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Padlet (www.padlet.com) is without doubt one of my favourite Web 2.0 applications and one that I make a lot of use of. Simply put, Padlet is an online noticeboard or ‘sticky notes’ facility that lets you post text, weblinks, files and multimedia resources to a dedicated online ‘wall’ (the facility was formerly called ‘Wall Wisher’). Walls can

There are a lot of great technology tools out there for teachers that can make it easier to connect with other educators, get ideas for classroom activities, and find resources and inspiration. One of the newest and best of these online tools is Pinterest, which has quickly become a favourite amongst educators. Pinterest has really

Poor MOOCs, they’ve taken a bit of a beating over the last year with many predicting their failure. The final verdict may be some time coming in, there is a way to go until we can reasonably measure the success or failure of MOOCS to democratize education and bring high quality online learning to the

If you walk into most primary schools, you’ll find a vast array of different types of computers. There are a variety of operating systems on show, but it’s fair to guess that a large number of primary schools are running computers and laptops with Windows XP, which Microsoft announced it was ending its support for recently. (I feel