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The London Book Fair 2017 Photo by Terry Freedman

The London Book Fair 2017 Photo by Terry Freedman

Interim report on the What Works Conference

March 15, 2017

A very brief note about the What Works conference I attended, with a link to my London Book Fair Bulletin #1.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Professional development Tags London Book Fair, What works Education Conference
My first Kindle book!

My first Kindle book!

What's in "Education Conferences: Teachers' Guide to Getting the Most out of Education Conferences"?

February 26, 2017

Why did I write this book, and what does it contain? Here's a list of the table of contents, and a short extract. I must have got something right, because so far it's received seventeen 5 star reviews on Amazon. I'm holding the price at £0.99/$0.99 for a short while longer.

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In Bookshelf, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Professional development Tags Education conferences book
Sir Bob Geldof at Bett 2017. Photo (c) 2017 Terry Freedman.

Sir Bob Geldof at Bett 2017. Photo (c) 2017 Terry Freedman.

An interview with Sir Bob Geldof, and other articles

February 10, 2017

Here's some information about what's in the latest edition of our newsletter, Digital Education.

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In Big ideas, Computing, Digital Education, Interview, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Sir Bob Geldof, Seth Reichelson, Digital Education, Bett 2017
Bett Board, (c) Terry Freedman

Bett Board, (c) Terry Freedman

Bett 2017: Themes, Strategy and Economics

February 8, 2017

What were the main themes of this year's Bett show? And if you attended,  how can you think about strategic decisions based on what you saw?

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Professional development, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags BETT Show, Bett 2017

The state of teaching in the UK

February 7, 2017

Why do teachers leave teaching? Read on for an infographic, and for details of a Department for Education survey, plus a couple of surveys regarding computing teachers in particular.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Research, News & views Tags teaching profession, teaching, computing teacher survey, leavers
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Photo from pixabay.com CC0

12 ways to make an event successful

February 2, 2017

Planning a technology co-ordinators' day, a conference or a briefing evening? Here are 12 suggestions to help make the event a success.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Professional development Tags events, Briefing evenings, conferences
Picture from Tony Netone

Picture from Tony Netone

Online safety with Romeo and Juliet

February 1, 2017

The technology may have changed, but children don't.

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In Discussion topic, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags e-safety, esafety, online safety, Safer Internet Day, Romeo and Juliet
Russell Prue at Bett 2017

Russell Prue at Bett 2017

Bett Radio 2017, with Russell Prue

January 31, 2017

Relive the Bett 2017 experience with Russell Prue's Bett Radio. Four days'-worth of chat, interviews and observations. And it's free!

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Professional development, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Russell Prue, Bett, Bett 2017, BETT Radio

Thoughts on Bett 2017

January 30, 2017

Updated. Some reflections on Bett, plus links to other articles about Bett.

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In Reviews, Professional development, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags Bett, Bett 2017, BettBulletin

Bett Bulletin #7: two stands to visit at Bett

January 27, 2017

Two pretty good products to see at Bett 2017.

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In Computing, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Professional development, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Bett, Bett 2017, BettBulletin

Bett 2017 Bulletin #6: What I've seen, what to see

January 26, 2017

Here's a summary of what I saw on the first day of Bett 2017, and the products and seminars I think worth looking at.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Professional development, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags BettBulletin, Bett 2017, Bett

Bett 2017: Wednesday's seminars

January 25, 2017

A selection of seminars going on at Bett 2017 on Wednesday, the first day.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Professional development, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Bett 2017, Bett, BETT Seminar

Bett 2017 Bulletin #5

January 24, 2017

More information about #Bett2017, including a seminar I'm chairing, links to previous Bett Bulletins, and information on how you can get more, erm, information.

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In News & views, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags BettBulletin, Bett, Bett 2017, BETT Seminar
Click the pic to be taken to book's Amazon page for your country!

Click the pic to be taken to book's Amazon page for your country!

Bett 2017 Bulletin #2

January 20, 2017

Read on for an opportunity to purchase this seminal work for a mere 99 cents or 99 pence.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Professional development Tags BETT Show, Bett 2017, BettBulletin
We need to talk about ed tech...

We need to talk about ed tech...

Bett 2017 Bulletin #1

January 19, 2017

Information about an interesting-looking discussion panel at Bett 2017.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Professional development, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Bett 2017, Bett, BettBulletin

Exclusive: Review of Bett 2017

January 18, 2017

An exclusive review of Bett 2017, even before it's taken place!

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In News & views, Reviews, Professional development, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags Bett, Review, conference

Back to school with Digital Education

January 1, 2017

The latest issue of Digital Education is a very quick read, with links to articles and resources you should find useful when school starts again. It's out today at 7pm GMT.

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In Digital Education, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags back to school, resources, Digital Education

8 education technology conferences in 2017

December 22, 2016

Now's a good time to start planning for 2017. Soto help you, here's a list of 8 conferences concerning educaton technology, in the broadest sense of the term.

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In Digital Education, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Professional development Tags conferences, professional development, education technology

Special book discount plus ICT & Computing Qualifications report

November 18, 2016

In the next issue of Digital Education, I'll be providing details of a special price on my new book, about how to get the most benefit from attending education conferences, plus an original report on the ICT & Computing qualifications that a sample of schools in England are offering this year -- and why.

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In Digital Education, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Research Tags ICT & Computing Qualifications survey, Education conferences book, Digital Education

4 go-to places for evidence-based education technology

November 3, 2016

How do you know what works in education technology? Here are details of 4 places you can go to on the web to find out.

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In Research, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags research, education technology, Mirandanet, Digital Education, ITTE, BESA
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