The Pendulum Is Swinging
I think the pendulum is swinging again. And not just a little! And honestly, I think it probably needs to. For years, those of us working in and with educational technology have spent a lot of time making the case…
Early Years Coding That Works: A Teacher’s Deep Dive into CodeMonkey Jr. and Beaver Achiever
Teaching young learners to code often sparks two very valid concerns for educators and parents alike: screen time quality and cognitive overload. When children aged 4 to 8 sit in front of a screen, the difference between passive, ad-filled digital…
The Unseen Ledger of Modern Teaching
Bandwidth, Boundaries, and Building on the Margins Every few months I see the same kind of post appear on social media. It is usually about teacher burnout, and ends with some version of the reminder that our families can end…
Why I Built a Kid-Friendly Podcast Studio: Simplicity, Sound Effects, and Zero Subscriptions
Every week while producing my newest podcast, Unplugged and Unlocked, my boys would sit nearby, watching intently. It didn’t take long before the questions started: “Papa, can we record our own podcast?” Naturally, my instinct was to hand them standard…
Vulnerable Lens: Rebalancing Safeguarding and Image Exposure in School Marketing
It’s happening again. I read a few things online, got talking to colleagues at a recent Google Summit in Bangkok and then as if it was meant to happen received a message from a good friend and technologist I genuinely…
The Pendulum Swing: Finding Balance in the Device-Free School Debate
It’s happening again. We are currently witnessing a profound and highly visible shift in the educational discourse. Across social media, on LinkedIn, in staffrooms, and in school board meetings, there is a growing, vocal movement advocating for a drastic reduction…
Tiny Hands, Big Tech: Empowering Our KS1 Tech Team
Handing the control booth of a live theatre production over to a group of six- and seven-year-olds might sound a bit like asking a toddler to defuse a joyful, glitter-filled bomb. It’s vibrant, it’s high-energy, and without the right wire…
A Year 2 Vibe Code Showdown: Speech Mark Smash vs Speech Marks Safari
It started, as it often does, with a simple lesson objective: teaching direct speech and speech marks. Teaching my Year 2s means I am constantly looking for ways to make abstract grammar concepts tactile, visual, and, above all, fun. I…
BYOD: The Ticking Timebomb in Our Schools
For the better part of a decade, “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) has been the darling of international school finance departments. It promised a utopian vision: lower capital expenditure for schools, student familiarity with their own tech, and a bridge…
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…