The ICT Register, a scheme whereby schools could put themselves forward as experts in particular aspects of ed tech, was no doubt ahead of its time. Nevertheless, I think a certain degree of scepticism about such schemes is healthy.
Read MoreWant to blog? Develop a thick skin
My key messages to would-be bloggers.
Read MoreSubscriptions: too much of a good thing?
It’s incredibly easy to ask people to pay for your content these days. Is that an entirely good thing?
Read MoreWhat will ed tech demonstrator schools demonstrate?
Is the Department for Education’s Demonstrator Schools initiative likely to be useful, or just a red herring?
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Questions, by Terry Freedman
The best part of the Initial Teacher Training Core Framework is the References section
Is it surprising that the recently-published initial teacher training core framework contains no reference to education technology?
Read MoreAlexa, don't do as you're told
Should we be polite to virtual assistants?
Read MoreAsk the expert UPDATED
What can a Zen outlook teach us about educational ICT and Computing?
Read MoreChoosing the right education technology conference UPDATED
How to decide whether the so-called “experts” at a forthcoming conference are likely to impart any useful, actionable information.
Read MoreQualitative data is important too UPDATED
I'm a great believer in using different kinds of data to measure how well pupils are doing, not all of which are quantifiable in the usual sense.
Read MoreWhat’s the story? UPDATED
How I hate the word “narrative”! At least, I detest the way it has been usurped by smart-suited political advisers who say things like “We need a new narrative”.
But sometimes, like now, I get what they are talking about, though I prefer to use the word “story”. And my question is: what is the story, what is the whole experience, of Computing in your school?
Read More11 criteria for evaluating a school’s education technology UPDATED
Whether you are moving to a new school, or staying where you are, it’s good to stand back and try to gauge what the school’s education technology is like. Why you would want to do that if taking up a new post is obvious: you want to see how the land lies so that you can start to identify any improvements that could be made.Twitter infestation
Ultracrepidarians, disrespectful people —- why bother with Twitter?
Read MoreReport on the Edusummit 2019 conference
The Edusummit conference has a different format from most. This is a report on the conference, which will be publishing a call to action and an ebook of papers in the near future.
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A pictogram version of the next edition of the Digital Education newsletter
The forthcoming edition of the Digital Education newsletter features some great links and resources. See if you can figure out what topics are covered from these illustrations!
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editors desk, by Terry Freedman
Almost ready: the newest edition of the Digital Education newsletter
The new edition of the Digital Education newsletter is almost ready. There are useful resources for subject leaders, research about learning programming, tons of links to resources for teaching about fake news, and lots more.
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Proof of time travel? Photo by Terry Freedman
More fake news
Since mentioning that I am working on a special fake news edition of Digital Education, I have come across a few more brilliant resources.
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MS Decoded, by Terry Freedman
Microsoft Decoded Conference
The 2018 Microsoft Decoded event was a good conference, especially in the area of artificial intelligence and its applications. This year’s conference promises to have some interesting sessions too.
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fake news, by Terry Freedman
Digital Education Newsletter: Fake News Special
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 MoreComputing and computing-related qualifications
Here 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
Was it something I said? When an elevator speech falls on deaf ears
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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