Bett 2023
Visit us at stand NJ50 and HF32 29th – 31st March 2023, Excel, London
Bett 2023
Visit us at stand NJ50 and HF32 29th – 31st March 2023, Excel, London
Come and join us at Bett and see what transformational learning looks like. Whether it’s creating a musical masterpiece on a Mac. Exploring the building blocks of coding to foster critical thinking or finding out how to easily deploy Apple in your school, we’ve got the answers.
So we’d love you to join us for a complimentary refreshment and nibbles, our exciting presentations and inspiring teacher training.
Come and join us at Bett and see what transformational learning looks like.
Whether it’s creating a musical masterpiece on a Mac. Exploring the building blocks of coding
to foster critical thinking or finding out how to easily deploy Apple in your organisation, we’ve got the answers.
So we’d love you to join us for a complimentary refreshment and nibbles,
our exciting presentations and inspiring teacher training.
Stand NJ50
Join us for our theatre presentations.
Experience the full range of our education solutions.
Stand HF32
Focussed on Higher Education.
Ask us about Apple technology and going Net Zero.
Theatre Schedule
Wednesday 29th March
Thursday 30th March
Friday 31st March
10:30 – AR in the classroom
11:00 – Make Incredible Music with Mac
12:00 – RGSW: Student Workflows & Feedback Loops
12:30 – Beyond MDM
13:00 – Music with iPad
13:30 – Handwriting with iPad
14:30 – Get physical with Swift Playgrounds
15:00 – Make Incredible Music with Mac
15:30 – Supporting all learners
16:00 – Sphero Coding Challenge
16:30 – Podcasting on iPad
17:00 – Coding with LEGO in Primary
10:30 – AR in the classroom
Augmented Reality: Make connections and spark curiosity Description Join us to experience how augmented reality tools are becoming even more engaging in the classroom. This session will explore some of the resources available, but also look at classroom projects for children to create their own AR outcomes. Then afterwards experience the AR apps on stand with one of the team. Suitable for teachers and pupils of all Key Stages. Apps used: AR Makr and Reality Composer.Presenter – David Maguire – APLS
David has almost 20 years experience in education. An experienced teacher and Primary Headteacher he has taught from EYFS to KS3. Technology has played a central role in David’s teaching and leadership for the last decade and he now works with teachers and students to unleash the power and creativity of technology in the classroom. He is particularly interested in exploring the role of technology in delivering high quality curriculum and learning experiences that are memorable and help learners to achieve their best. Though his subject specialisms lie in music and primary maths David’s focus is on embedding technology across every subject to raise standards for every student.
11:00 – Make Incredible Music with Mac
Inspire students to make music like a pro Description This session will explore the Mac platform for music composition and editing using industry leading hardware and software that are perfect for schools. We will start with a blank project and produce a piece of music within the session using GarageBand, including a dive into the software instruments, recording and editing tools, as well as mixing. Suitable for key stage 3/4 teachers looking to use GarageBand and explore the latest ways of capturing, recording and mixing music. Apps used: GarageBand, Apple BooksPresenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
Presenter – Elliot Broadbent-Jones – Albion
Elliot is an Apple Education Curriculum Specialist with Albion Computers; amassing over a decade of experience working with education technology; a keen musician with prior industry experience, and a great proponent of Apple’s creative tools and their scope for fostering unparalleled creativity in the classroom. Elliot has had the great pleasure of working closely with schools across all education sectors.
12:00 – RGSW: Student Workflows & Feedback Loops
Hear from pupils showcasing, in real time, how they do their best work with iPad. Description Today’s students are accustomed to leveraging technology as part of their education. For in-class and at-home learning, many are leveraging 1-to-1 iPad programmes. For many more, a computer lab is essential to give learners access to industry-standard software; whether a student is editing a movie, designing graphics or creating a mobile app, join us to see how Jamf helps to amplify the power of Mac labs in education, by ensuring deployment and ongoing management is a breeze. This session is suitable for all teachers and students of Key Stage 1 – 4.Presented by: Pupils and Teachers from Royal Grammar School Worcester, The Grange, Springfield and Dodderhill.
