Desert Island Tech: Content Curation
Content curation is changing the way we interact with the internet. As the sheer volume of stuff on the internet continues to grow...
Tech and the Teacher Time Economy
In my post about overcoming edtech inertia, I focused a lot on the opportunity cost of the adoption of any new system. When I choose...
Make your life easier: Custom URLs
If you aren't already using it, this is a quick tip that might save you a headache. If you are setting homework or tasks based on a...
Sneak Peek: Stoat
Welcome back! I hope your holiday was restful yet productive, and that four a.m. panics about little Susie in year 11 who hasn't fully...
Desert Island Tech: Why Google Is Your Friend
Above the largest bulletin board in my Media Studies classroom is perhaps the most frequently referenced resource in my teaching...
Make your life easier: Peer assessment across groups
I would hope that most of us are embedding peer assessment in our lessons. There are problems, of course - it means you are not only...
Data Wizard Tutorial: Use a LOOKUP reference to calculate grades from point scores.
Here’s a handy tip for improving the functionality of your student data, particularly when it comes to predicting grades at GCSE and A...
Series: Be a Data Wizard
Does data stress you out? Do you think it's just for middle management and senior leaders? Do you find yourself entering the same grades...
Desert Island Tech: Excel and Mail Merge
I am picky about the technology that I choose to adopt in my everyday teaching practice. It has to be effective, efficient and win/win...
Overcoming EdTech Inertia
Over and over I see the same issue popping up with the uptake of new technology by teachers. Apparently, implementations fail because...
