Writing
Books, articles and practical guides for educators, parents and curious learners.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Storytelling Beyond the Library: Customising ScratchJr for Deep Personal Learning
Live from FOLSEA at Harrow International School Bangkok Welcome, educators, innovators, and ADEs! If…
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…
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…
Global EdTech Awards 2025
Why I Decided to Join the Judging Panel for the Global EdTech Awards 2025…
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…
The Uncomfortable Truth About ‘Free’ in Education
A Conversation We Need to Have About Sustainability, Privacy, and Value. As a teacher,…