12:30 – Beyond MDM
Protect against cyberthreats without breaking the bank Description In this session we’ll be looking beyond just the typical focus on Mobile Device Management (MDM). Taking a more holistic approach we’ll explore what education organisations should be thinking about with regards to Cyber Security and the ongoing management of it. We’ll also get input from the experts at Avast about the importance of endpoint protection. This session is suitable for technically minded teachers, SLT and IT professionals of any educational institution that has or is thinking about deploying devices at scale.Presenter – Keith Beeby – Albion Keith is Albion’s Technical Director and has decades of experience in supporting iPad and Mac based solutions in schools and colleges across the UK. Presenter – Lance Nesbitt – Avast Lance is the UK Territory Manager for Avast Business. Avast Protecting digital freedom for everyone.
13:00 – Making Music with iPad
Build big beats and create music like a DJ Description iPad is a fantastic tool for introducing children to making music, and this session will explore composition and DJ skills using GarageBand on iPad. We will work with the live loops to develop an understanding of musical structure, creating a piece of music, and the skills required to perform the piece of music live using the DJ tools. Suitable for key stage 1-3 teachers looking to introduce GarageBand, explore composition and improve their DJ skills.Presenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
13:30 – Handwriting with iPad
iPad Blends Handwriting with the Digital World Description Using Apple Pencil, the iPad is a great tool to develop handwriting skills in the classroom. Here we will explore some of the ways in which the Apple Pencil can be used to evidence learning in apps such as Pages and Keynote, as well as diving into the new Apple App, Freeform, which is a powerful collaborative tool for the classroom. Suitable for teachers and pupils of all Key Stages.Presenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
14:30 – Get physical with Swift Playgrounds
Bring coding to life with Swift Playgrounds and LEGO EV3 Description Swift Playgrounds is a great tool to get learners engaged in text-based coding using iPad. In this session, we go beyond the screen and introduce physical computing with LEGO EV3 MINDSTORMS. See how straightforward it is to control a simple robot and bring LEGO creations to life, all whilst learning to code in Swift Playgrounds. Suitable for teachers and pupils of all Key Stages.Presenter – David Maguire – APLS
David has almost 20 years experience in education. An experienced teacher and Primary Headteacher he has taught from EYFS to KS3. Technology has played a central role in David’s teaching and leadership for the last decade and he now works with teachers and students to unleash the power and creativity of technology in the classroom. He is particularly interested in exploring the role of technology in delivering high quality curriculum and learning experiences that are memorable and help learners to achieve their best. Though his subject specialisms lie in music and primary maths David’s focus is on embedding technology across every subject to raise standards for every student.
15:00 – Make Incredible Music with Mac
Inspire students to make music like a pro Description This session will explore the Mac platform for music composition and editing using industry leading hardware and software that are perfect for schools. We will start with a blank project and produce a piece of music within the session using GarageBand, including a dive into the software instruments, recording and editing tools, as well as mixing. Suitable for key stage 3/4 teachers looking to use GarageBand and explore the latest ways of capturing, recording and mixing music. Apps used: GarageBand, Apple BooksPresenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
Presenter – Elliot Broadbent-Jones – Albion
Elliot is an Apple Education Curriculum Specialist with Albion Computers; amassing over a decade of experience working with education technology; a keen musician with prior industry experience, and a great proponent of Apple’s creative tools and their scope for fostering unparalleled creativity in the classroom. Elliot has had the great pleasure of working closely with schools across all education sectors.
