Technology

Gadgets and gizmos for the classroom.

A selection of photographs from the UnSplash stock photography website

Unsplash: A directory of free, high-resolution photographs

Every 10 days a new set of 10 photos are added to Unsplash. These aren’t…

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Hemingway app recommends edits to improve your writing

Hemingway is a web and desktop application that aims to tidy up your writing and…

A classroom of students using the Plickers app with their teacher

Plickers: An innovative way of conducting polls and quizzes in your classroom

Plickers is an interactive poll system that provides teachers with a unique way of gathering…

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Technobabble Game Maker lets kids make games without using code

With so much focus nowadays on coding, it’s refreshing to see a website that focuses…

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Build an SLR camera from scratch with Lomography’s Konstruktor kit

In today’s world, digital photography is everywhere with more and more people taking photographs.

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Lavolta adjustable floor stand raises tablet to a standing height

One of the reasons tablet stands are so popular is that they free up your…

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Use your smartphone or tablet to explore a 360º aquarium on YouTube

Last year, YouTube updated their website to include 360º video playback. This was generally received…

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Learn how Pixar creates animated movies in their free online course

Disney Pixar and Khan Academy have teamed up to create a free online course, called…

A SanDisk USB flash drive for expanding the storage of an iPad or iPhone

SanDisk iXpand is a small flash drive that expands the storage of your iPad

The SanDisk iXpand flash drive works like a conventional USB flash drive but with added compatibility for…

A robot kit from Makeblock

mBot combines robotics with drag and drop programming

As if building a robot wasn’t fun enough, the new mBot takes it to the next…

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The amazing animations that can be achieved in Apple’s Keynote app

Presentations are a great teaching tool and you may be surprised just how exciting they can…

Tips for recording with a smartphone

Tips for filming with a smartphone or tablet camera

In this wonderful educational video, Sam Hume from BBC Earth Unplugged, shares some practical advice on…