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Zoom meeting, by Terry Freedman

Zoom meeting, by Terry Freedman

Converting an offline course to an online one

May 6, 2021

In 2019 I taught an introductory course on blogging, for adults. I was invited to teach it again. Then a small event called a pandemic intervened, so I was told that the course would be moved from a physical classroom to an online one. My reaction? Excellent.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Tips for teachers, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags blogging, course, online learning, teaching online

Using codes when note-taking

April 12, 2021

My various squiggles in my notebook or Evidence Form may not have meant much to anybody else, but it conveyed a lot of information to me.

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In Tips for teachers Tags note-taking, codes
Signpost, by Terry Freedman

Signpost, by Terry Freedman

On my other blog: The stages of writing an article

March 24, 2021

If you have to write articles, reports or blog posts, you may find this article useful.

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In Tips for teachers Tags stages of writing, articles, process

Checklist: Converting an offline course to an online one

February 23, 2021

In case you missed this when I posted it during half-term… I’ve written a long article about how I converted a course I’d taught in a classroom to one I was able to teach online.

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In Digital Education, News & views, Tips for teachers Tags converting, checklist, online

Converting an offline course to an online one checklist

February 13, 2021

I’ve written a long article about how I converted a course I’d taught in a classroom to one I was able to teach online.

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In Digital Education, News & views, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Tips for teachers Tags converting, checklist, online
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
Terry Two Minute Tips, by Terry Freedman. Not all of these tips are two minutes long, but numeracy was never my strong point.

Terry Two Minute Tips, by Terry Freedman. Not all of these tips are two minutes long, but numeracy was never my strong point.

Anatomy of a blog

November 25, 2020

What does a typical blog consist of?

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In Professional development, Tips for teachers, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags anatomy, blogging, blog

Chairing discussions online

September 21, 2020

Is it rude to not respond to people in an online discussion?

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In M-learning, On this day, Thinking aloud, Tips for teachers, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags chairing, moderating, online discussion, Covid19, Covid-19

13 Things new teachers need to know about education technology

August 30, 2020

Just starting out as a teacher? Here are a few things it's useful to know in relation to using education technology. Updated to include online teaching and learning considerations.

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In On this day, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Tips for teachers, Audio Tags new teacher, education technology, audio
Celebrate! by Terry Freedman

Celebrate! by Terry Freedman

Improving your chances of winning an educational award

August 21, 2020

How can you improve your chances of winning an educational award?

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Tips for teachers Tags award, educational award
Calendar, by Terry Freedman

Calendar, by Terry Freedman

How to generate Lorem text in Word

August 11, 2020

Ever wondered how to generate that Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Maecenas porttitor congue massa. Fusce posuere, magna sed pulvinar ultricies, purus lectus malesuada libero, sit amet commodo magna eros quis urna text? Wonder no more!

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In On this day, 5 Minute Tip, Tips for teachers Tags lorem, Word, random text

A contingency plan for an online course

July 22, 2020

Losing the connection doesn't mean losing the plot.

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In M-learning, Tips for teachers, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Zoom, online learning, Online classes

Terry's top ten tips for tutors using Zoom

July 21, 2020

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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In On the lighter side, Tips for teachers, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags teaching, online learning, Zoom, rules

How to generate random text even if you don't use Word

July 9, 2020

Need to create an example document quickly? You don’t have to type it out.

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In Tips for teachers, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Audio Tags random text, lorem, AUDIO

Why use Google Meet?

July 3, 2020

Google Meet has nowhere near the range and sophistication of the features of other online learning applications, such as Zoom. So why would anyone want to use it?

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In M-learning, Tips for teachers, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Audio Tags Covid-19, Covid19, online learning, Google Meet, audio

9.5 handy features of Zoom

July 1, 2020

Here are 9.5 useful features of Zoom. Why such an odd number? Read on and find out.

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In M-learning, Professional development, Tips for teachers, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Audio Tags Zoom, online learning, Covid19, Covid-19, audio

How to see the trend in students' grades at a glance

June 15, 2020

Updated! Here’s a little-known function in Google Sheets which gives you an in-cell graph. Handy for displaying trends in students' grades at a glance.

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In Tips for teachers, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Sparkline, Google Sheets, assessment, trends, data, spreadsheets
Lesson plan, by Terry Freedman

Lesson plan, by Terry Freedman

Online preparation checklist for teachers

June 11, 2020

In case you’ve recently been asked to run a course online, here’s a quick 10-point checklist to help you prepare for your first online teaching session.

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In M-learning, Professional development, Tips for teachers, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags checklist, online teaching
Tick box, by Terry Freedman

Tick box, by Terry Freedman

How teachers can use the tick box in Google Sheets

June 10, 2020

Google sheets has a tick box feature. Here are some ways you can make use of it.

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In Tips for teachers, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags spreadsheet, spreadsheets, Google Sheets, tick box, admin
blank screen, by Terry Freedman

blank screen, by Terry Freedman

Problems in the edtech classroom #5: Where's my website?!

May 27, 2020

In 2006 my website went down right in the middle of a lesson. Here’s what I wrote about it at the time.

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In Best and worst IT lessons, Blast from the past, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Tips for teachers, Audio Tags internet, edtech problems, problems, audio
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