How To Use ‘Kahoot!’ To Gamify Learning.

Kahoot! is a really fun and motivating app for learning.  Games and quizzes which incorporate videos, images and diagrams can … More

18 must-try apps for the new academic year.

I am currently on the last day of my summer holiday and have started thinking about new technology I can … More

Schoolsask: an excellent way for teachers to share knowledge and ideas.

Schoolsask is a user-friendly website and app that helps educators and other professionals share, connect, interact, and support each other. It … More

My article for the TES: How to… Use technology to support assessment.

I recently wrote an article for the Times Educational Supplement (TES).  It was about ways tech tools can support assessment … More

Challenge your pupils to design an App!

Recently I asked my students to design a new app. I kept the explanation brief and just told them that … More

A nifty tech trick to increase the accuracy of recording in science lessons.

Slow motion (slowmo) is a video effect in which time appears to be slowed down.  To create a slowmo video, … More

Transition Tech Tools To Get To Know Your New Class.

This week, it’s been ‘move-up morning’ in my school, in which the children went to meet their new teacher.  How … More

Don’t Buy Expensive Sensors For Science Lessons! Here’s An Amazing Mobile Phone Hack.

When doing a Science lesson recently, I couldn’t find the box of data loggers to measure the amount of light … More

EdTech Tutorial: How to use the App ‘ThingLink’ to make pages and pictures interactive.

ThingLink is a superb App. In a nutshell, you take a picture of something and add text and media to … More

EdTech Tutorial: How to use the App ‘Boomerang’ in lessons.

Today a colleague introduced me to a brilliant new App called Boomerang. It is called Boomerang because it turns short … More