Category: Tool

March 15, 2022

Apple Clips

Looking to make videos in the classroom? Apple Clips is a neat free video-creation app for iPad or iPhone.

July 26, 2021

Microsoft Photos app Video editor

Move over Windows Movie Maker – and start making movies on a PC/laptop with the free Microsoft Photos app! If you previously had been used to using Windows Movie Maker to quickly create videos, you may not even have noticed on devices running Windows 10 and later that you have the latest version of the video editor built right into the Photos app on your PC/laptop.

July 22, 2021

Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge web browser has a number of features which make it useful in an educational context. So if you’re not yet using it you might want to have a look, and if you are already using it you may find it worthwhile to explore some of the features you may have yet to discover!

July 19, 2021

Microsoft Paint 3D

Microsoft Paint 3D on Windows devices provides a handy tool for creating, remodelling, manipulating and sharing 2D and 3D images. If you find your own personal Windows device does not already have it installed you can follow this link to get Paint 3D (available on the Windows 10 Creators Update).

July 9, 2021

PowerPoint Designer

Do you want to present with panache, style or flair? If you or your learners spend a lot of time trying to make your PowerPoint slides look good, then welcome to PowerPoint’s inbuilt Designer or Design Ideas to power up your PowerPoint presentation in the click of a button! Read more

February 1, 2021

GarageBand

GarageBand operates like a fully equipped music studio, giving you a library of lessons and sounds that include percussion, rhythm, and vocals.

July 24, 2020

OneNote Class Notebook

Built into Microsoft Teams OneNote Class Notebooks have a personal workspace for every student, a content library for handouts and a collaboration space for lessons and creative activities.

February 8, 2020

PowerPoint Presenter Coach

If you are looking for a way to support learners (or indeed, yourself!) to be clear, expressive and confident when communicating & presenting to others using digital tools, then Microsoft PowerPoint Presenter Coach is a handy feature of Microsoft PowerPoint. Read more

March 8, 2019

Microsoft Dictation Tools

Microsoft’s in built dictation tools makes note taking and writing easy and can useful for all learners.

February 12, 2019

Excel Online

Do your learners create graphs in your classroom? Perhaps after they undertake a survey, such as a traffic survey, favourite food, eye colour, or something related to an area of study in the curriculum? There’s a whole range of digital tools available to help create graphs and charts available in Microsoft Excel Online.