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HoL Committee Room, by Terry Freedman

Sadly not my typical committee meeting room! This was taken in a House of Lords Committee Room, by Terry Freedman

The pros and cons of having an e-learning committee in a school

August 14, 2025

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?

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In From the Archives, M-learning, Audio, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags ICT Co-ordinator, committee, e-learning co-ordinator, Covid19, Covid-19, AUDIO

Reasons to have a double opt-in system for newsletters

October 2, 2020

Ever since I started my newsletter — which is now in its 20th year — I have used a double opt-in system. What does that mean, and why do I do it?

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In News & views, Audio Tags double opt-in, email management, AUDIO

Book review: 100 Top Tips - Microsoft Excel, by Sean McManus

September 3, 2020

Could this book of 100 top tips for using Excel benefit heads of department or subject leaders?

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In Bookshelf, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Reviews, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Audio Tags Excel, McManus, review, spreadsheets, AUDIO

Making money for ed tech -- from manual labour

August 24, 2020

How I made money for ed tech in my school: was it worth it?

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In Big ideas, From the Archives, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Audio Tags manual, earning, selling, commerce, Write On, AUDIO

Reasons to have an e-learning committee in a school

August 13, 2020

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 benefits of having such a body, and does Covid-19 change anything?

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In From the Archives, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, M-learning, Audio Tags ICT Co-ordinator, committee, e-learning co-ordinator, Covid19, Covid-19, AUDIO

How to generate random text even if you don't use Word

July 9, 2020

Need to create an example document quickly? You don’t have to type it out.

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In Tips for teachers, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Audio Tags random text, lorem, AUDIO
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