24 May 2017Richard Michael, Education Consultant
Those dreaded GCSEs and A Levels are upon us. Help yourself - and your students - with these surefire tips to keep everyone relaxed and on top of their game at exam time.
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18 May 2017Sally Norton-Darr, Educational and Assistive Technology Consultant
This week we have a guest blog post from Sally Norton-Darr, an Educational and Assistive Technology Consultant from Virginia, who shares her experience of attending a recent GSuiteEduTalk event. GSuiteEduTalk is an interactive day of learning hosted by Texthelp, which brings together local educators and edtech experts to discuss practical tools and tips for literacy in the G Suite for Education environment.
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17 May 2017John McGowan, Product Manager
We recently sat down with our EquatIO Product Manager, and Teacher in Residence, John McGowan, to hear what he thinks the future of math will be in 2017.
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10 May 2017Jason Carroll, Global Products Manager
A few weeks ago I wrote a post titled Thinking Beyond Averages in the Classroom that was inspired by a Ted Talk from Harvard professor Todd Rose. The post included some of the potential pitfalls of just looking at student averages and how at Texthelp we do our best to design software “for the edges” so that all students can benefit.
The post closely aligns with the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), which I’ve also previously wrote about on this blog. And while UDL is a common phrase in many schools today, it can be difficult to practically implement in the classroom. To help with this, I’ve put together a list of 7 ideas to make introducing Universal Design for Learning into the classroom just a bit easier.
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01 May 2017John McGowan, Product Manager
If you’re over 40, you probably bought your first cell phone to make voice calls while you were out and about. Then you discovered this great thing called texting. Suddenly you could tell a friend or client you’re running late, without the embarrassment of having to call. It could even predict what you were typing, and correct your mistakes. How cool was that?
Paradigms are made to be broken. And school teachers are waking up to the realization that their students interact with the world very differently today.
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