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This has been superseded by an updated and enlarged version.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!

More articles on using and teaching education technology

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Blogging with AI

In preparation for a course on blogging that I ran a few years ago, I wanted to see how far I could get using AI tools to help me with my intended audience, outlining a post and drafting a whole article.

6 routines for Computing lessons Revisted
6 routines for Computing lessons Revisted

Routines are good, because pupils know what to expect. They are able to predict what is going to happen, and when. Some pupils, whose home lives are chaotic and unpredictable, may even feel safe because of routines.  Here are some routines that I think are useful for Computing lessons.

A rubric for assessment? What a joke! Revisted
A rubric for assessment? What a joke! Revisted

A lighthearted look at rubrics as a form of assessment.

AI guides, and student involvement
AI guides, and student involvement

I keep seeing blog articles and guides about using AI in education, and they mostly seem to be a form of painting by numbers.

The value of constraints: a note about the Oulipo and computing
The value of constraints: a note about the Oulipo and computing

The early Oulipians in particular were interested in how mathematics and literature could be combined. Calvino, for example, wrote about using cybernetics in literature.

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.