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If you’re looking for a course in computing or a related area, and you live in England, look no further! This ebook contains over 200 entries all in one place.

Computing and related qualifications: new e-directory

July 8, 2019

If you’re looking for a course in computing or a related area, and you live in England, look no further! This ebook contains over 200 entries all in one place.

Education technology qualifications update

August 31, 2018

Computing and related qualifications: I’ve updated my spreadsheet of qualification at Key Stage 4 and 16-18. Please read on for details.

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New ed tech qualifications list

June 20, 2018

I’ve updated my list of ed tech-related qualifications. Please read on for details of how to get it.

Kay's survey of over 300 teachers has yielded some interesting results.

ICT and Computing

April 26, 2016

The DfE has summarily dismissed the ICT GCSE qualification. Kay Sawbridge carried out a survey to find out the possible consequences of this.

Here's an important call to action: fill in the survey!

The future of ICT: a survey

March 13, 2016

Please take a few minutes to make your contribution to the discussion on the future of ICT by filling in this incredibly short survey by Kay Sawbridge.

Recent book reviews

Review: The Illusionist Brain: The Neuroscience of Magic

I was surprised to read some of the clearest explanations of neuroscience I've yet come across.

Review: Nature's Memory

One would think that the stories told by the exhibits in natural history museums are reasonably objective and factual, but apparently not.

On this day in 2010: Review of the Dell Latitude 2110

“Oooh!” “Ah!” “Oh my!”. Such were the collective gasps emanating from the Freedman household when I unpacked the Dell Latitude 2110 Netbook I’d been sent to review. Slim, striking and silent (but enough about me), the Latitude certainly makes the grade as far as aesthetics are concerned. But how does it actually perform?

Quick looks: Listen in: How radio changed the home

Back in the 1930s, radio was the cutting edge technology in the home.

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.