If the ed tech in your school is horrible, and mistreated, then perhaps this article, inspired by a talk by A J Crabill, Deputy Commissioner for the Texas Education Agency, will help.
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Idea! By Terry Freedman
4 websites to stimulate ideas for Computing projects
Four interesting and stimulating websites with which you may not be familiar. Use them to spark discussion about and ideas for Computing projects.
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Bett 2019: EdTech Checklist
The Bett website has a useful checklist for people looking at purchasing edtech stuff. Read on for the details.
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R.I.P 2018, by Terry Freedman
Education Technology 2018: A Personal Retrospective
The 25 articles listed in this post represent the main issues that were exercising my mind in each month of 2018. I was, of course, thinking about more than only 25 topics, but these are my personal favourites. A couple of themes seem to crop up more than others, these being automation (for example in marking), and better teaching or use of computing and technology. I hope you find them interesting, useful or both.
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Educational research reading, by Terry Freedman
Evidence-based teaching: what's striking or new about it?
In the latest Ofsted annual report, teachers using an evidence-based approach is something that “strikes” the Chief Inspector. But what is remarkable about it?
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What I've been reading: Living in a Digital World
The review in a nutshell: well-structured, well-written and informative.
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Random Name Picker, from Classroom Tools.
A random name picker
I’ve just run another prize draw for my newsletter, Digital Education. If you’re interested in the tool I used to select the winners, read on.
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It’s all go! Illustration by Terry Freedman
What's in the November 2018 issue of Digital Education?
Here at Freedman Works we’ve been throwing in ideas, reports, books, magazines, blog articles and pictures into the writing machine I invented some time in 2017, and out has popped the latest issue of Digital Education. Read on for a taster of what’s in it.
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Microsoft laptops and software evaluation
Over the summer of 2018 I evaluated and compared for laptops sold by Microsoft, and tested the software that was installed on them. Here are my findings.
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Marking, by Terry Freedman
How I became more efficient at marking and got my life back
Here is a short exposition of the changes I made in order to reduce the amount of marking I had to take home with me.
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Editor at work!, by Terry Freedman
Coming soon in the Digital Education ezine
There are four books to be won in the next issue of Digital Education. There are also a few pretty useful articles and bits of information. Read on to find out more.
Read MoreE-safety update
This article contains details of 8 reports and 4 sets of resources concerning e-safety.
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Microsoft's Future Decoded
The most fascinating thing for me about the Future Decoded conference was the present!
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My (somewhat jaded) view of most high-profile Government ed tech initiatives
The trouble with government education technology initiatives
A possibly cynical take on government-funded initiatives for education technology in schools.
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research reading, by Terry Freedman
What I've been reading: The Teacher's Guide to Tech 2018
Read this article for a review of this book — and a nice surprise!
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The Homework Excuse Management System, by Terry Freedman
Blast from the past: the homework excuse management system
You can use a spreadsheet to solve even relatively trivial problems — but why should you do so?
Read MoreMy best IT training days #1: The Science Department
As a complement to my series of articles about my worst training days, I’ve started a series about my best ones. I believe we can learn from both sorts. In this article, I relate an experience of running a twilight training session for a secondary school science department.
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Thumbnail sketch: Bad Choices: How Algorithms Can Help You Think Smarter
Here is a short review of this book about algorithms.
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The cover of the latest issue of Digital Education
Digital Education AI edition
The latest issue of the free newsletter Digital Education is about to be published. It has a special focus on artificial intelligence, and there’s a chance to win a book in a prize draw. Read on for more details.
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20 Characteristics of Excellent Computing Or ICT Teachers
The people who say we can deal with the lack of Computing teachers by using ‘facilitators’, or getting the kids to learn from each other, don’t know what they’re talking about. A good ICT or Computing teacher, by which I mean one that understands what real teaching is, will do everything a so-called ‘facilitator’ would do, and more.
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