5 Brilliant Ideas for EdTech Scavenger Hunts
Scavenger hunts are a brilliant way to pursue a particular topic or educational course with your class in a fun and innovative way. As well as the excitement of pursuing clues and…
Designing Assessment Using The Power of Google Forms
Michael Schmoker talks at great length in his book “Results Now“, of how the power of a common curriculum, common assessments and teachers working together can have unprecedented results in student learning….
5 Fun Online Games that Disguise Important Lessons
Of all the impact education technology can have in the classroom, it is at its most powerful when students are enjoying themselves so much they don’t even realize they are learning! These…
5 of the Best Sites for Student Writing
1. Figment More than just a website, Figment is a fantastic online community that encourages students to share their writing with one another and inspire each other to new heights of creativity. The…
5 #EdTech Alternatives to Traditional Classroom Activities
Flashcards Once considered a rather old-fashioned classroom tool, flashcards have had something of a resurgence lately thanks to a wealth of brilliant online versions. Try using a simple site like Quizlet, which…
Back to School: 3 #EdTech Icebreakers
It’s that time of year again and we are back to school…September has arrived, and with it come students, reluctant and enthusiastic alike, flocking in their droves to begin the new school…
5 EdTech Pitfalls to Avoid
We all know that education technology can be a fantastic and rich resource that transforms the experience of classroom learning. We know that it opens the door to infinite new learning possibilities…
Should We Be Teaching Computational Thinking In Schools?
Teachers of ICT (Information Communication Technology) in England are in the midst of recreating the subject they teach. The UK Government has announced that the current programme of study will not have…
5 Ways To Encourage Tech-Shy Kids
Education technology has now worked its way into almost every corner of our schools and businesses, appearing in classrooms across the country and bringing fantastic initiatives and improvements with it. The incoming…
How Different Are Things In Your School When Compared To The 19th Century?
Many conferences about education and technology compare doctors to teachers and how medicine has become completely unrecognisable over the past 100 years, but teaching has remained almost untouched over the same period….
