This is another post just to say that the videos section now has a new tutorial specifically on creating resources in the plan section. This one is an example of a lesson resource, which can take about 30 minutes, containing a video and some questions. This can be used in a flipped learning scenario, where the teacher can set it as homework in preparation for the next lesson, where the contents in the topic can be addressed in more detail. Or it can be used as a simple classroom resource on it's own...

The Wurkbuk logo has now evolved and has way more meaning. It started out being a simple book icon, which represented a student's school workbook. This was originally taken from Font Awesome, which is a collection of icon fonts created by Dave Gandy. With the addition (or subtraction) of two simple lines, it has become filled with considerably more meaning, signifying what Wurkbuk is and stands for.  In this post I'll explain exactly what that is...

Edtech experiences for teachers and students are so varied around the world. For example, in UAE government schools, there are online digital systems that every teacher and student has access to, with teams of curriculum specialists to provide resources and advise teachers on how to use them. On the other hand, schools in the UK are pretty much left on their own to decide and choose which technology to use, and teachers are left to create resources with little help. There are pros and cons to every approach, but for those that need support, it's the luck of the draw. It doesn't have to be. There should be some kind of place that struggling teachers can go to find the best resources to use, and get the best advice on how to use it. I want to do something about it...

We've already discussed why Wurkbuk came into existance in our blog post imaginatively entitled "Why Wurkbuk?". One of our reasons was that most other VLEs, LMSs or TMWs (Teaching Management Websites as I like to call them) are just glorified file repositories. Here's why this can cause a few issues and how Wurkbuk gets around this...