Free illustrations for your blog or website

This has been superseded by an updated and enlarged version. See https://www.ictineducation.org/home-page/free-illustrations-for-your-blog-or-website-updated for details.

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I recently taught a course for adults on blogging. As I expected, some people still believe that if an image is discovered on Google Images then it is free to use. The advice is, as always: check the licence!

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6 Outlandish things to do in your Computing lesson
6 Outlandish things to do in your Computing lesson

Why not try something different in your Computing lessons? Here's a short list of suggestions.

On this day: Set trivial assignments for students of Computing stuck at home
On this day: Set trivial assignments for students of Computing stuck at home

Why set students real-world, life-changing, humanity-saving problems when trivial challenges are likely to prove equally, if not more, useful?

Free ebooks on teaching online
Free ebooks on teaching online

These pdfs, on converting a course to an online course, and tips for teaching online, were written a few years ago but still contain actionable suggestions.

Archival
Archival

I’ve created a special area of the Digital Educatioon Supplement, which is an online supplement to my newsletter, Digital Education.

Two more for the archive
Two more for the archive

I’ve just published a couple of documents in the Digital Education Supplement. This is a collection of free resources for subscribers to my newsletter, Digital Education, which is also free.

Should the Computing curriculum be ditched?
Should the Computing curriculum be ditched?

This is a serious question. What is the point of teaching kids computer programming, when AI can do all the hard work?

Safer internet day 2025
Safer internet day 2025

These resources cover various aspects of online safety, including protecting oneself from scams, understanding personal information sharing, and recognizing signs of online threats.

The human touch
The human touch

I’ve been experimenting a lot with using AI, especially for summarising long documents. But the summaries lacked the human touch.

Using AI to mark students' work: postscript
Using AI to mark students' work: postscript

I didn’t think AI's answer was good enough. I didn’t ask how ethical the proposals were. I asked it to mark an Economics essay.

Suggestions for using AI in education
Suggestions for using AI in education

I’ve been experimenting a lot with using AI. Not for creative writing I should add: I think AI has a long way to go before it will tempt me to eschew the likes of David Foster Wallace, Nabakov or Orwell. But for helping one think and, I’m sure, for admin, I think it’s a game-changer.