15:30 – Supporting all learners
Empowering students of all abilities Description In this session will will look at how iPad can support all learners by exploring built-in accessibility features. We will explore the key tools that can be used to support the needs of many learners in school, through to some specific SEN support features, along with real world examples of how, and when we might use these features. Suitable for teachers and pupils of all Key Stages.Presenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
Presenter – David Maguire – APLS
David has almost 20 years experience in education. An experienced teacher and Primary Headteacher he has taught from EYFS to KS3. Technology has played a central role in David’s teaching and leadership for the last decade and he now works with teachers and students to unleash the power and creativity of technology in the classroom. He is particularly interested in exploring the role of technology in delivering high quality curriculum and learning experiences that are memorable and help learners to achieve their best. Though his subject specialisms lie in music and primary maths David’s focus is on embedding technology across every subject to raise standards for every student.
16:00 – Sphero Coding Challenge
Explore resources and approaches to teaching coding with Sphero Description Programming with Sphero is a fun way of getting children to understand the practicalities of the computing curriculum. Sphero is a flexible tool that can be used across different levels of learning using the Sphero Edu app, through to programming real-world practical versions of classic arcade games using Swift Playgrounds. This session will explore the resources and approaches to teaching coding with Sphero in the classroom.Presenter – David Maguire – APLS
David has almost 20 years experience in education. An experienced teacher and Primary Headteacher he has taught from EYFS to KS3. Technology has played a central role in David’s teaching and leadership for the last decade and he now works with teachers and students to unleash the power and creativity of technology in the classroom. He is particularly interested in exploring the role of technology in delivering high quality curriculum and learning experiences that are memorable and help learners to achieve their best. Though his subject specialisms lie in music and primary maths David’s focus is on embedding technology across every subject to raise standards for every student.
16:30 – Podcasting on iPad
Give your students a voice. Get top tips and explore the built in recording features of iPad. Description This session will investigate the use of GarageBand to support literacy in the classroom, and look at how we focus on scripting content using Pages, and turn this in to a Podcast or a radio show using the built in recording and multi-track features. We will also explore the effects to bring the stories to life, and adding sound effects to finish the project. Suitable for teachers and pupils of all Key Stages. Apps used: GarageBand, PagesPresenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
17:00 – Coding with LEGO in Primary
Bring coding to life with iPad and LEGO Description Bringing coding to life with hardware is an exciting option in the classroom. iPad and LEGO make this a reality with some great learning experiences. This session will explore the new LEGO SPIKE Essential resource and will include building physical models coding them with iPad using ‘icon blocks’ and ‘word blocks’. You will see the progression of coding and computational thinking as children progress from KS1 to KS2. We can develop the knowledge of the learners to include elements of Design Technology, and then re-code the models to meet the needs of the challenge. Suitable for teachers and pupils of all Primary Key Stages.Presenter – David Maguire – APLS
David has almost 20 years experience in education. An experienced teacher and Primary Headteacher he has taught from EYFS to KS3. Technology has played a central role in David’s teaching and leadership for the last decade and he now works with teachers and students to unleash the power and creativity of technology in the classroom. He is particularly interested in exploring the role of technology in delivering high quality curriculum and learning experiences that are memorable and help learners to achieve their best. Though his subject specialisms lie in music and primary maths David’s focus is on embedding technology across every subject to raise standards for every student.
10:30 – AR in the classroom
11:00 – Make Incredible Music with Mac
12:00 – Tomlinscote School: Achieving Mastery
12:30 – Beyond MDM
13:00 – Music with iPad
13:30 – Podcasting on iPad
14:30 – Get physical with Swift Playgrounds
15:00 – Make Incredible Music with Mac
15:30 – Supporting all learners
16:00 – Sphero Coding Challenge
16:30 – Handwriting with iPad
17:00 – Coding with LEGO in Primary
10:30 – AR in the classroom
Augmented Reality: Make connections and spark curiosity Description Join us to experience how augmented reality tools are becoming even more engaging in the classroom. This session will explore some of the resources available, but also look at classroom projects for children to create their own AR outcomes. Then afterwards experience the AR apps on stand with one of the team. Suitable for teachers and pupils of all Key Stages. Apps used: AR Makr and Reality Composer.Presenter – David Maguire – APLS
David has almost 20 years experience in education. An experienced teacher and Primary Headteacher he has taught from EYFS to KS3. Technology has played a central role in David’s teaching and leadership for the last decade and he now works with teachers and students to unleash the power and creativity of technology in the classroom. He is particularly interested in exploring the role of technology in delivering high quality curriculum and learning experiences that are memorable and help learners to achieve their best. Though his subject specialisms lie in music and primary maths David’s focus is on embedding technology across every subject to raise standards for every student.
