fake news, by Terry Freedman
How can you tell if a video on a website is faked? How can you tell if a news outlet is being economical with the truth via misleading headlines? With around 20 links to useful resources, the next issue of the Digital Education newsletter has the answers.
Read MoreHere in England the Government, in its quest to put Computing on the map, did its best to make sure the rest of the map was blank – by getting rid of qualifications that lots of students took (especially girls).
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Exclamation mark, by Terry Freedman
In one of my teaching jobs, I had to listen to a parent while he went on and on about how kids should taught how to take computers apart in their Computing lessons. When I pointed out that the course was about being literate in the uses of computers and also how to program them, rather than how they're made, he insisted that digital literacy could only be taught by taking computers apart.
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Society of Authors Educational Writers Group
A few years ago I put myself forward to serve on the committee of the Society’s Educational Writers Group. As my three year tenure will be coming to an end soon, I’ve put myself forward for election to the Management Committee of the Society. That’s the group that decides policy and strategy. I think it’s very important that that committee includes a person who has been a teacher, and is still heavily involved in education, and writing for educational publications.
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Blogger, by Terry Freedman
If you’ve thought about starting your own blog, but are not sure what to write about or what keeping a blog entails, then a course I’m teaching in December 2019 might be of interest.
Read MoreThe next edition of this esteemed newsletter has a cornucopia of links that will be of interest to teachers of computing and media literacy especially, and very little commentary! Read on to find out more.
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It won’t be as bad as you think! Picture: Terrified, by Terry Freedman
Your first day at school may seem terrifying, but hopefully it won’t be as bad as you think! Here are 8 tips you may find useful.
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Angry, by Terry Freedman
The season of training days and outside speakers is upon us. Here are 16 presentation and presenter quirks that drive me nuts.
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Handshake, by Terry Freedman
Why I’m unfollowing people more and more.
Read MoreThe problem referred to in the title may be summarised as: who ya gonna kill? The car is hurtling along the road when a child steps out in front of it. The car is faced with a dilemma: kill the child, or the pedestrian waiting to cross the road, who would be in the car's path should it swerve to avoid the child. Terry Freedman explains why Lance Sharpe’s analysis was wrong.
Read MoreThe problem referred to in the title may be summarised as: who ya gonna kill? The car is hurtling along the road when a child steps out in front of it. The car is faced with a dilemma: kill the child, or the pedestrian waiting to cross the road, who would be in the car's path should it swerve to avoid the child. Guest contributor Lance Sharpe considers the problem from an Economist’s perspective.
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Computing and Related Qualifications
Here’s a brief note about why I wrote this mini-guide, and a couple of screenshots from its pages.
Read MoreIf you still have, or are planning to have, a computer lab, then these 24 things are essential to include.
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Digital News Report 2019 from Reuters
The Reuters Institute’s report on Digital News 2019 has just been published. Here are a couple of extracts.
Read MoreGood news: the prize draw for How to Think Like a Coder will be run very soon, for subscribers to the Digital Education newsletter. Here’s what you need to know.
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TPEA conference
Good news if you’re thinking about going to the TPEA conference in July.
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Assessment machine, by Terry Freedman
I’m all in favour of making teachers’ lives easier, but automated essay marking is not the answer.
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Be aware! By Terry Freedman
I’d rather teach pupils to program without going through the intermediary process of building a robot or anything else. Despite all the hype, I regard it as a massive waste of time.
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Big Data, by Terry Freedman
Unless data can be turned into information, what’s the point of collecting it?
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Terry’s desk, by Terry Freedman
Here are 4 useful bits of news. Topics covered: a forthcoming prize draw, podcast posts, a great-looking conference and my elbow.
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