I'm really struggling with the latest booklet fad. I used booklets for years in the late 90s and early 00s in an attempt to reduce time spent photocopying and endless lost worksheets. It was a needs must solution as there were many limitations - lessons were difficult to adapt...

if things didn't go exactly to plan - in teaching they rarely do! Controlled spaces for responses often led to formulaic answers. New content or pedagogical approaches required a whole booklet update and could only be completed annually.

Their opportunity cost was huge, both the time needed to create the booklets and the cost of photocopying them. Then came along the now often derided powerpoint and projector. PPTs ensure the same consistency of delivery as booklets, while annimations aid the chucking of

explanations. Updates are quick and free and can be done in real time as issues arise or topic content evolves. With today's new features, text can be inserted and then read, 3D live GIS (important to me as a geographer) can be embedded, as can video and audio.

Of course there are many examples of poor PPTs with redundant imagery and distracting animations. Cut and paste jobs from TES and the like which confuse content and go off focus. However, I suspect these issues would be repeated if the makers produced a booklet instead.

Of course, some of the booklets shared on twitter are immense ( @adamboxer1 and @ThatBenRanson) being two great examples. But that is because these practitioners have a clear understanding of both curriculum and pedagogy. I suspect their powerpoints would be great too.

So before you sideline your existing resources to create booklets - ask yourself why? Make sure your time couldn't be better spent modifying your current resources or producing a some carefully selected worksheets to support key content. #booklets #edutwitter

Thanks to everyone who's contributed to this thread over the past day. It feels like it's been a really productive conversation.