Next month in venues around the UK, the world’s biggest youth film festival returns with a host of new themes and wide range of films on offer to delight and... read more →
It was only a matter of time before some clever festival organiser or other decided to pay homage to that great-grandaddy of internet memes and subcultures: The Cat Video. Dog... read more →
Balancing students’ exposure to technology in the classroom with considerations for safety, equal access and appropriateness is key to successful digital boosts to learning. Another essential but often ill-considered aspect... read more →
Does the thought that your students are a leap ahead of you digitally worry you? Do the mysteries of their Snapchatting and Tweeting baffle and fill you with concern... read more →
The social network phenomenon Snapchat so beloved to Millennials and younger, is taking a bold leap into face-mounted video capturing hardware, an area Google forayed into with their Glass project... read more →
A great exercise for getting students to think all about time in film, how it’s compressed and manipulated with endless possibilities offered by the medium. Time lapse, jump cuts, ellipses,... read more →
With Teresa May’s government making moves this week to turn back the clock on comprehensive secondary education with the return of Grammar Schools, the ensuing controversy has been revealing as... read more →
The fact that we’re more closely watched, listened to, tracked, and read than we’ve ever been in history has snuck up on us and we’ve embraced it gratefully. But at... read more →
Nearing ubiquity, smartphone adoption is rapidly reaching saturation in many countries as the allure of these supercomputers in our pockets grows too strong for even the most determined Luddite to... read more →
With the new academic year starting in schools, and all the excitement and anticipation that brings, its a great moment to plan creatively how to hit the ground running with... read more →