David FullerMinecraft

STEM News – Minecraft update

Simon brings news about the latest updates for Minecraft which came out in September. Additions to Minecraft include: integrating the Immersive Reader, added a Single Sign On (SSO) option for one-click authentication, improved the user interface and multiplayer experience with join codes, and more. These features are available for download on all Minecraft: Education Edition supported platforms (Windows, MacOS, and iPad). Further information … Read More

David FullerPartner

Primary Goal – Partner of the Term 

Tablet Academy and Primary Goal have worked together to develop the model of a Teacher’s Technology Apprentice. The aim of the programme is to embed the use of technology in education by providing Teacher’s Technology Apprentices who can support the use of digital technology in the curriculum and maintain technology equipment and resources.  Primary Goal is a digital industries apprentice training … Read More

David FullerSTEM

STEM News – Free STEM Resources for KS3 and 4

The STEM Team at Tablet Academy have found a great STEM website where there are a lot of free resources for use in the classroom The site has been developed by STEM Crew. STEM Crew provides free teaching resources covering real world science, technology, engineering and maths for key stage 3 and 4. All of the resources are inspired by INEOS TEAM UK’s challenge for … Read More

David FullerEvents

See us at BETT 2020 – the return of the Escape Rooms register your interest in attending now

Tablet Academy will be returning to the Bett Show in 2020 (Stand NQ36) to deliver the popular Escape Rooms feature including  3 rooms that present you with opportunities to test your Ed-Tech skills against a range of challenges.  The BETT Escape Rooms experience is designed to provide you with the opportunity to engage with classroom technology solutions in an exciting and brain … Read More

David FullerInternational

The Birth Of Tablet Academy International s.r.l

Professor Steve Molyneux writes about how the Tablet Academy started in 2013.   Since the founding of Tablet Academy by Mark and I back in 2013, the two of us were always asked if we could present or run training sessions at International Schools across Europe.  At the time with only two of us running the show it was quite difficult but … Read More

David FullerGoogle

Google News: A new way for students to turn in their work

Graham Bowman has some recent news about G-Suite. Originality reports (currently in beta) allow students to check their work doesn’t include any accidentally uncited work. Also, teachers can check submitted assignments for sections of text that are found online but haven’t been cited correctly. This is useful in helping prevent students from submitting plagiarised work.  You can sign up for … Read More

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David FullerMicrosoft

Microsoft News: Updates to OneNote and OneNote Classbook

OneNote and Class Notebook updates There have been a large number of updates to OneNote and these are fully detailed in this online article. To provide an idea of some of these here is a selection which are mentioned. Import class notebooks into Teams, TurnItIn and OneNote integration through Microsoft Teams, Practice Maths quizzes in OneNote, there are plenty of … Read More

David FullerArticle

Article: The Use Of Simulations In Teaching

This is the first of a series of articles produced by Tablet Academy staff on a range of subjects which we hope will be of interest. In this article Professor Steve Molyneux discusses the issues around the use of Simulations in Teaching. It is a 5 minute read. The Use Of Simulations In Teaching  In education, simulations can take two forms. The simulation … Read More