Sep 21, 2026 | news, Whiteboard Blog
A jumping game is one of the most satisfying things a class can build in Scratch. A cat runs along the ground, trees come in from the right, and the player presses the space bar to jump over them. Finished, it looks simple. Getting there means working with...
Sep 20, 2026 | news, Whiteboard Blog
Scratch sits at the centre of most primary computing schemes, and the blocks themselves are not difficult. The harder part is the distance between reading the unit plan and feeling ready to teach it on Tuesday morning. What usually closes that gap is a worked example...
Jul 6, 2026 | news, Whiteboard Blog
If you’ve run a CPD session over Zoom and tried to collect ideas from everyone on the call, you’ll know the built-in whiteboard tools are often limited, or missing altogether unless your school pays for the right Zoom plan. This gets harder still when staff are split...
Jun 18, 2026 | news, Whiteboard Blog
Most presentations work in a straight line. Slide one, slide two, slide three, all the way to the end. That works fine for a lot of lessons, but it’s not the only way to do it, and for certain activities it’s actually quite limiting. With a bit of setup, you can add...
Jun 8, 2026 | news, Whiteboard Blog
If you have ever wanted to make a video for your class but found video editing software too complicated or too time-consuming, Google Vids is worth a look. It sits directly inside Google Workspace for Education, which means if your school already uses Google, you...
Jun 8, 2026 | news, Whiteboard Blog
Most teachers have at some point recorded a quick video to explain something, a set of instructions for a supply teacher, a tutorial for pupils to watch back, a short explanation of homework. And most teachers know how quickly it turns into a bigger job than expected....
