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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

Educational Technology

The Power of One

I heard this statement this week, as part of this podcast in a whole school…

Michael Johnston21 June 2023

AI

Using AI Tools to Meet Students’ Needs

In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, meeting the diverse needs of students has become more…

Michael Johnston16 June 2023

Educational Technology

How to Help Students Develop Better Digital Habits

Here at the EdTechist HQ, we are all about the educational technology. But even for…

Michael Johnston16 June 2023

Educational Technology

6 Research-Backed Reasons to Prove Video Lessons Are Important

Hello! How are you? It has been a minute or two since my last post,…

Michael Johnston6 June 2023

Educational Technology

Global EdTech Awards Nomination

This is a celebratory and unplanned post! Today I have been officially shortlisted as a…

Michael Johnston5 June 2023

Educational Technology

The Benefit of Technology in the Classroom

If life teaches us anything, it's that the one constant is change. No matter how…

Michael Johnston25 April 2023

AI

Can AI Make Teaching Easier and More Impactful?

Like many others, having observed ChartGPT burst onto the scene in the last few months,…

Michael Johnston21 April 2023

Educational Technology

How to Minimise the Distraction of the Smartphone in Class

In preparing to write about the topic of the role of the smartphone in schools,…

Michael Johnston20 April 2023

EdTech Tools

5 Microsoft OneNote Tips Every Educator Should Know

We are back visiting OneNote and how it can help us in the classroom (and…

Michael Johnston18 April 2023

General

The EdTechist is 3!

Michael Johnston12 April 2023

Pedagogy

Rosenshine Principles in a Digital Classroom

Welcome to the 50th post from the EdTechist! I've been researching and writing for this…

Michael Johnston11 April 2023

Pedagogy

Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Who Use Technology

In this post, we're going to look at some of the things that highly effective…

Michael Johnston5 April 2023

EdTech Tools

Using OneNote in the Classroom

In this post we're going to look at OneNote. It is a very powerful app…

Michael Johnston3 April 2023

Getting Started

How to improve the Accessibility of Your Digital Content

It is the responsibility of every person who maintains a digital presence for their students…

Michael Johnston27 March 2023

Pedagogy

Using Technology to Promote Metacognition

Metacognition refers to the ability to think about and understand our own thinking processes. It…

Michael Johnston22 March 2023

Pedagogy

Do We Need a Digital Pedagogy?

I have written posts on the topic of Digital Pedagogy previously: "Digital Pedagogy: What do…

Michael Johnston15 March 2023

Pedagogy

Studying Techniques That Are Research-Backed

This post on studying techniques is a bit of a departure from the norm -…

Michael Johnston10 March 2023

Pedagogy

How Learning Theory Can Impact the Classroom

In todays post, we're going to look at learning theory and how they can impact…

Michael Johnston27 February 2023

Educational Technology

In 2023…What are Digital Skills?

Digital skills have been broadly defined by UNESCO as those needed to “use digital devices,…

Michael Johnston25 February 2023

Pedagogy

Six Scaffolding Strategies to Use With Your Students

What’s the opposite of scaffolding a lesson? Saying something like this to students: “Read this…

Michael Johnston6 February 2023

Learning Models

The SAMR Model

The SAMR model (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition) is a learning framework that is used to…

Michael Johnston30 January 2023

Educational Technology

ChatGPT and Education

ChatGPT is a large language model developed by OpenAI. It has been developed, using a…

Michael Johnston26 January 2023

Educational Technology

Tech Recommendations for Teachers (Both New and More Experienced)

The tech recommendations that we lookat in this post are not broad-stroke, life-changing recommendations that…

Michael Johnston16 January 2023

Online Learning

Ways to Effectively Engage Learners in Online Learning

I have recently completed my first taught online learning course. It's on Digital Teaching, it's…

Michael Johnston27 December 2022

Learning Models Pedagogy

Hybrid Learning: 8 Tips on Implementing it Better

This is the next post in a series of posts that are focused on aspects…

Michael Johnston19 December 2022

Getting Started Learning Models

Hybrid Learning: Adopting the Approach

I've written about this topic before (here), but as with many things, you can't cover…

Michael Johnston8 November 2022

Educational Technology Online Learning

Learning Management Systems: Five Alternatives

Google Classroom is one of the most popular (and free) learning management systems, but it…

Michael Johnston4 November 2022

General

Opinion: Teachers Need to Disconnect

How often do teachers disconnect from technology? The effect of not disconnecting can be sizeable…

Michael Johnston21 September 2022

Educational Technology

Technology Is the Tool, Not the Teacher

I'm approaching the twenty year mark since I graduated to become a teacher in Northern…

Michael Johnston16 September 2022

Educational Technology

Going Digital Is About More Than Just Devices…

By now...with the remote teaching of the pandemic very firmly in the rear view mirror…

Michael Johnston13 September 2022