John is a writer and software developer. he also provides teacher training events and keynote speeches. He began WordRoutes, a multimedia development company with a focus on building delightful educational resources, in January 1991. He has been an English teacher, head of year, an adviser for teaching and learning styles and regional adviser with the DfES Flexible Learning Project for three years. As a freelance journalist he writes for the TES, the Guardian, The Times and The Observer, with a regular feature in the Education Guardian. John works widely with schools in the UK and Africa and is committed to levelling the playing field regarding access to new tools for learning (www newtools.org).

This is a book for every staffroom... it is wholeheartedly reaffirming; learning can be this good; technology can be this challenging!

• Foreword; Author's Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Finding our digital longitude; Chapter 2: New learning opportunities; Chapter 3: Tools & activities to make a difference; Chapter 4: Sharing the learning recipe in school and beyond; Chapter 5: Building new learning environments; Chapter 6: Staff& school development; References; Index.

John is a writer and software developer. he also provides teacher training events and keynote speeches. He began WordRoutes, a multimedia development company with a focus on building delightful educational resources, in January 1991. He has been an English teacher, head of year, an adviser for teaching and learning styles and regional adviser with the DfES Flexible Learning Project for three years. As a freelance journalist he writes for the TES, the Guardian, The Times and The Observer, with a regular feature in the Education Guardian. John works widely with schools in the UK and Africa and is committed to levelling the playing field regarding access to new tools for learning (www newtools.org).

This is a book for every staffroom... it is wholeheartedly reaffirming; learning can be this good; technology can be this challenging!

• Foreword; Author's Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Finding our digital longitude; Chapter 2: New learning opportunities; Chapter 3: Tools & activities to make a difference; Chapter 4: Sharing the learning recipe in school and beyond; Chapter 5: Building new learning environments; Chapter 6: Staff& school development; References; Index.

John is a writer and software developer. he also provides teacher training events and keynote speeches. He began WordRoutes, a multimedia development company with a focus on building delightful educational resources, in January 1991. He has been an English teacher, head of year, an adviser for teaching and learning styles and regional adviser with the DfES Flexible Learning Project for three years. As a freelance journalist he writes for the TES, the Guardian, The Times and The Observer, with a regular feature in the Education Guardian. John works widely with schools in the UK and Africa and is committed to levelling the playing field regarding access to new tools for learning (www newtools.org).

This is a book for every staffroom... it is wholeheartedly reaffirming; learning can be this good; technology can be this challenging!

• Foreword; Author's Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Finding our digital longitude; Chapter 2: New learning opportunities; Chapter 3: Tools & activities to make a difference; Chapter 4: Sharing the learning recipe in school and beyond; Chapter 5: Building new learning environments; Chapter 6: Staff& school development; References; Index.