Last updated: September 22, 2019
TinkerCAD Lesson activities
Tinkercad is a free and easy-to-use app that allows students to design in 3D, which can then be printed using a 3D printer. These…
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Last updated: April 18, 2019
Developing Digital Literacy Skills Using Google Apps for Education
With all the focus schools have on digital technology use (BYOD, Flipped Learning, etc.), it is important that students develop their digital literacy, to…
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Last updated: January 2, 2019
Genius Hour Guidelines
Genius Hour is an enquiry-based learning process. As a student-directed learning model, it is intended to give students the opportunity to explore their own…
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Last updated: January 2, 2019
The IPC Brainwave Unit Planning & QR Codes
The Brainwave unit is a great way to start the academic year, helping children to understand more about how they learn and what things…
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Last updated: November 19, 2018
Makerspace and Web Page Up & Running
One of the key jobs of our digital leaders last term was to help design and create a makerspace room, which I’m pleased to…
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Last updated: June 4, 2018
Using a 360-Degree Camera for VR Lesson Observations
I have discussed previously about the advantages of using Swivl technology for teachers to film themselves teaching. Having now tried a 360-degree camera in…
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Last updated: May 26, 2018
BrainPOP – A Great Resource for Flipped Learning
At our school we use BrainPOP with our teachers and students. The site has a library of hundreds of videos, which are all searchable…
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Last updated: May 26, 2018
A Brief History of Education (& Educational Technology)
In some form or other, education has been around since the beginning of the human species. This is because education, the process of facilitating…
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Last updated: May 13, 2018
Makerspace – Part 1 (Planning)
Over the last several weeks, our digital leaders and I have been working together to plan for and create a makerspace in school. We…
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Last updated: February 4, 2018
Teaching STEAM
STEAM is both an acronym and an educational approach. As an acronym, STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths. As an educational approach,…
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