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How I reduced my marking time from 4 hours a week to 15 minutes

April 1, 2025

Reading each student’s work each week, at a rate of ten minutes each, took nearly two and a half hours. Thinking of suitable comments, adding them in to the appropriate place in Google Classroom, and updating my spreadsheet markbook took another hour and a half.

Something had to be done.

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In AI, Alternatives, On the lighter side Tags marking, assessment, automation, spreadsheet

Using spreadsheets or Python to process words

October 4, 2023

A couple of people and I started to discuss how we might use technology to process a block of text.

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In Research, Computing, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags spreadsheet, spreadsheets, Python, synchysis

Blast from the past: the homework excuse management system revisited -- now with comments!

May 3, 2023

I have republished this post, or a version of it, on my Substack newsletter. The comments are interesting!You can use a spreadsheet to solve even relatively trivial problems — but why should you do so?

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In Blast from the past, On the lighter side Tags spreadsheet, HEMS, homework

Section of an artcile records spreadsheet, by Terry Freedman

Using ChatGPT as a search engine

December 20, 2022

Although I haven’t been overly impressed with ChatGPT as a creative force, I have to say that I am impressed with it as an alternative to Google.

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In Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags ChatGPT, spreadsheet, AI, artificial intelligence

On this day: a spreadsheet grade predictor

December 7, 2021

On December 7th, 2015, I wrote an article explaining how you could set up a spreadsheet in Excel to help you predict and analyse students’ grades.

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In On this day, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags spreadsheet, grade predictor

The Homework Excuse Management System, by Terry Freedman

Blast from the past: the homework excuse management system revisited

November 25, 2021

You can use a spreadsheet to solve even relatively trivial problems — but why should you do so?

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In Blast from the past, On the lighter side Tags spreadsheet, HEMS, homework
Learning together. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Learning together. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Creating a staff IT skills audit with Google forms

August 17, 2021

You would be forgiven for thinking that every teacher in the country has spent lockdowns being so immersed in technology that they have all become experts. There is no more need for staff training in IT skills — and so no need to conduct a staff audit.

If only!

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Tips for teachers Tags Google forms, Google sheets, spreadsheet, IT skills audit

Review: Portable Excel Genius

March 13, 2021

Although the book has not been written with teachers in mind, it contains information that many teachers would find useful.

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In Bookshelf, Professional development, Reviews, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags review, Excel, spreadsheet, Portable Excel Genius
Tick box, by Terry Freedman

Tick box, by Terry Freedman

How teachers can use the tick box in Google Sheets

June 10, 2020

Google sheets has a tick box feature. Here are some ways you can make use of it.

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In Tips for teachers, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags spreadsheet, spreadsheets, Google Sheets, tick box, admin
BBC Basic screen, by Terry Freedman

BBC Basic screen, by Terry Freedman

Make your own: where programming is relevant, useful and fun

April 25, 2019

To learn programming, it’s best to have some real problems which need solving. This article looks at several examples of the applications I’ve created, and why.

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In Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags programming, Excel, spreadsheet, database, relational database, Access, Visual Basic for Applications, VBA, BASIC, BBC BASIC, project-based learning, problem-solving
The Homework Excuse Management System, by Terry Freedman

The Homework Excuse Management System, by Terry Freedman

Blast from the past: the homework excuse management system

September 25, 2018

You can use a spreadsheet to solve even relatively trivial problems — but why should you do so?

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In Blast from the past, On the lighter side, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags spreadsheet, HEMS, homework
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