It has been lovely working with every class from Nursery all the way through to Year 6 showing progression using Book Creator from Kami. The versatility and ability to app-smash in Book Creator must make this the best app for the iPad ever!

I had such a fun morning using AR, drones, spheros, MakeyMakey, Ozobots, green screen and a little bit of Maths Magic to help the KS1 and KS2 children Brighton Avenue understand how fun and educationally useful technology can be.

Thanks to the staff Our Lady & St Anne's Catholic Primary for engaging so well with the new computing curriculum I introduced in yesterday’s staff meeting. It is brilliant that, as teachers, we can bounce ideas off each other and create even more opportunities for exciting learning in the classroom!

A whole afternoon of having fun with technology at Throckley Primary with Year 5 followed by a hands on staff meeting using Micro:bit Educational Foundation and Crumbles and Sparkles!

We've curated all our #Bett2020 resources including the free Apple Classroom Workbook in the #AppleTeacher Learning Center! Revisit the activities, recreate this experience in class, and explore project ideas that span subjects! #EveryoneCanCreate

Thanks to the Year 4 children at St Bede’s Newcastle for a lovely afternoon using technology in a fun way. It was also great working with the staff using the Mission Zero project to send messages to the International Space Station.

My latest book shows you how to create your own bespoke Computing Curriculum for your school. It is FREE on Apple Books. Enjoy! books.apple.com/gb/book/comput…

A great day visiting 3 different schools - Year 12 & 13 girls at Sacred Heart High School, followed by Year 4/5 at St George’s then a quick demo of the SeeSaw app at Royal Grammar School.

I’ve had 2 lovely days working with Key Stage 2 coding using the Crumbles and Sparkles at St Augustine’s RC Primary Gateshead staugustinesprimary.org/blog/2020/02/c…

It was such a fun afternoon working with the Year 4 children Kenton Bar Primary using QR codes and GPS coordinates to find treasure which had been hidden in the school grounds.

Year 4 had a brilliant afternoon, thank you! 😀

We’re supporting #ThisGirlCan to celebrate International Women’s Day at parkrun on Saturday 7 March Find out more about #IWDparkrun 👉parkrun.me/zawx1 What's your number one tip for first-time parkrunners? 👇🏾 🌳 #loveparkrun

Thank you to Jason from Gem Education for our Digital literacy meeting. Thank you to everyone who came. #SaferInternetDay

We are running a course next Thursday(5th March) focusing on how to use technology to enhance learning within geography and history. There will be loads of engaging and educationally purposeful ideas and you will get “hands on” with the fun tech. See the flier for more info.

Help your family get the right balance of screen time

I’m taking on the iTRI challenge for Barnardo’s! This March I’ll be completing a long distance triathlon. I’ll be swimming 2.4 miles, cycling 112 miles and running 26.2 miles by the end of the month. I’d really appreciate your support- justgiving.com/fundraising/ja…

😀 PE WITH JOE starting Monday morning at 9am on my YOUTUBE channel: The Body Coach TV 📺 Please please share this with as many people as you can ❤️ Our kids need this more than ever. Share it on your stories, your wall, your Twitter, whatsapp and school newsletters ❤️

We have been collating resources and ideas for parents on our website - we will be adding to this daily. gemeducation.org.uk/help-at-home Stay safe.

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