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Coming up in Digital Education: introducing the new Snoremaster Awards

May 1, 2019

Here’s what’s coming up in the almost-ready April/May issue of my newsletter, Digital Education:

In addition to some personal news, there is also the following:

A good deal on an IT suite from ICT Direct.
Events listing: a selection of ed tech-related conferences coming up between now and July.
News: Online harms. The UK government's proposals, and what's wrong with them.
News: A bot comes to Bolton. Artificial Intelligence is being used to help students and lighten some of the admin load.
The new Department for Education education technology strategy: a textual analysis.
Book review: Excel 2019 Bible.
Book review: Access 2019 Bible.
Book review: How to think like a coder.

Plus: my new SnoreMaster Awards.

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Recent book reviews

Backlist: The Written World

Writing was invented ‘only’ a few thousand years ago. It’s a fascinating story.

Backlist: What I'm reading: Bounce

What does it take to become an expert? And what can the Computing teacher do about it?

Backlist: The Fourth Education Revolution

The title of this book invites curiosity: what were the other three ‘revolutions?

A book review for your English department colleagues perhaps

Some of these stories are so richly told, it can almost seem as though you’re right there with him.

Review: Pen Names

OK, so this has nothing to do with education technology, but we all read (I hope!). A very interesting examination of the pen names some authors have adopted, and why.

Review: The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of History

There's a really interesting section in this book about how ceramic storage of data and information is probably the most likely medium to stand the test of time.

A book review for your biology colleagues perhaps

The subject under discussion here is how human physiology has developed in different ways, in response to different conditions around the world.

Review: Social Media for Academics

This book is very readable, and if I sound surprised that is because it’s not always true of academics!

Quick looks: VIBE Coding by Example

For the time being, this book is free in Kindle format.

Review: The Game Changers: How Playing Games Changed the World and Can Change You Too

Despite the relative paucity of immediately obvious National Curriculum links, teachers will find several of sections of this book to be highly engaging.