In today's show we were given the opportunity to trial one of the online courses offered by Fire Tech. Our interviewee chose to review Ultimate Factory Builder in Minecraft ..read more

In another of our teacher reviews we hear from US-based teacher Therese about the edtech tools she uses in her classroom.  Apps mentioned include GoNoodle, enVisionmath and ElevateScience by Pearson, Prodigy, iXL, 99math and Blooket ..read more

In today's episode we review an app by Maths Circle, the creators of TT Rockstars. It's called NumBots and is available for schools, families and tutors and is aimed at those aged between five and seven. So if you're looking for an app that helps your child learn subtraction and addition with cute robot characters, it comes highly endorsed by our reviewer.  ..read more

We're back with another teacher review to help you find out which tech and tools are used in the classroom and the resources they recommend for home use. I'm joined in this episode by Halcyon, a primary school teacher currently on maternity leave and the founder of Peggy Orange, which provides educational activity boxes for those aged 3-5.  Apps and tech mentioned in the episode include: Tiggly Lego Duplo World Teach your Monster To Read Phonics Play Phonics Hero Purple Mash by 2Simple Bee-Bot and Blue-bot by Terrapin ..read more

In today's episode Maya and her son Aion review reading app Sora created by OverDrive Education. It's available globally and is used by more than 48,000 schools and district partners worldwide. To find out more about Sora, visit the link https://company.overdrive.com/k-12-schools/discover-sora ..read more

In today's episode we decided to get some feedback from a teacher on their favourite technology apps and tools that they use in the classroom and to support parents and their children at home. My guest was primary school teacher Alex Baptie. We chatted about the benefits of interactive whiteboards and visualisers in the classroom and why they work so well. We also talked about a host of other apps including PurpleMash by 2Simple, TT Rockstars, Tapestry, ScratchJr and MarvellousMe.  Make sure you listen to the episode to find out which edtech tool Alex would pick if he was only allowed to ..read more

When searching for educational apps to review on the show, there's always plenty of maths or coding related products but games aimed at improving English, can be trickier to find. So it was great when a fellow PR reached out to me with a suggestion of a website where you could play mini-games aimed at improving English and the best thing about it is that it's free!  https://games.vocabularyninja.co.uk ..read more

Kids Review Edtech is back with another episode. In today's episode we're reviewing maths app Prodigy. The free version is perfect for introducing kids to the game and getting them to learn maths while playing. For more features, there's a paid for membership. The game was reviewed by 5 year old Ryan and 9 year old Kieran ..read more

Today's show is looking at a kit aimed at introducing kids to simple coding and electronics.  Our reviewer Kieran, aged 9, was slightly under the age that the kit is aimed at but had no problems by following the website guide. The Arduino Student Kit is aimed at 11 year olds and requires no previous coding or electronics experience. It gives students fun, engaging, and creative electronics and programming projects to do at home - teaching and guiding them in learning coding and electronics. To find out more about the Student Kit visit:  https://promo.arduino.cc/student-kit ..read more

Today five year old Ryan reviews Poio by Kahoot! This phonics and reading game has helped more than 100,000 children learn how to read. It's very similar in style to Teach Your Monster to Read, so if your child is a fan of that game, they'll love this. https://poio.com/ It's available on both Android and Apple ..read more