What is it to be a digitally competent teacher?
The 7 Characteristics of a Digitally Competent Teacher is a post describing some features of what a teacher who is using dital tools to support learning and teaching might be like. Using technology to...
View ArticleSo you want to create a presentation?
Whether you wish to give a presentation on a teaching topic, or your learners wish to use a presentation to demonstrate their understanding of a topic, there are several ways in which a presentation...
View ArticleSo you want to create a presentation?
Whether you wish to give a presentation on a teaching topic, or your learners wish to use a presentation to demonstrate their understanding of a topic, there are several ways in which a presentation...
View ArticleWikipedia in the classroom – do you know all it can do?
Wikipedia ranks in the top 10 of all websites and may well be used by learners of all ages who search for information and find a Wikipedia entry one of the first suggested results from a web search on...
View ArticleOneNote to Rule them All
OneNote is a free tool which works online through a web browser, or through apps for mobile devices, or as a desktop software (it’s also part of Microsoft Office 2013). And it’s available to users of...
View ArticleOneNote to Rule them All
OneNote is a free tool which works online through a web browser, or through apps for mobile devices, or as a desktop software (it’s also part of Microsoft Office 2013). And it’s available to users of...
View ArticleVideo: Sharing the Learning Through a School YouTube Channel or other tools
Want to share video of school activity with parents/carers and the wider community? It’s an often-made request from schools about how to best do that. Using a class blog For schools wanting to share...
View ArticleWhy Wikis – the wonderful world of wikis in the classroom
What’s a Wiki? Probably the best know Wiki is Wikipedia, ranked in the top ten of all websites, attracting hundreds of millions of visitors a month to the reference articles by tens of thousands of...
View ArticleConnecting Classrooms via Live Video Link
Connecting classrooms via video link has been found by many teachers to add an extra dimension, an enthusiasm and real audience, to complement learning in a classroom setting. Whether that’s a...
View ArticleSway for engaging online presentations
Microsoft Sway is a presentation tool which is free and works on any device. It can start with a simple word-processed document (or from other sources such as Powerpoint or PDF) where you’ve put your...
View ArticlePersonalised Learning for Teachers about Digital Technologies for Learning
Microsoft in Education is a site which provides free on-demand personalised learning for teachers in exploring the use of digital technologies to support learning and teaching – learning at a pace...
View ArticleShare your presentations and documents online with Docs.com
Docs.com from Microsoft provides a free way to share your Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Sway and PDF documents. These shared documents can be viewed by others just by sharing a link (whether in...
View ArticleLearners engaging with their learning with Yammer
Yammer – so what is it and why use in school? Yammer is an online discussion/collaboration tool which provides schools with a secure online environment where all pupils in a class can ask questions of...
View ArticleFeedback and more with Forms
Gathering feedback, taking quizzes to reinforce learning, undertaking surveys of views, signing up or registering for an activity – just some of the ways forms can be used by schools. And now there is...
View ArticleMicrosoft Classroom – supporting teachers supporting learners
What is Microsoft Classroom? In a nutshell, it’s an online environment where a teacher can assign tasks, track who’s completed tasks with ease, or provide feedback to support learners, share in...
View ArticleOneNote to Rule them All
OneNote is a free tool which works online through a web browser, or through apps for mobile devices, or as a desktop software (it’s also part of Microsoft Office 2013). And it’s available to users of...
View ArticleOneNote to Rule them All
OneNote is a free tool which works online through a web browser, or through apps for mobile devices, or as a desktop software (it’s also part of Microsoft Office 2013). And it’s available to users of...
View ArticleOneNote to Rule them All
OneNote is a free tool which works online through a web browser, or through apps for mobile devices, or as a desktop software (it’s also part of Microsoft Office 2013). And it’s available to users of...
View ArticleOneNote to Rule them All
OneNote is a free tool which works online through a web browser, or through apps for mobile devices, or as a desktop software (it’s also part of Microsoft Office 2013). And it’s available to users of...
View ArticleOneNote to Rule them All
OneNote is a free tool which works online through a web browser, or through apps for mobile devices, or as a desktop software (it’s also part of Microsoft Office 2013). And it’s available to users of...
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