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The Impact of Digital Technology
Ever since I founded the MirandaNet Fellowship in 1992 our community has been expecting a revolution in teaching and learning because of the…
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Does Collaborative Learning Matter?
Collaborative learning is emerging as the most effective pedagogical model of our time. This is truer than ever in schools using 1:1 mobile…
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How To Keep Your Students Safe Online
At Digital Awareness UK, we speak to thousands of young people every month about how to be safe and responsible online and time and time…
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Will Schools Embrace New Technology?
It is safe to say technology is now all around us, continually evolving and challenging the way we live, learn, work and socialise. We can…
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How to Harness Touch Screen Technology
Everywhere you turn you’ll see a youngster glued to his or her smartphone or tablet. But is this a good thing or a bad thing? Some parents…
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Top Tips to Engage Parents in their Children’s Learning
It’s official – parents matter! In fact, according to research by Professor Charles Desforges, for a child of seven, the influence on…
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Prepare School Leavers For The Workplace
Most teachers would vehemently agree that there is more to education than simply preparing young people to enter the workforce; however,…
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Teachers Need To Be Allowed To Make Mistakes
With more and more technology being poured into most schools, the question remains: what to do with it all? Can this technology influence a…
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Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Technology in PE
Today’s school children have no experience of what the world was like before smartphones, the internet and social media. In its report…
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Could 3D Printing Revolutionise Education?
Although 3D printing has been around since 1984 it is still a relatively young technology. Media interest and coverage would tend to suggest…
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Boost Confidence, Engagement and Attainment with the Internet
Innovating your practice has to come from a core understanding that what you are doing will benefit those in your classroom. In terms of…
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4 Tips for Complex Technology
I like to think that I’m ‘savvy’ when it comes to technology. I know my way around a projector, can email with the best of ‘em and…
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Can Technology Help You Innovate?
One of the most gamechanging technology initiatives we’ve run at Madeley Academy so far has been the capture and sharing of lessons in…