11:00 – Make Incredible Music with Mac
Inspire students to make music like a pro Description This session will explore the Mac platform for music composition and editing using industry leading hardware and software that are perfect for schools. We will start with a blank project and produce a piece of music within the session using GarageBand, including a dive into the software instruments, recording and editing tools, as well as mixing. Suitable for key stage 3/4 teachers looking to use GarageBand and explore the latest ways of capturing, recording and mixing music. Apps used: GarageBand, Apple BooksPresenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
Presenter – Elliot Broadbent-Jones – Albion
Elliot is an Apple Education Curriculum Specialist with Albion Computers; amassing over a decade of experience working with education technology; a keen musician with prior industry experience, and a great proponent of Apple’s creative tools and their scope for fostering unparalleled creativity in the classroom. Elliot has had the great pleasure of working closely with schools across all education sectors.
12:00 – Tomlinscote School: Achieving Mastery
Exploring how iPad supports the journey towards Mastery using Rosenshine’s 10 principles. Description Student’s from the school will show they use iPad to help them achieve Mastery in their subjects by using Rosenshine’s 10 principles of instruction. This session is suitable for all teachers and students of Key Stage 1 – 4.Presented by: Pupils and Teachers from Tomlinscote School. An Apple Distinguished School.
12:30 – Beyond MDM
Protect against cyberthreats without breaking the bank Description In this session we’ll be looking beyond just the typical focus on Mobile Device Management (MDM). Taking a more holistic approach we’ll explore what education organisations should be thinking about with regards to Cyber Security and the ongoing management of it. We’ll also get input from the experts at Avast about the importance of endpoint protection. This session is suitable for technically minded teachers, SLT and IT professionals of any educational institution that has or is thinking about deploying devices at scale.Presenter – Keith Beeby – Albion Keith is Albion’s Technical Director and has decades of experience in supporting iPad and Mac based solutions in schools and colleges across the UK. Presenter – Lance Nesbitt – Avast Lance is the UK Territory Manager for Avast Business. Avast Protecting digital freedom for everyone.
13:00 – Making Music with iPad
Build big beats and create music like a DJ Description iPad is a fantastic tool for introducing children to making music, and this session will explore composition and DJ skills using GarageBand on iPad. We will work with the live loops to develop an understanding of musical structure, creating a piece of music, and the skills required to perform the piece of music live using the DJ tools. Suitable for key stage 1-3 teachers looking to introduce GarageBand, explore composition and improve their DJ skills.Presenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
13:30 – Podcasting on iPad
Give your students a voice. Get top tips and explore the built in recording features of iPad. Description This session will investigate the use of GarageBand to support literacy in the classroom, and look at how we focus on scripting content using Pages, and turn this in to a Podcast or a radio show using the built in recording and multi-track features. We will also explore the effects to bring the stories to life, and adding sound effects to finish the project. Suitable for teachers and pupils of all Key Stages. Apps used: GarageBand, PagesPresenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
14:30 – Get physical with Swift Playgrounds
Bring coding to life with Swift Playgrounds and LEGO EV3 Description Swift Playgrounds is a great tool to get learners engaged in text-based coding using iPad. In this session, we go beyond the screen and introduce physical computing with LEGO EV3 MINDSTORMS. See how straightforward it is to control a simple robot and bring LEGO creations to life, all whilst learning to code in Swift Playgrounds. Suitable for teachers and pupils of all Key Stages.Presenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
15:00 – Make Incredible Music with Mac
Inspire students to make music like a pro Description This session will explore the Mac platform for music composition and editing using industry leading hardware and software that are perfect for schools. We will start with a blank project and produce a piece of music within the session using GarageBand, including a dive into the software instruments, recording and editing tools, as well as mixing. Suitable for key stage 3/4 teachers looking to use GarageBand and explore the latest ways of capturing, recording and mixing music. Apps used: GarageBand, Apple BooksPresenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
Presenter – Elliot Broadbent-Jones – Albion
Elliot is an Apple Education Curriculum Specialist with Albion Computers; amassing over a decade of experience working with education technology; a keen musician with prior industry experience, and a great proponent of Apple’s creative tools and their scope for fostering unparalleled creativity in the classroom. Elliot has had the great pleasure of working closely with schools across all education sectors.
