A heads-up about a pdf guide to Bett. Three articles in particular are worth perusing.
Read MoreA Bett crowd, by Terry Freedman
After the rain, by Terry Freedman. This photo conveys how I felt after my first visit to the Microsoft shop.
A disappointing experience at the Microsoft shop in London
Perhaps I was just unlucky when I visited the Microsoft store in London, and that had I visited at some other time my experience would have been better, but I have no intention of finding out.
Read MoreMore corporate gobbledegook from the Department of Education
More corporate guff from the Department of Education. Why can’t they use appropriate language?
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2019 R.I.P, by Terry Freedman
New Year Puzzles: a coded message, the next decade in ed tech, and possible good news regarding government employees
If it takes someone at least three years to become a good teacher, what can a civil servant achieve in eighteen months?
Read MoreAudio-Visual News
Amongst other things, my article (in the magazine referred to here) considers how the 21st classroom really has changed since the 16th century, despite what some people would have us believe.
Read MoreArticles about AI in the media
Journalism in the field of AI: is it biased?
Read MoreAI-generated content: does it matter how articles are written?
Does it matter if articles are written by an algorithm?
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Information sign, by Terry Freedman
Ofsted: how is the new framework shaping up? Updated
The Westminster Forum has a conference coming up on 25th March 2020:
The new Ofsted inspection framework — implementation, impact on schools, and the next steps for the curriculum
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Bett 2020 Dates for your diary
Bett 2020 is coming…
Read MoreGovernment money for ed tech? Yes, with caveats
There are too many instances of government schemes being ill thought out, or where the system could be gamed.In my opinion, the government has a duty to ensure a minimal viable product, so to speak, but then step back. I’m not so naive as to believe that the free market is perfect, but I think government decrees are even less perfect.
Read MoreThe ICT Register
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?
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