It really is quite an eye-opener when you discover kids’ idea of tech history!
Read MoreOn this day, by Terry Freedman
Great ideas for coping with technology-related stress?
21 rules for computer users (Updated)
Great rules for coping with technology-induced stress? This is an updated version of an article published on 10 November 2009.
Read More7 rules for ICT teachers, co-ordinators and leaders (Updated)
Here is a set of rules that I hope you will find useful.
Read MoreAutomatic Writing part 2
What might it be like to be able to write an article straight from your head?
Read MoreThe blame game
When it comes to responsibility, what can we learn from politicians and others?
Read MoreBinary kittens
Could a kitten be used as a teaching aid in the Computing classroom?
Read MoreTerry's top ten tips for tutors using Zoom
The following rules can be adapted (to an extent) by any tutor teaching an online course to adults or young adults.
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Humble brag, by Terry Freedman
Is it possible to boast without appearing to boast, in a blog post?
How to boast without boasting?
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A Minor Harp, by Terry Freedman
Covid-19: No escape from the blues
An unfortunate consequence (for me) of the current lockdown.
Read MoreWhat I've learnt from online classes: chatting and messaging
Over the years I have taken part in, and hosted, a number of online talks, webinars and discussions. Until Covid-19 changed everything, I hadn’t given much thought to what I’ve actually learnt in terms of the process involved. But now I thought I’d share a few things I’ve learnt.
Read MoreCovid-19: Fiddling while Rome Burns?
I have just published an article that provides both useful advice and a chuckle to everyone who is now having to conduct most or even all of their work online. I hope you enjoy it.
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.
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If leaders of Computing in schools were politicians…
I was watching a debate in the House of Lords the other day, and I was very struck (I hesitate to use the word 'impressed') by how easily a particular government representative managed to fend off a whole variety of questions without saying anything of any value whatsoever.
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Wow! By Terry Freedman
Inspection of a Computing department in the form of a really bad TV documentary
You know those awful television documentaries in which the presenters (it’s usually a double act) continually display their inability to ask interesting questions and probe beneath the surface? I thought it might be fun to imagine an inspection of a Computing department conducted as one of those documentaries.
Read MoreAlexa, don't do as you're told
Should we be polite to virtual assistants?
Read MoreThe value of email in a recession UPDATED
Here’s a cartoon you may find amusing in these rather austere times!
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Exclamation mark, by Terry Freedman
A Self-referential blog post
An apparently pointless article but one that has a point if you think about it.
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What?! by Terry Freedman
A spreadsheet moment
A girl had been made to leave her lesson, and wanted to help me teach spreadsheets. My mind said “No way”, my intuition said “Why not?”
Read MoreItem 327 -- Get rid of to-do list
The problem I find these days is that there seems to be a mismatch between myself and event organisers as far as planning ahead is concerned. For example, I am sometimes invited to conferences with 1 week’s notice: my diary contains bookings for almost the whole of next year.
Read MoreThe trouble with technology
To the adage "Never work with children or animals", I would add, "or technology" -- which is somewhat worrying given that I have been involved in educational technology for over 20 years.
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