15:30 – Supporting all learners
Empowering students of all abilities Description In this session will will look at how iPad can support all learners by exploring built-in accessibility features. We will explore the key tools that can be used to support the needs of many learners in school, through to some specific SEN support features, along with real world examples of how, and when we might use these features. Suitable for teachers and pupils of all Key Stages.Presenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
Presenter – David Maguire – APLS
David has almost 20 years experience in education. An experienced teacher and Primary Headteacher he has taught from EYFS to KS3. Technology has played a central role in David’s teaching and leadership for the last decade and he now works with teachers and students to unleash the power and creativity of technology in the classroom. He is particularly interested in exploring the role of technology in delivering high quality curriculum and learning experiences that are memorable and help learners to achieve their best. Though his subject specialisms lie in music and primary maths David’s focus is on embedding technology across every subject to raise standards for every student.
16:00 – Sphero Coding Challenge
Explore resources and approaches to teaching coding with Sphero Description Programming with Sphero is a fun way of getting children to understand the practicalities of the computing curriculum. Sphero is a flexible tool that can be used across different levels of learning using the Sphero Edu app, through to programming real-world practical versions of classic arcade games using Swift Playgrounds. This session will explore the resources and approaches to teaching coding with Sphero in the classroom.Presenter – David Maguire – APLS
David has almost 20 years experience in education. An experienced teacher and Primary Headteacher he has taught from EYFS to KS3. Technology has played a central role in David’s teaching and leadership for the last decade and he now works with teachers and students to unleash the power and creativity of technology in the classroom. He is particularly interested in exploring the role of technology in delivering high quality curriculum and learning experiences that are memorable and help learners to achieve their best. Though his subject specialisms lie in music and primary maths David’s focus is on embedding technology across every subject to raise standards for every student.
16:30 – Handwriting with iPad
iPad Blends Handwriting with the Digital World Description Using the Apple Pencil, the iPad is becoming a great tool to develop handwriting skills in the classroom. Here we will explore some of the ways in which the Apple Pencil can be used to evidence learning in apps such as Pages and Keynote, as well as diving into the new Apple App, Freeform, which is a powerful collaborative tool for the classroom. Suitable for teachers and pupils of all Key Stages.Presenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
17:00 – Coding with LEGO in Primary
Bring coding to life with iPad and LEGO Description Bringing coding to life with hardware is an exciting option in the classroom. iPad and LEGO make this a reality with some great learning experiences. This session will explore the new LEGO SPIKE Essential resource and will include building physical models coding them with iPad using ‘icon blocks’ and ‘word blocks’. You will see the progression of coding and computational thinking as children progress from KS1 to KS2. We can develop the knowledge of the learners to include elements of Design Technology, and then re-code the models to meet the needs of the challenge. Suitable for teachers and pupils of all Primary Key Stages.Presenter – David Maguire – APLS
David has almost 20 years experience in education. An experienced teacher and Primary Headteacher he has taught from EYFS to KS3. Technology has played a central role in David’s teaching and leadership for the last decade and he now works with teachers and students to unleash the power and creativity of technology in the classroom. He is particularly interested in exploring the role of technology in delivering high quality curriculum and learning experiences that are memorable and help learners to achieve their best. Though his subject specialisms lie in music and primary maths David’s focus is on embedding technology across every subject to raise standards for every student.
