Articles on Ed Tech: Retrospective #5

Here are some articles you may have missed in the last week or so.

To put it Bluntly: Ofsted jargon

Resident curmudgeon Derek Blunt launches a diatribe against the ever-changing language and definitions used in Ofsted inspections.

What I've been reading: Academic writing and grammar for students

A good reference, for older students.

11 attributes of the ideal ICT and Computing inspector

If your work and lessons are inspected, what sort of person would you like the inspector to be? Here's my list of "qualifications".

Review of the Thule laptop bag

I bought this laptop case from Amazon, and here's what I think of it.

Big data infographic

I know that big data can be useful, but I do worry about the garbage in, garbage out aspect. Here's my encapsulation of my fears in that regard.

Computer tools for editors

How to get hold of 500+ Word macros for editing, proofreading and other essential but time-consuming tasks. Oh, and did I mention that these are free?

More ideas and resources may be found in the Digital Education newsletter.