? Well, that is exactly what we are trying to find out. As part of an upcoming report, we are getting numbers…


Why The Flipped Classroom Is More Than Just Video

The flipped classroom concept is one of those topics that sparks fiery debate before you can even finish the word FLIP… Like most touchy subjects, there are those at one end of…


Become Your School’s EdTech Maven Using Google Alerts

You know those people who are always spouting the latest news in EdTech? The ones who have heard about the new holographic, mind-operated iPad nine months before anyone else? The ones who…


6 Education SlideShares To Inspire, Improve And Innovate Your School

One of the things I love about the modern web is the willingness of talented people to share their amazing content for free. Online communities that encourage individuals to share their work…


4 Teaching Tactics Used By The Best Educators Inside And Outside The Classroom

Learning is fun… Right? Well, that is what we try and tell our students and constantly remind ourselves. But the truth is that learning really IS fun, it all comes down to…


New Chrome Extension Helps You Learn A Language As You Browse

We have all heard that the best way to learn a new language is to live in a country that speaks it. By immersing in the language we are forced to practice, learn and grow…


4 Great Google Alternatives For Teaching Search

When teaching search to students, chances are the first item on the agenda is “Google“. This is fair enough. Google is the dominant player in search and in my opinion, for general…


5 Awesome Prezis And 5 Ways To Use Them In Your Digital Classroom

I am just going to put it out there and say that Prezi is one of my all time favorite tools for work and for play. Simple, fun, free and with an endless…


Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week With 5 Days Of Giveaways

With Teacher Appreciation Week approaching fast, it’s time to start thinking about how to put your thanks into practice. Starting the week of May 7th, Teacher Appreciation Week is a chance for…


Create Old Fashioned Slide Shows With Story Wheel

Remember the magical days of slide nights? The click of the projector as each memory is loaded from the carousel? The yawns and drifting eyelids of unfortunate guests as the seventeenth set…