Education Technology Consultant for Vital York | Google Level 2 Educator | Arts and Technology enthusiast! 🎨💻🎭

York, England
Joined October 2014
Our Ed Tech Consultants @MrSkidmore2 and @plattsch have had an amazing, thought-provoking day @brilliantfest where the mission is to revolutionise teaching and learning and nurture a generation of innovative thinkers and problem solvers. #edtech #STEAM #AI #education
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📣 Our Ed Tech Consultants @MrSkidmore2 and @plattsch are back this half term with more great tips in their latest Teaching & Learning newsletter! 💡✨ Pop the kettle on and enjoy a video packed with #edtech insights – it's well worth a watch! 👀☕ youtu.be/n6-PDOp2t28
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‘Putting the A into STEAM’ - we interpret the world through creativity and we find this in both STEM subjects & the arts 💕 great discussion involving @JohnnyVegasReal & @emmarodgersart about combining technology and art, as used in Emma’s amazing liver bird shoe! #brilliant2025
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The world is different from last year… @DanFitzpatrick telling us how we need to throw our hats over the wall and focus on Box 3 innovation for our schools! Humans are disruptors…we create something new and then need to learn new skills 🙇‍♀️ @brilliantfest #brilliant2025
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Arrived at #brilliant2025 with @plattsch . Looking forward to a Northern showcase of all things education technology with @VitalYork
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📣 Our Ed Tech Consultants @MrSkidmore2 and @plattsch are back this half term with fresh insights from their latest Teaching & Learning newsletter 💡✨ Grab a cuppa, get comfy and dive into this video filled with #edtech tips - you'll be glad you did! youtu.be/q6yTATuFvQc
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Arrived #Bett2025 with @plattsch . A windy journey to say the least but excited to look round. @VitalYork
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Our Ed Tech Consultants @MrSkidmore2 and @plattsch have delved into the new edition of the Teaching & Learning newsletter to give you a deeper insight into their #edtech tips. Why not get cosy and take a few minutes out of your day to have a watch 👇 buff.ly/42dexzi
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Our Ed Tech Consultants @MrSkidmore2 and @plattsch have delved into the new edition of the Teaching & Learning newsletter to give you a deeper insight into their #edtech tips. Why not take a few minutes out of your day and have a watch 👇 buff.ly/3YyOvTF
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This half-term's 'quick read' Teaching and Learning newsletter should be in subscribers' mailboxes now 📬 📧 Not subscribed yet? Take a look here 👀 and sign up now for future editions buff.ly/4c63yJC #edtech #toptips #teaching #learning
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Finally!! A cursive font I can use on my slides to model handwriting expectations in my classroom 🤩 For UK users, just type ‘Playwrite GB’ into the font book to add the joined and/or semi-joined font to your workspace 🙌
The Playwrite school fonts produced by @TypeTogether, a set of variable fonts with a weight range from Thin (100) to Regular (400) that support over 150 Latin-based languages, including Vietnamese. fonts.google.com/?query=Play… ✍️
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There are some great lesson ideas here that can be used across KS2, exploring key Digital Literacy themes like communicating positively online and spotting misinformation! Resources all included and some tricky ideas explained at an age appropriate level 🙌🙌
Introducing: #BeInternetAwesome's new Media Literacy handbook! 📘 Crafted for educators to build essential media literacy skills & prep students for an #AI-driven future. 💡 Developed with leading experts, including @MediaLiteracyEd, download your copy: goo.gle/3VUbzMp
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Well done team Otters!! Lots of fantastic algorithm writing and debugging going on there!🙌
Team Otters have been writing and debugging algorithms with Beebot this afternoon @VitalYork @plattsch #CamblesforthComputing
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Noooo!! @MicrosoftFlip is one of my favourite inclusive and cross curricular tools for learning - it’s going to be missed! Now to try find a replacement app… 😢
The Flip Camera is moving to Teams for Education, we are retiring our web and mobile apps. Now, you can just click on Assignments inside Teams, and select video from the dropdown menu to send and receive video assignments with your students. Learn more on Flip.com.
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Our second @VitalYork teaching and learning Newsletter will be with you shortly. Designed to be a quick read with updates and links to useful sites. This issue looks at recent online safety findings and sheds the spotlight on text to image AI tools.
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Great visit to @FOGaltres yesterday - focused on using Google Classroom to develop learning, used @canva to create images & @BookCreatorApp to combine different multimedia elements! I love the record tool to include music/sound/spoken word to enhance students’ writing!
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If you've not tried Skybox AI by @BlockadeLabs then it's well worth your time. Create your own immersive worlds with a simple prompt. Lots of possible curriculum applications and available via the link on @VitalYork vital-york-limited.symbaloo.…
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📰 Our new Teaching & Learning newsletter is out today!! It's a ‘quick-read’ newsletter, highlighting some of the latest developments in the world of education technology 🌟 Take a look 👀 here: buff.ly/4aJXu8S
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If you want an easy to use text to image AI tool then Adobe Firefly @adobe is a great option. It offers a wide range of creative options to get the right image for your needs. @VitalYork
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Setting up for a session exploring BeeBots and Microbits at @CamblesSchool this afternoon!!
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