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Question marks, by Terry Freedman

Question marks, by Terry Freedman

On this day #17: A really bad question

January 18, 2021

These days, students can find out things like the rate of interest in real time without even leaving their seats. That doesn't make the question ["What's the interest rate?"] itself any better.

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In On this day, From the Archives, Tips for teachers Tags questions
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On this day #16: The trouble with women

January 18, 2021

When I was reading about Ada Lovelace I found it quite appalling that in her days men thought women were too mentally fragile to cope with mathematics or science.

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In Bookshelf, From the Archives, On this day Tags Review
On This Day

On This Day

On this day #15: Technical support

December 27, 2020

I would say that these days an efficient and effective technical support function is more important than ever. I have been at the sharp end of technical glitches in Zoom and so on, and although I was able to figure them out for myself, it was a very frustrating experience.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, On this day Tags technical support team, technical support
Not sure, by Terry Freedman

Not sure, by Terry Freedman

Twitter: a re-evauation

December 22, 2020

I imagine I’ll be on Twitter for a while yet, but I do find myself spending less and less time on it, and engaging in conversations less and less.

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In Reflections, On this day Tags Twitter, quote, QuoteBlock, Stephen Downes
On This Day, by Terry Freedman

On This Day, by Terry Freedman

On this day #14: Enforced independence

December 18, 2020

For those of us who are bemused by the Department for Education’s new-found interest in digital matters (starting in 2019 with their Education Technology strategy), this might be of interest.

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In From the Archives, On this day Tags DfE, history

On this day #13: Welcome back, VBA!

December 9, 2020

To borrow from Mark Twain, reports of the death of Visual Basic for Applications as a viable programming language to teach in schools are exaggerated.

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In Computing, On this day Tags Visual Basic for Applications, VBA, programming
On This Day, by Terry Freedman

On This Day, by Terry Freedman

On this day #12: usability, assessment, tiffs, pointless data and Computing

December 6, 2020

Gosh! I don’t know if there is something special about the date December 6th — like the Ides of March, say — but I seem to have been astonishingly prolific on that date.

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In From the Archives, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, On this day Tags usability, assessment, tiff, data, Computing
On this day, by Terry Freedman

On this day, by Terry Freedman

On this day #10: Important questions to ask about speakers

December 5, 2020

Given how much competition there is for our time now that so much is on offer online, I think these suggested questions are as important as ever.

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In From the Archives, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, On this day Tags conferences, questions

On this day #9: Web 2.0

December 5, 2020

An old article about Web 2.0

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In From the Archives, News & views, On this day Tags Web 2.0
On this day, by Terry Freedman

On this day, by Terry Freedman

On this day #8: You mean this technology is new???

December 4, 2020

It really is quite an eye-opener when you discover kids’ idea of tech history!

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In From the Archives, History, On the lighter side, On this day Tags technology history
On This Day, by Terry Freedman

On This Day, by Terry Freedman

On this day #6: Is it rude to comment

November 30, 2020

Is it rude to comment on blog posts? Is it rude to not comment?

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In On this day, Thinking aloud Tags blogging, commenting

On this day #7: Marking workload reduction

November 22, 2020

The only thing worse than feeling tired but knowing you have to mark 30 books by tomorrow morning is that feeling of ennui at 5 o-clock on a grim Sunday evening when all you want to do is curl up with a mug of tea and watch a movie, but having those exercise books smirking back at you.

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In Assessment, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, On this day Tags marking, assessment

Thank goodness for the wayback machine

November 15, 2020

I always find it mildly depressing when I click on a link in an old blog post and discover that it no longer “works”.

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In History, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, On this day Tags Internet Archive, Wayback Machine, dead links
Question, by Terry Freedman

Question, by Terry Freedman

On this day #6: Do we still need schools?

November 12, 2020

The great and the good who pontificate about how school is no longer needed are the worst kind of hypocrite. They have benefited from a good (traditional) education themselves, and then tell the world that school is no longer needed or relevant.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, On this day Tags school, Relevance

On this day #5: The importance of not being nice

November 10, 2020

It’s important to be nice — but even more important to be honest. I wrote this article on 10 November 2011, and still think it holds true today.

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In Blast from the past, From the Archives, News & views, On this day Tags nice, honesty, evaluation, assessment

7 rules for ICT teachers, co-ordinators and leaders (Updated)

November 9, 2020

Here is a set of rules that I hope you will find useful.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, On the lighter side, On this day Tags rules
Archive, by Terry Freedman

Archive, by Terry Freedman

On this day #5: Review of Trust Me, I'm Lying

October 14, 2020

On 14 October 2019 I reviewed Trust Me, I’m Lying. It’s a book about how bloggers and mainstream media can be manipulated. It’s pretty sobering stuff.

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In On this day, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags archive, review, fake news

On this day #3: How to make IT real

October 2, 2020

How can Computing be made relevant and interesting?

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In Blast from the past, From the Archives, On this day, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Relevance

On this day #2: Freedom from constraints

October 1, 2020

When Academies and Free Schools were announced, the prospect of freedom was alluring — to an extent.

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In Blast from the past, On this day, News & views Tags freedom, academies.freedom, academies, free schools

On this day #1: Assessment

September 30, 2020

Why bother with theories of assessment? Surely all that matters is whether or not it works?

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In Blast from the past, On this day, Assessment Tags assessing Computing and ICT, assessing ICT, assessing Computing, assessment
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Recent book reviews
Backlist: The Written World
Backlist: The Written World

Writing was invented ‘only’ a few thousand years ago. It’s a fascinating story.

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Backlist: What I'm reading: Bounce
Backlist: What I'm reading: Bounce

What does it take to become an expert? And what can the Computing teacher do about it?

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Backlist: The Fourth Education Revolution
Backlist: The Fourth Education Revolution

The title of this book invites curiosity: what were the other three ‘revolutions?

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A book review for your English department colleagues perhaps
A book review for your English department colleagues perhaps

Some of these stories are so richly told, it can almost seem as though you’re right there with him.

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Review: Pen Names
Review: Pen Names

OK, so this has nothing to do with education technology, but we all read (I hope!). A very interesting examination of the pen names some authors have adopted, and why.

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Review: The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of History
Review: The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of History

There's a really interesting section in this book about how ceramic storage of data and information is probably the most likely medium to stand the test of time.

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A book review for your biology colleagues perhaps
A book review for your biology colleagues perhaps

The subject under discussion here is how human physiology has developed in different ways, in response to different conditions around the world.

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Review: Social Media for Academics
Review: Social Media for Academics

This book is very readable, and if I sound surprised that is because it’s not always true of academics!

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Quick looks: VIBE Coding by Example
Quick looks: VIBE Coding by Example

For the time being, this book is free in Kindle format.

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Review: The Game Changers: How Playing Games Changed the World and Can Change You Too
Review: The Game Changers: How Playing Games Changed the World and Can Change You Too

Despite the relative paucity of immediately obvious National Curriculum links, teachers will find several of sections of this book to be highly engaging.

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