With reports on Bett 2016 from 12 people, plus a humorous but incisive article on Nicky Morgan's speech at Bett (by Crispin Weston), and articles on assessment, Stephen Potter, parental engagement, a competition and book reviews, the forthcoming edition of Digital Education promises to be a fine read! Sign up now (it's free).
Read More12 things to do now that Bett 2016 is over
Now that Bett 2016 is over, it's time to get down to work and capitalise on the experience! Here are 12 ways you can do so.
Read MoreICT and Computing Qualifications Update
What's the latest position regarding which qualifications are available in ICT and Computing? This free document contains the information you need.
Read MoreMy best and worst IT lessons: why?
Why did I start the series called "My best and worst IT lessons"? Shelly Terrell interviewed me and asked:
What inspired you to share your best and worse lessons?
How can reflecting on our best and worse lessons enhance our teaching?
Read MoreNew publications from ICT & Computing in Education
Two new free publications are now available for subscribers to Digital Education.
Read MoreMy best and worst IT lessons #7: What's the interest rate?
Whether or not you can easily look up the answers to questions is far less important than asking the right questions in the first place.
Read MoreReview of Thinking Allowed on Schooling
Thinking Allowed is a godsend to all those people in education who think that many of the policies and ways of doing things don't really work, but are not really in a position to say so.
Read MoreMy best and worst IT lessons #6: Adorable spreadsheets
Why a lesson on spreadsheets became the highlight of the kids' day, and a nightmare to haunt me forever.
Read MoreMy best and worst IT lessons #5: Modelling
How objective are computers really? It's importtant to try to work out what is actually going on when it comes to modelling or running simulations.
Read MoreWho's trackin' ya, baby?
What happens when you visit a website? Information about those pesky cookies.
Read MoreMy best and worst IT lessons #4: Murder Mystery
Flat file databases don't have to be boring: they can be an opporttunity for pupils to test their detective skills!
Read More5 reasons there is a shortage of Computing at School Master Teachers, and what we can do about it
Over three years since the new Computing curriculum in England was mooted, and more than a year since it came into being, there are still not enough teachers who feel competent and confident to teach it. This is not least in part due an insistence on an elitist approach to training them. In this article I suggest a few possibly more fruitful approaches.
Read MoreNews about the Digital Education newsletter
What you may have missed in the pre-Christmas Digital Education newsletter, and what's coming up in the next one.
Read MoreMy best and worst IT lessons #3: Internet training
"An incomprehensible error message scared the living daylights out of the teachers on the training course, all of whom thought it was their fault."
What I learnt about running a succesful course for teachers.
Read MoreBooks for teachers of Computing and ICT
News about the ever-expanding Books Recommendations page on the ICT & Computing in Education website. This complements the book reviews that I publish fairly regluarly.
Read MoreMy best and worst IT lessons #2: The history lesson
What were the elements that made a history lesson (in a computer lab) about JFK so good?
Read MoreMy best and worst IT lessons #1: VBA conundrum
In this new series I look at some of my best and worst lessons in ICT and Computing, and analyse what caused them to work -- or not.
Read MoreWin a copy of The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage
Enter for a really easy competition to win one of three copies of The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage. Entries close on 10th January 2016.
Read MoreReview of Grammarly -- and a competition
Read about a proofreading tool that works on the web -- and maybe win a free subscription.
Read MoreReview of Ada's Algorithm: How Lord Byron's Daughter Ada Lovelace Launched the Digital Age
Ada's Algorithm goes into minute detail about Ada Lovelace's life, and her influence on the development of Computer Science.
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