Listening, by Terry Freedman
Did you know that you can listen to some of the articles on this website? No? Well you do now! Listed below are the articles with a Listen button and an embedded player. If you use the latter you will be able to play the audio at a faster speed, and save it as an MP3 file if you wish.
Enjoy!
I’ve deleted some redundant code and changed a dead link. The rest still stands, and I still abide by it. Mty motto: don’t smile before half-term.
There are at least ten good reasons to use cartoons or comics in your lessons. This article explains what they are, with links to research and useful resources.
Here’s a different and more engaging way of testing pupils’ knowledge, skills and understanding. This is an updated version of an article I wrote in 2020. This version includes some ChatGPT-generated additions.
This issue of my Computers in Classrooms newsletter, dates from 2001. I am reproducing these newsletters partly in order to make sure that some of the history of using education technology is preserved, and partly because some of it is still relevant. That applies especially to the Tips section.
Many moons ago I started my own podcast. It was called Terry Freedman’s Education Technology podcast, and it consisted of useful hints and tips for teachers of Computing and related subjects. I have to say that I found it hard going.
I was surprised, at first, to discover that dictating articles is very easy. When I thought about it though, I realised that it should not have been surprising at all.
Yesterday I published a blog post entitled Books of 2020, a list of the books I’ve (mostly) read in 2020. Well, it’s a bit of a long read at around 4,000 words, so I’ve created an audio version of it as well.
As an experiment, I thought I’d create an audio version of the most recent issue of my newsletter, Digital Education.
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In my past roles as ICT Co-ordinator or e-learning co-ordinator, I have formed and chaired an ICT or e-learning committee. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having such a body?