If you’re in a school in the UK and looking for a way to raise some money, you may find this article interesting.
Read MoreWhat's in the November 2018 issue of Digital Education?
Here at Freedman Works we’ve been throwing in ideas, reports, books, magazines, blog articles and pictures into the writing machine I invented some time in 2017, and out has popped the latest issue of Digital Education. Read on for a taster of what’s in it.
Read MoreMicrosoft laptops and software evaluation
Over the summer of 2018 I evaluated and compared for laptops sold by Microsoft, and tested the software that was installed on them. Here are my findings.
Read MoreThe BESA/PA Conference 2018
Details of this year’s annual conference of the British Educational Suppliers Association and the Publishers Association.
Read MoreHow I became more efficient at marking and got my life back
Here is a short exposition of the changes I made in order to reduce the amount of marking I had to take home with me.
Read MoreComing soon in the Digital Education ezine
There are four books to be won in the next issue of Digital Education. There are also a few pretty useful articles and bits of information. Read on to find out more.
Read MoreLost in translation
Sometimes, a message given in a talk or training session is misinterpreted. What lessons can we learn from this?
Read MoreE-safety update
This article contains details of 8 reports and 4 sets of resources concerning e-safety.
Read MoreMicrosoft's Future Decoded
The most fascinating thing for me about the Future Decoded conference was the present!
Read MoreForthcoming Education Technology-Related Events in London
Details of three useful-looking events related to education technology, coming up in London.
Read MoreWhat I've been reading: Research Question
A short book packed with useful advice.
Read MoreEncouraging other teachers to use education technology
Gretchen Rubin talks about four kinds of self-motivation. Might this provide a way of thinking about how to encourage colleagues to use education technology in their lessons?
Read MoreThe trouble with government education technology initiatives
A possibly cynical take on government-funded initiatives for education technology in schools.
Read MoreWhen it comes to ed tech, trust is better than control
Checklists are often really good — but sometimes they are worse than useless. In my experience, one of those times is when it comes to ensuring that colleagues teach information technology in their own subject lessons.
Read MoreWhat I've been reading: The Teacher's Guide to Tech 2018
Read this article for a review of this book — and a nice surprise!
Read More14 ways to keep on being a learner
Learning is necessary, useful and pleasurable! Here are 14 suggestions for continuing to learn, ranging from some pretty easy almost costless ways to a major commitment. Hopefully there’s something for everyone in this article.
Read MoreBlast from the past: the homework excuse management system
You can use a spreadsheet to solve even relatively trivial problems — but why should you do so?
Read MoreBombarding colleagues with research results regarding ed tech doesn't work
Gathering research findings into how beneficial education technology could be, er, beneficial. But there are caveats.
Read MoreThis is what all ed tech co-ordinators should do if possible
In this new series, I look at 7 mistakes I made as an ICT-Co-ordinator. This first article is more of an omission, with the benefit of 20:20 hindsight!
Read MoreRead all about it: what does the research REALLY say?
Even if a piece of education research is flawless (which itself is relatively unlikely), experience suggests that it's unlikely to be reported completely accurately, despite journalists' best efforts. Why does this happen?
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