As Teaching and Learning slowly emerges from the past two pandemic-struck years that saw unprecedented formal education closures, the emergence of (emergency) remote instruction and the almost universal adaptation of digital learning tools across the board. There had been much written (Here and beyond) about Why Learning in a Post-Pandemic World Will Never Be the […]
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A blatant play on words but for the record…this post is squarely focused on Microsoft’s ubiquitous Teams app and not Bob Dylan’s 1964 anthem of change. Only two months ago I posted Microsoft Teams – Your Ever-evolving Digital Classroom and observed that whether teaching and learning was in-class, online or a mixture of both (Blended)
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Seesaw is a digital portfolio tool which allows pupils to store work in an online space and gain feedback from their teacher. The use of Seesaw has increased dramatically over the past two years, and it was one of the most popular platforms in primary schools during the periods of emergency remote teaching in 2020
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“Teams is a digital hub that brings conversations, content, assignments, and apps together in one place, letting educators create vibrant learning environments. Build collaborative classrooms, connect in professional learning communities, and connect with colleagues – all from a single experience.” Microsoft To put it more succinctly, Teams is a powerful digital hub that centralises learning,
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On November 29th the EU Council adopted a recommendation on blended learning approaches to achieve the goal of high-quality and inclusive primary and secondary education. The Slovenian Minister of Education, Science and Sport made the observation at the adopting of the recommendation. The Council Recommendation runs to 23 pages and on page 12 defines blended
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4 Tips for adding ‘INTERACTIVE’ to your Interactive Whiteboard! Some years ago, I spent a great deal of time creating interactive activities to use on my interactive whiteboard (IWB), probably after spending an even greater deal of time failing to find a ready to use activity. The rather temperamental cable connection, stylus or wifi lag
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An article published last week by Dr. Gearóid O’Suilleabháin of Munster Technological University on how the education system interacted with emergency remote teaching over the past 18 months really got me thinking about the year ahead. In the article, Dr. O’Suilleabháin challenges the negative narrative that has existed around emergency remote teaching. One of the
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A last call out to potential participants for our three Microsoft blended courses (Virtual face-to-face & online), ‘Minecraft for Education‘, ’21st Century Learning with Office 365′ and ‘DreamSpace Hacking STEM in the Primary Classroom‘. Participate in live Microsoft Teams workshops for 3 days followed by 2 days online in your own time and learn how to
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As educators around the globe prepare to take a well earned rest over the summer months, some are already starting to consider what education and training will look like in a post-inoculation world, which we refer to as AC (After Covid). The past fifteen months has witnessed an increase in the use of digital technologies
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Readers of a particular vintage will be familiar with the legendary Basil Faulty line “Don’t mention the war…” and many may subscribe to a similar point of view when I mention phrases like remote teaching, distance learning and online productivity & collaboration tools. Rightly so, we are just out of a second emergency remote learning
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