This week's newsletter has more #Edu twists and turns than a Rubik's Cube! 🤯 Get ready to unscramble the latest #EdTech trends, mind-boggling AI-powered learning innovations that'll make your head spin, and brilliant resources from edu-trailblazers who are solving the puzzles of

When you get to spend the most incredible evening in Leeds championing and celebrating with the pioneering innovators who are helping transform education Edufuturists #Uprising2024

I could not think more highly of the incredible work of the innovative and inspiring team @AETAcademies. Absolutely honoured to accept the MAT of the Year award on their behalf at Edufuturists #Uprising2024 Daren White James Browning Ben Moore

🌟New Blog Alert!🌟 #ANME Ambassador gary henderson reflects on the recent ANME South West meeting, sharing insights on IT staff #wellbeing & resilience. Dive into the discussions shaping the future of school IT Read more: anme.co.uk/blog/blog/item… #EdTech #Collaboration

What a week! So much achieved in a few short days including numerous staff and pupil workshops, webinars and events. I was especially thrilled to see the immediate impact in classrooms around our schools from our InnovAETors visit to Canva HQ yesterday. Thursday was capped

A superb Friday night at #REND with Team Denbigh (Abid Patel stepping in as Head of Year 7 Leonie Molloy for the evening 😂) Huge congratulations Lorraine Hughes FCCT Unleashing Me Claire Justin and all the hard working team Chiltern Teaching School for delivering such a great event! 🫶

And the moment you've 'all' been waiting for... Our Edufuturists #Uprising2024 Winners are: Edufuturist of the Year - Deb Kellsey Millar University of the Year - University Academy 92 (UA92) College of the Year - Basingstoke College of Technology Secondary School of the Year - Matthew Moss High Primary School of the Year -

Thought for the day: Assessments don't have to be an essay #visuals #creativity #assessment #retention

⭐️ Honoured to be joining the ISTE+ASCD Community Leaders as an ASCD & ISTE Community Leader for 2024-2025! 🥳 After a great first orientation meet up, I'm so excited to collaborate with some of the most amazing educators from all corners of the planet in the coming year! 💪

We live in a world of cameras. CCTV, smart phones, body worn cameras, door bell and dash cameras. But what are the implications of this new world? techandlearning.wordpress.com/2024/08/28/a-w…

If you are concerned about how to start teaching your pupils about AI & responsible use of digital skills, the AppsforGood courses (which cover AI, Climate Change and Social Action) are FREE to schools & also link your learners with tech industry experts schoolsweek.co.uk/preparing-the-…

UK teachers, this webinar is for you! 🇬🇧 Join Canvassadors Daren White & Ben Whitaker to learn how Canva for Education can empower your students & supercharge lesson preparation for the new school year. 📅September 4th ⏰4pm (BST) 🎟bit.ly/3X4y80k

What a brilliant year gary henderson! Thank you for so much networking, learning and laughter with Digital Futures Group and I promise you there will be less gondolas and more risk assessments this year... 😉😁Abid Patel Jonny Wathen Gemma Gwilliam James Garnett Daren White

Big news 🎉 @affinitybyserif is now FREE for all eligible schools & nonprofits! Kick start your design journey and access pro-level software for photo editing, graphic creation, and digital illustration: canva.me/Affinity_Access

Caldicotes Primary staff developing excellent use of AI tools with Daren White Lift Schools Craig Nicholson ruth murad Rebecca Boomer-Clark MiddlesbroughCouncil Andy McDonald MP for Middlesbrough & Thornaby East @Tees_Issues 👍🏻💚

Grab a copy of my 'Little Book of Generative AI Prompts for Support Staff' which shares insights for depts like finance, marketing, & admin on #GenAI. Learn how to create helpful prompts and use the ones in the book too. Available here: amzn.to/3MJRiDG #AIinEDU #EdTech

One of the issues with cyber warfare is attribution. We think we know who the attacker is however how do we reliably confirm this to be true? And does that then encourage countries to attack knowing that it will be very difficult to prove responsibility? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Thought for the day: In a world where everything COULD be fake, there is a danger that we see NOTHING as real. It's easy to dismiss a shocking event, assuming it's not real. It's easy to accept a fake event IS real if you're seeing it in multiple locations. 👀👀👀

Thought for the day: If you're concerned about academic integrity in the AI era...build trust. - Teach ethical use - Give clear guidance - Reconsider the nature of your assignments #AIinEducation

TikTok being sued over "wreaking havoc" on teen mental health; But do we need to look broadly and tackle this in terms of the vendor (tiktok) but also parents, schools, governments, etc. Surely this needs to be a consolidated and coordinated approach? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…