The Power of One 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
Using AI Tools to Meet Students’ Needs 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
How to Help Students Develop Better Digital Habits 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
6 Research-Backed Reasons to Prove Video Lessons Are Important 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
Global EdTech Awards Nomination 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
The Benefit of Technology in the Classroom 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
Can AI Make Teaching Easier and More Impactful? 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
How to Minimise the Distraction of the Smartphone in Class 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
5 Microsoft OneNote Tips Every Educator Should Know 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
Rosenshine Principles in a Digital Classroom 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
Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Who Use Technology 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
Using OneNote in the Classroom 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
How to improve the Accessibility of Your Digital Content 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
Using Technology to Promote Metacognition 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
Do We Need a Digital Pedagogy? 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
Studying Techniques That Are Research-Backed 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
How Learning Theory Can Impact the Classroom 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
In 2023…What are Digital Skills? 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
Six Scaffolding Strategies to Use With Your Students 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
The SAMR Model Learning Models The SAMR Model The SAMR model (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition) is a learning framework that is used to…Michael Johnston30 January 2023
ChatGPT and Education Educational Technology ChatGPT and Education ChatGPT is a large language model developed by OpenAI. It has been developed, using a…Michael Johnston26 January 2023
Tech Recommendations for Teachers (Both New and More Experienced) 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
Ways to Effectively Engage Learners in Online Learning 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
Hybrid Learning: 8 Tips on Implementing it Better Learning ModelsPedagogy 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
Hybrid Learning: Adopting the Approach Getting StartedLearning 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
Learning Management Systems: Five Alternatives Educational TechnologyOnline 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
Opinion: Teachers Need to Disconnect 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
Technology Is the Tool, Not the Teacher 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
Going Digital Is About More Than Just Devices… 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
What is Hybrid Learning? Getting StartedPedagogy What is Hybrid Learning? I've talked before on this website about how 'Online learning is here to Stay', but…Michael Johnston15 August 2022
Digital Pedagogy: What do We Need to Know? Getting StartedPedagogy Digital Pedagogy: What do We Need to Know? If I’m being honest, I would consider digital pedagogy to not so much be an…Michael Johnston1 August 2022