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Children using laptops, by Terry Freedman

Children using laptops, by Terry Freedman

Is anyone NOT using computers in their lessons now?

January 8, 2021

Back in those heady pre-pandemic days many of us were forever trying to cajole our colleagues to use computers in their lessons. Well, I suppose the positive aspect of Covid is that the virus has done quite a large part of our job for us.

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In From the Archives, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags computers, lessons

Is It Always Better To Use A Computer Than Pen And Paper?

December 24, 2020

It seems to me that whether the use of a computer is "appropriate" from an efficiency point of view depends on a range of factors.

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In Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags computers, computer lab, appropriate use, notebook, pen and paper

Related Articles?

October 6, 2010
Here’s a great example of the danger of using code to suggest related articles without having someone check the results. In an article in the UK’s Daily Telegraph entitled “Education secretary Michael Gove admits he was beaten at school”, there is a panel headed “Related Articles”. This is what it lists:
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In News & views, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags computers, cross-curricular ICT, proofreading, technology
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