I asked Claude to convert a pdf flyer into an HTML format I could insert into a Markdown block in Squarespace. Here’s the result…
Read MoreMy mate Claude
I’ve been experimenting with using artificial intelligence apps to help me format documents. Here is a description of the process I went through.
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Oulipo flyer screenshot, by Terry Freedman
I used Claude to help me write a blurb for my course
In a couple of weeks’ time I shall be teaching a course called Creative Writing Using Constraints, at the City Lit in London. I felt that the blurb on the City Lit’s website was a bit mundane. So I got AI to write a better one.
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clock. by Terry Freedman
No such thing as a loose end
What can your students do in the odd five minutes in computing lessons? Here are ten suggestions.
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Terry's desk, drawn by Terry Freedman
How I used Notebooklm for writing a blog post
I was recently commissioned to write a blog post for an organisation. They gave me loads of stuff in different formats to draw on. Here’s how I coped!
Read MoreAI Cynicism #2
An AI expert recently advised people to just subscribe to the premium version of one of the AI apps, rather than waste time hopping between several free ones all the time. Hmmm….
Read MoreAI Cynicism #1
I came across a “resource” recently that consists of hundreds of “ready-to-wear” AI prompts.
Read MoreUsing fiction as a vehicle for discussing technology
How might you use fiction as a vehicle for teaching computational thinking? Here are some ideas.
Read MoreRubbish at drawing? Here are 33 solutions! 😁
This is an updated version of a post on my Substack newsletter from a few years ago, with bits of another of my articles thrown in for good measure.
Read MoreAI-"written" books
It is not easy to tell just by looking at the cover, but here is what I suggest.
Read MoreRevisiting the Carrot 2 Search Engine
I first reviewed the Carrot2 search engine in 2016. I found it quite useful then. What’s the story now?
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AI can increase workload
I came across an interesting article about AI increasing workload rather than reducing it.
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Hazardous area, by Terry Freedman
Safer Internet Day 2026
Three resources that you or the parents of your pupils may find useful.
Read MoreReview: Dear Data
The authors spent a year sending each other postcards on a different theme each week, with pictorial representations of the data they had collected.
Read MoreA cartoon robot, by Terry Freedman
Blogging with AI
In preparation for a course on blogging that I ran a few years ago, I wanted to see how far I could get using AI tools to help me with my intended audience, outlining a post and drafting a whole article.
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Photo by Terry Freedman
6 routines for Computing lessons Revisted
Routines are good, because pupils know what to expect. They are able to predict what is going to happen, and when. Some pupils, whose home lives are chaotic and unpredictable, may even feel safe because of routines. Here are some routines that I think are useful for Computing lessons.
Read MoreA rubric for assessment? What a joke! Revisted
A lighthearted look at rubrics as a form of assessment.
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AI guides, and student involvement
I keep seeing blog articles and guides about using AI in education, and they mostly seem to be a form of painting by numbers.
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Oulipo word cloud
The value of constraints: a note about the Oulipo and computing
The early Oulipians in particular were interested in how mathematics and literature could be combined. Calvino, for example, wrote about using cybernetics in literature.
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They're not that shocking, surely?
6 Outlandish things to do in your Computing lesson
Why not try something different in your Computing lessons? Here's a short list of suggestions.
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