What's worse than being governed by algorithms? Not even knowing what the algorithm is doing. This very timely and readable book lifts the lid of what goes on in many walks of life.
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The latest Digital Education newsletter
Exclusive article about the forthcoming changes in the EU's data protection laws, pseudoscience (?), biological determinism, back to school resources and more are in the current issue of the Digital Education newsletter.
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Fake news, bad algorithms and drones -- in the latest issue of Digital Education
Algorithms are based on maths, and maths is objective, right? You might change your mind about that when you've read Weapons of Math Destruction, which I've been reading.
You can read my review in the latest issue of Digital Education, plus information about drones, fake news, and going back to school after the summer break, plus a good money-saving offer on an online graphics application, plus a bunch of other stuff. Read on for more details and for a sign-up form.
Read MoreWhat I've been reading: The Art of People
One of the most fundamental of so-called '21st century skills' is surely knowing how to interact with other people. This book contains some interesting strategies, though I am not sure all of them will work in the UK!
Read MoreDroning on: Review of Drones in Education
What a fascinating idea: using drones as part of the curriculum. This book tells you much of what you need to know.
Read MoreMaking the Computing curriculum interesting
The Computing curriculum doesn't have to sound boring and nothing but coding.
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8 conferences in the latest issue of Digital Education -- and a 50% discount!
8 conferences, and a whopping half price offer. What's not to like?
Read MoreThe importance of reading in education technology: 3 books to read and recommend
Why background reading and reading around the subject are good things to do, plus three books I recommend for students (and teachers).
Read MoreOur lives in data: London transport
How is your travel data used, and what the trade-offs in terms of private costs and benefits? This is the second post in a series about data and privacy, and artificial intelligence.
Read MoreOur lives in data: privacy
How much data are you prepared to give away, and what are you prepared to allow organisations to do with it? The answers in my case surprised me.
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Classroom research for the Computing and ICT teacher
It's a great idea to do classroom-based research, but here are 7 caveats to bear in mind.
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21 points to consider when evaluating a resource
Here are 21 points to think about when evaluating a resource, plus suggestions of how to use the list in a team exercise.
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What I've been writing: articles around education technology: innovation, parental engagement, teaching programming and digital illiteracy
Here are links to a few articles I've written recently. They cover parental engagement, innovation, how to teach computer programming and, finally, "digitally illiterate and proud of it".
Read MoreMaking and coding
Is 'making' really an effective -- or cost-effective -- way of learning programming? Guest contributor Derek Blunt has his doubts.
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National Backup Day: points for discussion, and 8 potential elements of a Computing project
Some topics to discuss arising from a recent survey, plus a possible Computing project for your kids.
Read MoreAssessment and the black swan problem: a new free resource
A new, free, resource.
I've been thinking about, and running courses on, assessment for a long time. In a mini essay called Assessment and the black swan problem, I discuss an issue that I think receives scant attention. In this short article I tell you how you can get hold of the essay.
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Read MoreFake news: Resources and suggestions
Fake news? Alternative facts? Post-truth? Read on for information about very useful and interesting resources to use in the classroom.
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What I've been reading: Thinking Critically with Digital Media
This book by Nik Peachey is an excellent resource book for teachers of media and digital literacy.
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Collating resources for my Assessment in Computing course
I'll be running a course in Assessing Computing soon. What are the challenges in compiling a list of recommended resources for course particpants?
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