As someone who has experience teaching in a school with one to one devices, I am frequently asked about the pros and cons of using digital devices in the classroom. Most commonly; are they a distraction? How do they benefit the students? Are they really enhancing the teaching and learning? Keeping Focussed To start, everything […]
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I have previously outlined the benefits of One Note to enhance teaching and learning from the teachers point of view, but what functions can truly benefit our students learning? Here are a couple of ways One Note can be used by students to enhance their learning & make it accessible to all learners: Immersive Reader
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I have recently started teaching coding as part of the wellbeing curriculum in my school. You might think; what has coding got to do with a student’s wellbeing? It turns out, quite a lot! Collaboration & Problem-Solving Firstly; wellbeing focusses on the junior cycle key skill of staying well. It is outlined in the wellbeing
Microsoft One Note has become one of my favourite classroom tools, from the simple tasks of not needing to run to the office for new whiteboard markers to the difficult tasks of differentiating a lesson and here’s why: OneNote for windows 10 at first glance: One Note lends itself to the classroom in many ways;
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