Tag: Teaching and learning
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29. Mastering Microsoft Teams: Step-by-Step Guide to setting up classes
Essential Tips for Teachers to Set Up Classes Effectively Welcome back, colleagues! As the new term kicks off, it’s the perfect time for a quick refresher on creating Teams classes or maybe pick up a few handy tips if you’re just getting started. From setting up your class to engaging with students, this step-by-step guide… Read more
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28. How to use Minecraft in Education for project based learning
Bring History to Life with Minecraft Castle Building! Are your pupils ready to step back in time and experience the medieval era first-hand? This engaging Minecraft project will have them designing and constructing their very own Norman castles, while picking up invaluable historical knowledge along the way. Let’s get building! The first thing you’ll need… Read more
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20. Microsoft Loop: A New Way to Work Smarter and Faster with Your Colleagues.
What is Microsoft Loop? Loop components are really clever new features that let you work smarter and faster with your team. They will eventually be available across all Microsoft 365 apps. They are like mini work spaces that you can share and edit in real time in the stand alone Loop app, Teams chat or… Read more
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16. How to Lessen the Stress’n with Events Organisation via Teams and Microsoft Planner
Organising any event in school can be very stressful – you have to decide what tasks need to be done, who will do them all with due dates in mind. In this blog, I will use Open Day/Night as an example. It is a hugely important event in the school calendar and it often requires… Read more
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12. How to Use Microsoft Visio for Education
The Undiscovered Country I admit that I’m not very familiar with Visio. I have used it a few times, but I still have a lot to discover about how I can make full use of it in education admin and supporting teaching and learning. However, from my limited experience I have found Visio very easy… Read more
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11. Live Captions: Engage your EFL students with PowerPoint
Engage EFL students with Powerpoint Teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) can be challenging, especially when your students have little grasp of the language. You may find it hard to communicate with them, motivate them, and assess their progress. One of the common problems that EFL teachers face is student engagement. How can you… Read more
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10. AI – Long Live the Revolution and Resistance is Futile
Musings from Belfast AI Conference: Getting the conversation started I am just fresh from attending and participated in a ‘show and tell’ session at an AI Conference in Belfast. The key note delivery was from Professor Mairead Pratschke of Manchester University. Other stakeholders, such as DE, Google, Microsoft, C2K/EDIS and CCEA were represented also. Professor… Read more
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Halloween Break: Rest, Recharge and Refocus
Hi, all! I hope you have had a great week and are looking forward to the upcoming Halloween break. Just to let you know that there will be no edtech blog content this week. I’m taking a little time to put the feet up, relax and enjoy the week off. I also appreciate that you… Read more
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6. The Ultimate School Staff News Template: How to Use SharePoint to Impress!
In last weeks Blog: Internal Communication: The Email Epidemic – Cure and collaborate better, I explored some of the various internal communication options out there and explained the benefits of, and how to start up, a school SharePoint site so that a ‘one stop shop’ for information could be created. The site would have communication… Read more
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4. Microsoft Sway is the Way!
Share great things with Sway: Do you have lots of really good content, images, videos and important links that you want to easily share with students, staff, parents or professional colleagues? If so, Sway is the way! For example, you can use Sway to create interactive and multimedia-rich presentations that showcase learning and creativity. It’s… Read more
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3. Generative AI in Education – Friend or Foe?
AI – My Awakening Ignorance! It is worth noting that I did not know about Generative AI or its advanced level until relatively recently. I automatically had concerns about AI in Education. I am certain that many students will attempt to plagiarise, cheat on assessments, and generate homework through AI. However, after dabbling a bit… Read more
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1. My first Edtech Blog. Hoping to help.
About me First things first, an introduction. I am a Post primary (secondary) school teacher with over 25 years experience teaching in Northern Ireland. Now I might be the wrong side of 50, but that definitely doesn’t prevent me from having more than an interested peek at some of the exciting ed tech tools out… Read more