In Defence of the Em Dash and Against Fear-Driven Writing
Ok. For this one I’m going to need you to strap in, as I might go a little over the top at times, but hear me out! Over the past few weeks and months, I’ve noticed a strange, worrying trend…
How One Setting Changes the way Google Docs work with LLMs
A Reflection on Dr. Rolly’s Demo Slam at Future of Learning SEA 2025 If you were at the Future of Learning South East Asia (FOLSEA) 2025 conference this weekend, you already know the atmosphere was full of excitement and learning.…
Taming the “Swipe-nado”: Can We Auto-Close Open Apps on School iPads?
After my last post on taming the Safari “Tab-alanche,” I had several teachers ask the million-dollar follow-up question(I did kind of expected this…): “That Safari trick is great, but can we do the same thing for all the open apps?…
Taming the Tab Chaos: How to Auto-Close Safari Tabs on School iPads
If you’ve ever picked up a student iPad only to find 50+ open tabs ranging from Mathletics to Roblox wikis and three-week-old search results for “cute baby pandas,” you are not alone.(Especially if, like us, you are looking at life-cycles)…
Storytelling Beyond the Library: Customising ScratchJr for Deep Personal Learning
Live from FOLSEA at Harrow International School Bangkok Welcome, educators, innovators, and ADEs! If you’d like to follow along with my session in person or whilst reading this blog entry, get all the files here: If you are joining…
Why I Built Yupse, the Ad-Free Link Tool for Classrooms
It started with a sigh. One of those deep, mid-lesson, “tech-is-failing-me” sighs. I was standing in front of a group of teachers, trying to share a single, simple link to a website which was way too long to share in…
Bridging the Gap: How to Get Data from an Excel File (.xlsx) into Google Sheets Automatically
The Problem with IMPORTRANGE Many of us use Google Sheets for tracking, Especially if you are at a Google School and use Google Drive as your main file storage/sharing solution. But sometimes our data starts in an Excel file (.xlsx)…
Global EdTech Awards 2025
Why I Decided to Join the Judging Panel for the Global EdTech Awards 2025 Last year, I had the privilege of serving on the judging panel for the Global EdTech Awards, and it was such a rewarding experience that I…
Using Gemini to Support Talk for Writing: A Year 2 Case Study on Onomatopoeia
Talk for Writing has been at the heart of our Key Stage 1 teaching for a number of years. It’s a powerful approach that encourages children to internalise language structures through talk, imitation, and innovation before moving on to independent…
The Uncomfortable Truth About ‘Free’ in Education
A Conversation We Need to Have About Sustainability, Privacy, and Value. As a teacher, I get it. I really do. We’re constantly swimming in a sea of “free.” The siren song of the latest free tool, free AI feature, or…
Supercharge Your Lessons with Crafted Prezi AI Prompts 🚀
Are you ready to save time and create stunning, effective presentations that truly connect with your students? This page is your one-stop resource for high-quality, copy-and-paste prompts designed specifically for Prezi’s amazing AI presentation creator. Whether you’re teaching kindergarteners about…
The Dangerous Rise of Cartoon-Themed “Toy Pods” Vapes Targeting Our Youngest Learners
For over a year, a disturbing trend has been growing(Yes, I’m actually going to write one of these…). It is now appearing in primary schools around the world. Teachers and parents are increasingly finding these brightly coloured, cartoon-themed devices disguised…
Gemini Storybooks: A Game-Changer for Teachers Who Love Storytelling
“Stories are the most powerful teaching tool we have and now, you can create a fully illustrated, narrated one in minutes.” What’s New? Google’s Gemini has just introduced a feature called Storybook, and it has the potential to completely change…
The Great Framework Bake Off: From Plain Sponge to Showstopper with APE
APE is an easy to use yet powerful framework that moves learning beyond the surface-level answer, towards mastery
Rethinking the Three Little Pigs: Ability Grouping, Labels, and What Our Classrooms Really Teach
If we truly believe in the boundless potential of every child, then our work is clear. We must stop sorting the straw, sticks, and bricks. We must give every single student a pile of bricks, teach them how to build with skill and creativity...