As well as education technology and related matters, I also write about writing.
Read MoreThe Author cover, by Terry Freedman
Dipongo, by Terry Freedman
Bett2020: Story-telling with Dipongo
An interesting variation on the story-telling app.
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Code block kit, by Terry Freedman
Bett2020: Robotics
I have my doubts about whether building a 3d model is helpful beyond a certain age, but it has a certain appeal.
Read MoreBett2020: Safeguarding
Some time ago I compiled a list of ways in which pupils could be unsafe online. The list was extremely long….
Read MoreFirewall foibles, and how I survived them (Updated)
It was when my wireless router told me that there was no printer on the network that I finally flipped.
Innovation fund cover, by Terry Freedman
Constraints can be good for innovation - Updated!
UPDATED! Constraints may not always be a bad thing, and sometimes can even be positively advantageous.
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Bett 2020, by Terry Freedman
Bett2020 Neo Learning Management System
Reflections on the Neo Learning Management System, and on implementing a learning management system in general.
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Terry catching up -- or trying to! By Terry Freedman
Articles update
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
Read MoreBett2020: Eye Gaze UPDATED!
A short account of a talk about Eye Gaze, which helps teachers to know what pupils with PMLD are looking at, and what they are ignoring.
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Bett 2020 Day 1, by Terry Freedman
Bett 2020 Seminars on day 4
Here’s a quick reminder of the seminars I thought looked interesting on the last day of Bett 2020.
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Bett 2020 Day 1, by Terry Freedman
Bett 2020 Seminars in the afternoon of Day 3
Here’s a quick reminder of the seminars I thought looked interesting in the afternoon of Day 3 of Bett 2020.
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Bett 2020 Day 1, by Terry Freedman
Bett Seminars in the morning of Day 3 of Bett 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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Virtual Reality Headset, by Terry Freedman
A good application of Virtual Reality (I think)
Using the MEL VR headset and software at Bett2020, I entered the molecule of a diamond, followed by that of a pencil.
Read MoreBett 2020 Day 1, by Terry Freedman
Bett 2020 Seminars in the afternoon of Day 2
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.
Read MoreListen up! The audio side of Bett 2020 -- UPDATED
UPDATED and CORRECTED! News about Bett Radio and the EdTech podcast at Bett2020.
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BBC Basic screen, by Terry Freedman.
Coming soon: my seminar recommendations for Bett 2020
I’ve gone through the Bett seminar programme, and highlighted the ones that I’d go to if (a) I could be in several places at once (I’m working on that) and (b) needed to know about a much wider range of issues than any person does.
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Einstein at Bett, by Terry Freedman
27 Things to do before Bett 2020
As a Bett veteran, I’ve learnt quite a bit over the last 30 or so years about how to make the visit to Bett as useful as possible. Here are 27 tips you may find useful.
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A Bett crowd, by Terry Freedman
Bett 2020
A heads-up about a pdf guide to Bett. Three articles in particular are worth perusing.
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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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