5 reasons why iPads are the right choice for UK Schools Schools have been on a learning curve like never before over the last year and technology, for better or worse, has been at the heart of it. So what have we learnt? And how do we make the most of all that new experience moving forward?
Strategy A giant leap forward - EdTech podcast episode 1 Episode 1 of our podcast series looked at what a difference a year has made to the use of technology in Education, and how we can make sure to take all the good bits from that and bring them with us into the future of our schools.
ipad apple education Why Sparkjar is important for one-to-one iPad schools To keep learning at the centre of the iPad deployment, it brings back the topic of systems and workflow, both across the school and in the classroom. And the key to this is consistency...
ipad apple education Live video lessons: an ongoing role in education One of the big developments throughout lockdown, was the concept of the ‘live video lesson’, beaming the teacher into the homes of children across the nation. We look at why video should continue to be available to teachers and students.
ipad apple education Which device type for schools? What type of device schools should choose when going one-to-one?. At Sparkjar we think iPad is hands-down the best choice. I will explain why by looking at a number of key questions.
Top 5 EdTech Podcasts A great way to stay up to date with the latest news in the EdTech space is to listen to podcasts. Here are our 'Top 5 EdTech Podcasts' for forward thinking teachers.
Improvement of EdTech is Everyone's Responsibility For a long time technology in the classroom has felt like a battlefield; using technology that has been repurposed for education has left a bad taste in the mouth of many a teacher over the years.
Sustaining use and developing skills with the iPad Whether you're well established with using iPads or at the beginning of your journey, it's useful to take time to focus on the longer-term considerations of sustaining learning and further developing iPad skills.
Thinking about assessment Sharing work between students and the teachers is of course fundamental to teaching and learning, and there are a few ways of achieving this digitally on iPad, from a simple use of AirDrop (bluetooth sharing of files between devices) to more comprehensive and flexible services like Sparkjar.
Why one-to-one devices? At Sparkjar we advocate a standardised one-to-one device provision as the optimum device strategy for schools. In this post I will lay out why.
Getting all staff engaged with teaching with iPad Staff engagement relies first on having a clear vision and rationale for how iPads will be used in the school. Will they be peripheral and only used occasionally for specific types of tasks, or the central foundation of teaching and learning?
It's about the teacher not the app Once you’ve started down the route of bringing iPads into your school, thoughts quickly turn to apps. Really the best app for the iPad is the teacher. It’s more about how we teach with the iPad than it is about directly focusing on apps.
Introducing David Kirtlan We’re delighted to be hosting a series of blogs where David will outline some of the crucial considerations for school Senior Leadership Teams in relation to EdTech with a specific focus on Apple and iPads.
How new generation edtech for iPads is transforming schools Stripping back the issues and using a 'tech stack approach' to solving them, James Carroll runs through how schools can adapt and put in place the foundations for a powerful, user-friendly 1:1 iPad set-up for teaching and learning.
‘Covid & Beyond’ white paper summary session branded a success by school leaders Watch Catherine Jessey's excellent 30-minute session, summarising insights from the white paper 'Covid & Beyond: A bright future for schools through edtech'. During the session, Catherine highlighted investment strategies for technology to support
Covid & Beyond - free summary session Grab a coffee and join Catherine Jessey, our Teacher Champion, for a 30 minute summary of the recent white paper aimed at guiding Head Teachers through the process of forming a robust, teacher friendly edtech strategy proven to deliver quality blended learning.
Teacher wellbeing and the important role of technology Supporting teachers to deliver a full timetable of high quality lessons, in a disruptive environment, will be a theme that runs throughout the next school year. But is free blended learning technology up to the job?
White Paper - Covid & Beyond: A bright future for schools through edtech A must-read for school leaders as they prepare for September, this new white paper builds on the experiences of schools and includes insights from senior school leaders who've adapted the use of classroom edtech to successfully support a new blended teaching environment.
Introducing SchoolSafe™ Live Video At last - a built for education, safeguarding friendly, easy-to-use, integrated video for the online classroom.
Sparkjar secures £50k government funding for video integration Sparkjar has been awarded a £50k investment from Innovate UK, to integrate secure video into the Sparkjar teaching platform.
Protecting the school brand as we embrace ‘the new normal’ A school’s reputation, or brand, is something built through years of hard work, determination, vision and, most importantly, strong leadership. The school brand represents how a school operates, the standards it expects
Business update: Sparkjar targets £500,000 investment to fast forward growth Leading the way in new generation edtech, Sparkjar brings forward expansion plans targeting £500,000 in investment to support the next phase of rollout. If you’d like to be a partner in our journey to support the future of education, join one of our investor seminars.
Learning walks in a world of remote teaching Remote learning is an entirely new territory for the vast majority of schools. One example of this is how to go about sharing access to online classes with middle and senior leaders, so that they can view and support learning effectively.
Recreating the power of the classroom & embedding a whole-school approach to remote teaching Edtech has been pushed into the spotlight over the last fortnight as teachers have used incredible initiative and creativity to re-purpose online apps and provide students with material and resources to continue their
Justifying fees in the current environment: time to be bold Schools across the independent sector have done a fantastic job at getting remote learning policies and processes in place over the last two weeks and most were prepared for closure. Students have been
