Top Ten: Educational Tools for Students
A great deal of debate among EdTech enthusiasts centres around pinning down a date for when paperless classrooms become the norm, where digital devices triumph as the medium of choice for delivering...
View ArticleTop Ten: Educational Tools for Tech Savvy Teachers
Having already looked at some of the top educational tools for students on the market, I’ve flipped the classroom and had a gander from the other side of the desk. Expected to turn up to every lesson...
View ArticleTop Ten: Maths apps and tools to save the blushes of parents and students
Move over Peter Parker, there’s a new superhero in town and this one’s packing more brainpower than Krang himself. The self-styled Human Calculator (AKA Scott Flansburg) graced our screens this morning...
View ArticleTop Ten: Maths apps and tools for the younger generation
We were contacted recently for advice on the perennial problem of how to help our kids when they’re struggling with mathematics. In my last post I came up with a list of ten useful maths apps and...
View ArticleExcellent apps and techy tools to aid exams and revision – part 1
When exams loom heavy on the horizon students do what they can to prepare themselves for the mental strain ahead: revising, re-revising, chewing at fingernails and pulling at hair. Happily, for...
View ArticleGoogle has turned learning on its head – it’s time we caught up
When I was at school, some 30 years ago, it was all about sitting quietly at desks with chewing gum under them and listening while the teacher talked. Occasionally we’d copy stuff down and sometimes...
View ArticleA look into disruptive technology based innovation in education
Education has been the focus of political reform in the UK. Despite the introduction of Academies which seemingly are starting to drive up student performance, a landmark report published by the OECD...
View ArticleWhat will e-learning look like in the future?
E-learning is a concept which excites some and concerns others. But regardless of whether we embrace it with open arms or regard it with a sceptical eye, e-learning is already well and truly upon us...
View ArticleTechnology in the classroom – an ongoing debate
There have been some interesting articles in the media recently concerning the use of technology in the classroom. It’s been sparked by a study which found that large investment in classroom technology...
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