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Paper work, by Terry Freedman

Paper work, by Terry Freedman

Book review bulletin 1

May 13, 2020

I’ve recently reviewed four ed tech-related books. Here are links to them. They are: Teachers vs Tech? * How charts lie * Little quick fix: finding the theme in your data * Hello world: how to be human in the age of the machine

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In Bookshelf, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Round-up, Reviews, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags book reviews, reviews, bulletin
Should all learning take place in the cloud?

Should all learning take place in the cloud?

Covid-19: Is an online school the answer?

May 11, 2020

Would an online-only school be a feasible proposition for all pupils?

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, M-learning, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Tips for teachers, Audio Tags Covid19, Covid-19, Wey Education, Interhigh, Online classes, online school, online education
A Minor Harp, by Terry Freedman

A Minor Harp, by Terry Freedman

Leaders are like harp players

May 10, 2020

The best leaders I’ve come across do not constantly interfere. They are not there “playing notes”, trying to show you how brilliant they are.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, M-learning Tags harp, blues harp, leaders, Covid19, Covid-19

My audio files experiment

April 24, 2020

Around 2007 I had a widget embedded in my blog that enabled me to convert the text to an audio file. That stopped working. I’m trying out another one now, and here are my initial results.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views Tags audio, text-to-speech, podcast
You’re going on a journey now, so document it. Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay

You’re going on a journey now, so document it. Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay

Covid19: Document it!

April 23, 2020

Looking on the bright side, if you have started teaching your classes online, or setting work for your pupils online, this forced closure of many schools is a great opportunity to carry out some research.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, M-learning, Research, Tips for teachers, Audio Tags documentation, records, Keeping a Professional Development Record, research, Covid19, Covid-19

Covid19: Why I’m continuing as normal

March 28, 2020

Recently I have been wrestling with my conscience: should I continue to write my usual kind of blog posts, which often assume that teachers reading it are physically in school or some other educational setting, or not?

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In News & views, Thinking aloud, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags Covid19, Covid-19, Stephen Downes, resources

Promoting Educational Technology: What we can learn from business

March 27, 2020

In this article I draw on the example of how one company's approach to getting repeat business may hold lessons for the ed tech leader whose job it is to encourage the use of education technology throughout the school.

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In From the Archives, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags commercial approach, promoting, leadership, PR
Click the cover to see this on Amazon (Amazon Associate link)

Click the cover to see this on Amazon (Amazon Associate link)

Book review: Leaders Eat Last

March 27, 2020

Most of us have worked for all kinds of leaders, some good, some bad, some outstanding, others dismal, plus the odd one or two whose presence or absence appears to make no difference at all. But what makes someone a great leader?

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In Bookshelf, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Reviews Tags book review, Simon Sinek, Leaders Eat Last, leadership, ICT leadership
Danger, by Terry Freedman

Danger, by Terry Freedman

The Ofsted Inspection Framework

March 9, 2020

Here are some links to information about the Ofsted inspection framework.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags Ofsted framework, Ofsted inspection framework, EIF
Click the cover to see the book on Amazon (affiliate link)

Click the cover to see the book on Amazon (affiliate link)

Review: The School Fundraising Handbook

March 2, 2020

One of the chief banes of my life as a head of computing in a comprehensive school was acquiring enough money to develop the subject and to improve the experience of using education technology for everyone across the school. I only wish this book had been available when I needed it most.

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In Bookshelf, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Reviews Tags review, book review, fundraising, Schools Week
FutureSource Review of Bett2020

FutureSource Review of Bett2020

Bett2020: The FutureSource Report

February 9, 2020

With very insightful commentary on the trends spotted, this report is well worth downloading.

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In Bett Tips, News & views, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags Bett2020, FutureSource

Bett2020: Safeguarding

February 6, 2020

Some time ago I compiled a list of ways in which pupils could be unsafe online. The list was extremely long….

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In Bett Tips, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Reviews, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Bett, Bett2020, Bett2020 100, Safeguarding, e-safety, online safety, MyConcern
Bett 2020, by Terry Freedman

Bett 2020, by Terry Freedman

Bett2020 Neo Learning Management System

January 29, 2020

Reflections on the Neo Learning Management System, and on implementing a learning management system in general.

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In Bett Tips, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views Tags Bett2020, Bett, Cypher Learning, Neo, learning management system, Stephen Downes, innovation, implementation, implementation strategy
Terry catching up -- or trying to! By Terry Freedman

Terry catching up -- or trying to! By Terry Freedman

Articles update

January 29, 2020

So many articles (to write), so little time! I’m in the process of writing up my experience of the Bett Show this year: products and reflections. It’s going to take me a while to do, even after setting myself a limit of 100 words per article. So, in the meantime, are a few pieces to be getting on with

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views Tags Bett, Bett2020, round-up
Gantt chart, by Terry Freedman

Gantt chart, by Terry Freedman

Project management: the pink slip problem

January 27, 2020

When you decide to implement a new way of doing things, or a new learning management system, say, or any other major change, you will need to consult with other people at some point. But who?

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags pink slip, project management, stakeholders

Bett2020 The scalability problem (part 2)

January 26, 2020

The issue of scalability is not confined to cost considerations, but time as well.

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In Bett Tips, Professional development, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags Bett, Bett2020 100, Bett2020, scalability

Bett2020: The scalability problem (part 1)

January 26, 2020

Walking around the Bett Show and looking at products and services, I was reminded (as ever) of the need to keep scalability in mind.

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In Bett Tips, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Professional development Tags Bett, Bett2020 100, Bett2020, scalability
Bett 2020 Day 1, by Terry Freedman

Bett 2020 Day 1, by Terry Freedman

Bett Seminars in the morning of Day 3 of Bett 2020

January 23, 2020

Here’s a quick reminder of the seminars I thought looked interesting in the morning of Day 3 of Bett 2020.

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In Bett Tips, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Professional development Tags Bett, Bett guide, Bett2020, Bett supplement
Virtual Reality Headset, by Terry Freedman

Virtual Reality Headset, by Terry Freedman

A good application of Virtual Reality (I think)

January 23, 2020

Using the MEL VR headset and software at Bett2020, I entered the molecule of a diamond, followed by that of a pencil.

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In Bett Tips, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Reviews, News & views Tags Mel Science, Bett, Bett 2020, chemistry
Bett 2020 Day 1, by Terry Freedman

Bett 2020 Day 1, by Terry Freedman

Bett 2020 Seminars in the afternoon of Day 2

January 23, 2020

Here’s a quick reminder of the seminars I thought looked interesting on the latter half of the afternoon of Day 2 of Bett 2020.

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In Bett Tips, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Professional development Tags Bett2020, Bett, Bett guide, Bett supplement
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