10:30 – AR in the classroom
11:00 – Make Incredible Music with Mac
12:00 – Podcasting on iPad
12:30 – Beyond MDM
13:00 – Music with iPad
13:30 – Handwriting with iPad
14:00 – Sphero Coding Challenge
14:30 – Make Incredible Music with Mac
15:00 – Get physical with Swift Playgrounds
15:30 – Supporting all learners
10:30 – AR in the classroom
Augmented Reality: Make connections and spark curiosity Description Join us to experience how augmented reality tools are becoming even more engaging in the classroom. This session will explore some of the resources available, but also look at classroom projects for children to create their own AR outcomes. Then afterwards experience the AR apps on stand with one of the team. Suitable for teachers and pupils of all Key Stages. Apps used: AR Makr and Reality Composer.Presenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
11:00 – Make Incredible Music with Mac
Inspire students to make music like a pro Description This session will explore the Mac platform for music composition and editing using industry leading hardware and software that are perfect for schools. We will start with a blank project and produce a piece of music within the session using GarageBand, including a dive into the software instruments, recording and editing tools, as well as mixing. Suitable for key stage 3/4 teachers looking to use GarageBand and explore the latest ways of capturing, recording and mixing music. Apps used: GarageBand, Apple BooksPresenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
Presenter – Elliot Broadbent-Jones – Albion
Elliot is an Apple Education Curriculum Specialist with Albion Computers; amassing over a decade of experience working with education technology; a keen musician with prior industry experience, and a great proponent of Apple’s creative tools and their scope for fostering unparalleled creativity in the classroom. Elliot has had the great pleasure of working closely with schools across all education sectors.
12:00 – Podcasting on iPad
Give your students a voice. Get top tips and explore the built in recording features of iPad. Description This session will investigate the use of GarageBand to support literacy in the classroom, and look at how we focus on scripting content using Pages, and turn this in to a Podcast or a radio show using the built in recording and multi-track features. We will also explore the effects to bring the stories to life, and adding sound effects to finish the project. Suitable for teachers and pupils of all Key Stages. Apps used: GarageBand, PagesPresenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
12:30 – Beyond MDM
Protect against cyberthreats without breaking the bank Description In this session we’ll be looking beyond just the typical focus on Mobile Device Management (MDM). Taking a more holistic approach we’ll explore what education organisations should be thinking about with regards to Cyber Security and the ongoing management of it. We’ll also get input from the experts at Avast about the importance of endpoint protection. This session is suitable for technically minded teachers, SLT and IT professionals of any educational institution that has or is thinking about deploying devices at scale.Presenter – Keith Beeby – Albion Keith is Albion’s Technical Director and has decades of experience in supporting iPad and Mac based solutions in schools and colleges across the UK. Presenter – Lance Nesbitt – Avast Lance is the UK Territory Manager for Avast Business. Avast Protecting digital freedom for everyone.
