Finally - a way to make YouTube videos work for your learners
Zaption is a great web-based resource for those teachers who make use of the huge number of educational videos available on Youtube. It...
Is Google Classroom good enough for schools?
Yes. Oh yes! Well, yes, based on decades of having used overly complex VLEs, VLE-wannabes like SharePoint and of courses those on those...
A Geography Mash Up - by Sophia (Year 7)
I (Sophia) was recently given homework where we had to do a geography project about our chosen county. We had to include: tourist...
Why chrome is the new shiny thing in education!
So I'm sat here looking at a shiny new gadget that is thinner than the sandwich I am eating at my desk and lighter than the tankard of...
The only way to use Android in Education?
The few weeks sandwiching the beginning of the new school year are always hectic for us to say the least. We work with and in schools up...
Our latest Paper Portal video is now live!
Why not take 3.8 minutes to check out two things. 1 - learn something about how the Paper Portal can help your school or academy. 2 - how...
Think Differently about Computing
Having spent the last few months deeply engrossed in all things computing, be that training, workshops, or keynotes, I am pretty...
Keeping Creativity in the Loupe
A great proportion of people reading this will be doing so in Google Chrome. Yet how many people, save those venturing into Chromebook...
Video on the iPad – it’s about Creation not Consumption
There’s been a lot of talk lately around the iPad in schools, particularly in light of some of the issues faced by the mass roll-out into...
Animation Desk – wonderful free app for creativity on Android & iOS
Animation Desk is a lovely app for creating self-drawn cartoons and animations and is available for free on both Android and iOS. The app...