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Maybe you should have checked the tech first! Photo from pixabay.com CC0

Maybe you should have checked the tech first! Photo from pixabay.com CC0

A useful rule of technology

February 17, 2017

What do trainee teachers or colleagues who are new to education technology need to know?

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In Computing, Unintended consequences, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags technology, rules
Sir Bob Geldof at Bett 2017. Photo (c) 2017 Terry Freedman.

Sir Bob Geldof at Bett 2017. Photo (c) 2017 Terry Freedman.

An interview with Sir Bob Geldof, and other articles

February 10, 2017

Here's some information about what's in the latest edition of our newsletter, Digital Education.

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In Big ideas, Computing, Digital Education, Interview, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Sir Bob Geldof, Seth Reichelson, Digital Education, Bett 2017
Bett Board, (c) Terry Freedman

Bett Board, (c) Terry Freedman

Bett 2017: Themes, Strategy and Economics

February 8, 2017

What were the main themes of this year's Bett show? And if you attended,  how can you think about strategic decisions based on what you saw?

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Professional development, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags BETT Show, Bett 2017

What I've been reading: So you've been publicly shamed

February 7, 2017

A harrowing, but very readable, account of how public shaming affects the victims.

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In Bookshelf, Reviews, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags e-safety, Safer Internet Day, Book review, book reviews
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Some interesting e-safety resources

February 6, 2017

It's Safer Internet Day on 7th February this year. Here are some reading and some resources to do with e-safety. I hope you find them useful.

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In Digital Education, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags e-safety, online safety, Safer Internet Day
Russell Prue at Bett 2017

Russell Prue at Bett 2017

Bett Radio 2017, with Russell Prue

January 31, 2017

Relive the Bett 2017 experience with Russell Prue's Bett Radio. Four days'-worth of chat, interviews and observations. And it's free!

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Professional development, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Russell Prue, Bett, Bett 2017, BETT Radio

Thoughts on Bett 2017

January 30, 2017

Updated. Some reflections on Bett, plus links to other articles about Bett.

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In Reviews, Professional development, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags Bett, Bett 2017, BettBulletin
Photo from Ian Stannard CC BY-SA 2.0

Photo from Ian Stannard CC BY-SA 2.0

3 e-safety pins

January 29, 2017

Here are three useful pins from Pinterest on the subject of e-safety for kids.

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In Infographics, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags e-safety, Safer Internet Day

Bett Bulletin #7: two stands to visit at Bett

January 27, 2017

Two pretty good products to see at Bett 2017.

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In Computing, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Professional development, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Bett, Bett 2017, BettBulletin

Bett 2017 Bulletin #6: What I've seen, what to see

January 26, 2017

Here's a summary of what I saw on the first day of Bett 2017, and the products and seminars I think worth looking at.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Professional development, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags BettBulletin, Bett 2017, Bett

Bett 2017: Wednesday's seminars

January 25, 2017

A selection of seminars going on at Bett 2017 on Wednesday, the first day.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Professional development, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Bett 2017, Bett, BETT Seminar
Back to BASICs

Back to BASICs

Bett 2017 Bulletin #3

January 20, 2017

I know from past experience what next week at Bett will entail, so I've written a program to summarise it....

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In Computing, On the lighter side, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Bett, BETT Show, Bett 2017, BettBulletin, BASIC
We need to talk about ed tech...

We need to talk about ed tech...

Bett 2017 Bulletin #1

January 19, 2017

Information about an interesting-looking discussion panel at Bett 2017.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Professional development, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Bett 2017, Bett, BettBulletin

Exclusive: Review of Bett 2017

January 18, 2017

An exclusive review of Bett 2017, even before it's taken place!

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In News & views, Reviews, Professional development, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags Bett, Review, conference

Computers, life and work: some interesting 'background' reading

January 13, 2017

Here's a selection of very interesting and articles -- and one book -- about artificial intelligence, and how it does, or may, affect us. It includes a sobering list of jobs which no longer exist, and a debate.

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In Computing, Digital Education, Discussion topic, Research, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags AI, artifical intelligence, robots, Digital Education, Reading, book recommendations

15 ideas and tons of resources

January 12, 2017

If you're looking for ideas and resources for the new school term, here is a really good resource to get you going.

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In News & views, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags resources, ideas, Shelly Terrell
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Photo taken in a local bakery

A worrying aspect of the fake news problem

January 10, 2017

What some statistics tell us about where (young) people get their news from, and what they do to check whether it's true or not.

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In News & views, Research, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Digital Education Tags fake news, media literacy, digital literacy

A generic classroom activity for dealing with fake news

January 9, 2017

Fake news is in the news -- unless, of course, that is not itself fake news! Here's an infographic summarising a generic classroom activity, plus details of how to get a lot more information.

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In Infographics, Discussion topic, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags fake news, digital literacy, media literacy

7 ways to use comics and cartoons in the Computing classroom

January 3, 2017

Here are seven suggestions about how to use cartoons or comics in your classroom -- not an exhaustive list. It contains examples of some of my own efforts (I expect I'll be contacted by the Tate Gallery any time now), and a great video.

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In Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Gene Luen Yang, cartoons, comics

Back to school with Digital Education

January 1, 2017

The latest issue of Digital Education is a very quick read, with links to articles and resources you should find useful when school starts again. It's out today at 7pm GMT.

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In Digital Education, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags back to school, resources, Digital Education
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