Worthy cogitations about what I might have done to avoid being faced with a non-working whiteboard — and why that situation arose in the first place.
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Class, by Terry Freedman
My best IT Training Days #4: Using Year 7 kids
What were the benefits of using children to take a staff IT training session?
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admin burden, by Terry Freedman
My worst IT training days #4: Too much admin on a course
How the admin involved in a course led to its being abandoned by one group of trainers.
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The Press Association, by Terry Freedman
My Best IT Training Days #3: A visit to the Press Association
In this article I itemise the things which made a teacher visit to the Press Association in London so valuable. Perhaps it can serve as a checklist of “like-to-haves” for any teacher visit that you are organising.
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Windows LiveWriter, by Terry Freedman
My Best IT Training Days #2: Website development
How can you ensure that teachers who have signed up for your training day get the most out of it? The answer may prove unintuitive.
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Oh no! by Terry Freedman
My worst IT training days #3: Large-scale training
Using an external IT trainer is risky. Here are a few things to insist on to reduce the likelihood of a ruined training day.
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TPEA conference
Technology Pedagogy and Education Association Conference news
Good news if you’re thinking about going to the TPEA conference in July.
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Terry’s desk, by Terry Freedman
Notes from the desktop: a prize draw, a damaged elbow and a conference -- oh, and posts about podcasts
Here are 4 useful bits of news. Topics covered: a forthcoming prize draw, podcast posts, a great-looking conference and my elbow.
Read More8 podcasts for primary school teachers
The headline is a bit of a misnomer: in fact, there are 7 podcasts for teachers and one for kids. But that would have made for a pretty awkward title!
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Filming in progress, by Terry Freedman
10 video channels for Computing teachers
UPDATED Here are ten video channels of potential interest to teachers of Computing.
Read More10 podcasts for Computing teachers
UPDATED Here are ten podcasts that will help you understand more about computing or give you some ideas of things you can discuss in your lessons
Read MorePodcasts and videos for Computing teachers: introduction
UPDATED This article introduces two further articles: 10 podcasts for Computing teachers, and 10 video channels for Computing teachers.
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Creating multiple signatures in Gmail
If you wear several different hats, but don’t want several different email addresses, you can use different email signatures instead. But how do you do that in Gmail?
Read MoreHalf-price offer on my guide to getting the most out of conferences
UPDATED! For one week only, my guide to getting the most out of education conferences is available for half price.
Read More5 interesting technology sessions at the London Book Fair 2019
UPDATED! Here are 5 talks and one event at the London Book Fair that you may be interested in. Plus, a free personal selection from myself.
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Conference, by Terry Freedman
Conference: Next steps for education technology - improving educational outcomes
This conference, in London in April 2019, looks at a range of issues around education technology.
Read MoreReading efficiently is a must for teachers of Computing and information technology
With more and more to read, and with the ever-changing landscape of education technology, teachers of Computing and related subjects need to be able to read more in the same amount of time. Here are some tips that I’ve found useful.
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Photo by Terry Freedman
The Education Show 2019
The Education Show is going on next door to the Bett show this year, on 24th and 25th January. Here are pointers about a few of the sessions going on.
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Bett2019 Pointers: a personal perspective
There is tons to see and hear at the Bett show this year — even more so than usual I think. Here are the things I’ve earmarked for myself, based on the assumption that by next week I will either have mastered the technique of being in several places at once, or somehow acquired a team of ten people.
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Getting the best out of Bett2019
Here are a few words about the revamped (I think) Bett show in London, and some tips on how to get the most benefit from attending.
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