How To Use QR Codes In Lessons.

QR codes or quick response codes are brilliant to use in the classroom.  They are basically machine-readable labels that contain information … More

Bloom’s Taxonomy and the implications it has for a digital classroom.

Bloom’s Taxonomy is a teaching framework that classifies learning from lower order to higher order thinking. REMEMBERING > UNDERSTANDING > … More

Online Writing Is Really Engaging With Night Zookeeper

Recently I was contacted on Twitter by the owner of Night Zookeeper to try out his website with my class.  Night … More

Guest Post: Top Websites To Use When Teaching Writing.

It’s that time of the year again when I go through my bookmarks and Diigo lists and try to choose … More

Check out this great app / website, perfect for creating exciting presentations.

Haiku Deck is an excellent tech tool, which my students really liked when creating presentations. It’s available on the Appstore … More

Using Social Media To Make Learning Competitive.

My colleague recently shared with me how he used social media, in an innovative way, in the classroom. The lesson … More

Guest Blog Post: 5 Incredibly Useful Apps That Every Educator & Student Needs.

Students of all ages face new challenges in a technologically dominated world. Simply showing up with a backpack, some pencils … More

Try Using Augmented Reality To Create A Truly Interactive Display.

In English, my class have been studying discursive writing.  The topic we have focused on has been zoos and whether … More

Virtually Presenting At The Primary Maths Initiative.

In November, I will be virtually presenting at the Primary Maths Initiative CPD: “A support network of teachers and specialists … More

A simple but useful tech idea to replace mini-whiteboards.

Combine an iPad with the app ‘Paper’ by FiftyThree and you get a great replacement for mini whiteboards.  My class … More