13:00 – Making Music with iPad
Build big beats and create music like a DJ Description iPad is a fantastic tool for introducing children to making music, and this session will explore composition and DJ skills using GarageBand on iPad. We will work with the live loops to develop an understanding of musical structure, creating a piece of music, and the skills required to perform the piece of music live using the DJ tools. Suitable for key stage 1-3 teachers looking to introduce GarageBand, explore composition and improve their DJ skills.Presenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
13:30 – Handwriting with iPad
iPad Blends Handwriting with the Digital World Description Using the Apple Pencil, the iPad is becoming a great tool to develop handwriting skills in the classroom. Here we will explore some of the ways in which the Apple Pencil can be used to evidence learning in apps such as Pages and Keynote, as well as diving into the new Apple App, Freeform, which is a powerful collaborative tool for the classroom. Suitable for teachers and pupils of all Key Stages.Presenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
14:00 – Sphero Coding Challenge
Explore resources and approaches to teaching coding with Sphero Description Programming with Sphero is a fun way of getting children to understand the practicalities of the computing curriculum. Sphero is a flexible tool that can be used across different levels of learning using the Sphero Edu app, through to programming real-world practical versions of classic arcade games using Swift Playgrounds. This session will explore the resources and approaches to teaching coding with Sphero in the classroom.Presenter – David Maguire – APLS
David has almost 20 years experience in education. An experienced teacher and Primary Headteacher he has taught from EYFS to KS3. Technology has played a central role in David’s teaching and leadership for the last decade and he now works with teachers and students to unleash the power and creativity of technology in the classroom. He is particularly interested in exploring the role of technology in delivering high quality curriculum and learning experiences that are memorable and help learners to achieve their best. Though his subject specialisms lie in music and primary maths David’s focus is on embedding technology across every subject to raise standards for every student.
14:30 – Make Incredible Music with Mac
Inspire students to make music like a pro Description This session will explore the Mac platform for music composition and editing using industry leading hardware and software that are perfect for schools. We will start with a blank project and produce a piece of music within the session using GarageBand, including a dive into the software instruments, recording and editing tools, as well as mixing. Suitable for key stage 3/4 teachers looking to use GarageBand and explore the latest ways of capturing, recording and mixing music. Apps used: GarageBand, Apple BooksPresenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
Presenter – Elliot Broadbent-Jones – Albion
Elliot is an Apple Education Curriculum Specialist with Albion Computers; amassing over a decade of experience working with education technology; a keen musician with prior industry experience, and a great proponent of Apple’s creative tools and their scope for fostering unparalleled creativity in the classroom. Elliot has had the great pleasure of working closely with schools across all education sectors.
15:00 – Get physical with Swift Playgrounds
Bring coding to life with Swift Playgrounds and LEGO EV3 Description Swift Playgrounds is a great tool to get learners engaged in text-based coding using iPad. In this session, we go beyond the screen and introduce physical computing with LEGO EV3 MINDSTORMS. See how straightforward it is to control a simple robot and bring LEGO creations to life, all whilst learning to code in Swift Playgrounds. Suitable for teachers and pupils of all Key Stages.Presenter – David Maguire – APLS
David has almost 20 years experience in education. An experienced teacher and Primary Headteacher he has taught from EYFS to KS3. Technology has played a central role in David’s teaching and leadership for the last decade and he now works with teachers and students to unleash the power and creativity of technology in the classroom. He is particularly interested in exploring the role of technology in delivering high quality curriculum and learning experiences that are memorable and help learners to achieve their best. Though his subject specialisms lie in music and primary maths David’s focus is on embedding technology across every subject to raise standards for every student.
15:30 – Supporting all learners
Empowering students of all abilities Description In this session will will look at how iPad can support all learners by exploring built-in accessibility features. We will explore the key tools that can be used to support the needs of many learners in school, through to some specific SEN support features, along with real world examples of how, and when we might use these features. Suitable for teachers and pupils of all Key Stages.Presenter – David Kirtlan – APLS
A teacher with over 20 years classroom teaching, leadership and management experience. His classroom has changed in the last few years, and his students are now teachers and other educationalists, but teaching and learning is at the core of everything he does. David is one of the UK’s most popular education consultants, and one of the UK’s foremost music education specialists, but his focus remains on cross curricular teaching and learning.
Presenter – David Maguire – APLS
David has almost 20 years experience in education. An experienced teacher and Primary Headteacher he has taught from EYFS to KS3. Technology has played a central role in David’s teaching and leadership for the last decade and he now works with teachers and students to unleash the power and creativity of technology in the classroom. He is particularly interested in exploring the role of technology in delivering high quality curriculum and learning experiences that are memorable and help learners to achieve their best. Though his subject specialisms lie in music and primary maths David’s focus is on embedding technology across every subject to raise standards for every student.
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