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Educational Technology

Pedagogical Innovation: Harnessing Technology in the Classroom

Pedagogical innovation. The term just rolls of the tongue, doesn't it? In today’s rapidly evolving…

Michael Johnston26 September 2025

Digital Literacy Educational Technology Getting Started

Digital Skills That All Teachers Should Have

Hello there! With exam season last year, internal interviews and a summer of redecorating as…

Michael Johnston18 September 2025

Educational Technology

Personalised Learning and Individual Approaches

Welcome to exam season for our post-primary teachers! You are nearly at the finishing line!…

Michael Johnston11 April 2025

Digital Literacy

Digital Literacy: The Basics

In todays' post I want to look again at digital literacy. But like all good…

Michael Johnston5 March 2025

Educational Technology

Socio-Emotional Learning and the EdTech Tools that can Promote it

In today’s educational landscape, the importance of social-emotional learning (SEL) cannot be overstated. SEL helps…

Michael Johnston24 February 2025

Educational Technology

Social and Emotional Learning in Schools: How Can EdTech Help?

In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, the integration of technology has become a cornerstone of…

Michael Johnston30 January 2025

Digital Literacy

Digital Citizenship and Online Safety

In today’s digital age, teaching students about digital citizenship and online safety is as important…

Michael Johnston27 January 2025

Educational Technology

Using Podcasts to Enhance Learning

Podcasts have become an increasingly popular medium for sharing information and stories, and their potential…

Michael Johnston21 January 2025

AI

Using an AI Writing Assistant for Enhanced Learning

In the digital age, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming various sectors, including education. One of…

Michael Johnston13 January 2025

AI

How can we innovate with AI in the Post-Primary Classroom?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising various sectors, and education is no exception. In Northern Ireland,…

Michael Johnston4 December 2024

Digital Strategy

Digital Leaders: How We Can Empower Students

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the role of a digital leader is more crucial…

Michael Johnston25 November 2024

Pedagogy

Techno-pedagogy: Can we Unite Technology and Pedagogy?

In todays' post I want to explore the point where technology meets pedagogy, and what…

Michael Johnston15 October 2024

AI

AI: The Ultimate Writing Assistant for Teachers

By now, most teachers know what AI is (or at least have an idea) and…

Michael Johnston10 October 2024

Educational Technology

Recording Lessons: 6 Reasons to Start Doing This

When anyone mentions recording lessons to a teacher, there is an almost immediate recoil of…

Michael Johnston7 October 2024

Gamified Learning

Gamification in Learning

I’ve been reading a lot on the gamification of learning in education. And more importantly,…

Michael Johnston2 October 2024

EdTech Tools

Using Technology with Strategies to Support Mental Health

Schools. Who would work in them? I have been on quite a rollercoaster of late…

Michael Johnston21 September 2024

AI

ChatGPT for Beginners: How to Master Prompting

This guide is designed to show you how to master prompting with ChatGPT. I originally…

Michael Johnston29 May 2024

Digital Strategy

Developing Digital Strategy in Your School

Developing a digital strategy in your school can be a stressful topic. Simply because of…

Michael Johnston8 March 2024

Digital Literacy

Defining Digital Literacy

Digital literacy and how we define it is an important but often overlooked topic in…

Michael Johnston23 January 2024

AI

AI: Revolutionising Education for Teachers and Students

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a buzzword across industries, and its impact on education is…

Michael Johnston8 December 2023

General

Computer Science and Computational Thinking

This post is close to my heart as a Computer Science teacher and Digital Technology…

Michael Johnston23 November 2023

AI

AI Image Creation

In the last year or two, a rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has seen…

Michael Johnston22 November 2023

General

Esports Harnessing its Power and How to Set up in Schools

Esports, or electronic sports, have experienced a rapid rise in popularity over the past decade.…

Michael Johnston15 November 2023

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Online Learning

Continuous Learning in the Digital Age

In today's fast-paced digital age, the need for continuous learning has never been more crucial.…

Michael Johnston8 November 2023

Educational Technology

Why We Need to Evaluate EdTech Use

In this post, we're going to look at the reasons why we need to evaluate…

Michael Johnston25 October 2023

AI

How Are We Using AI In Education?

As an ICT/Digital Technology teacher in a post-primary academic selective grammar school, the idea of…

Michael Johnston19 October 2023

Pedagogy

A Post on Teacher Expertise

As part of my own CPD this year, I am completing a course with the…

Michael Johnston14 September 2023

General

EdTechist Featured in Feedspot Top 25 UK EdTech Blogs!

A short post today, and not one I was planning to make, but FeedSpot has…

Michael Johnston10 September 2023

Gamified Learning Getting Started

What is Gamification and Game-Based Learning?

I know you definitely won't want to be reminded of this, but we have now…

Michael Johnston4 September 2023

AI

USING AI TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS

I don't know where you are reading this, but for me it's the end of…

Michael Johnston20 August 2023

Getting Started

What topics come under EdTech (Part Two)?

This post is part two of "What Topics Come Under EdTech?" You can read Part…

Michael Johnston22 July 2023

Getting Started

What topics come under EdTech (Part One)?

One of the goals of developing the EdTechist platform is teaching new teachers or less…

Michael Johnston30 June 2023