Here are 9.5 useful features of Zoom. Why such an odd number? Read on and find out.
Read MoreTesting pupils using stories
Here’s a different and more engaging way of testing pupils’ knowledge, skills and understanding.
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Idea! by Terry Freedman
Working with schools during lockdown
Although visiting schools is unlikely to be possible in the foreseeable future (even if schools were to reopen completely), you can still help them out. Here are 7 ways you might do so.
Read MoreHow to see the trend in students' grades at a glance
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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Lesson plan, by Terry Freedman
Online preparation checklist for teachers
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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Checklist, by Terry Freedman
Online preparation checklist for students
If you haven’t taught a particular group online before now, you may find it useful to send out this guide to the students. It’s not a detailed guide to any particular software, just some good practice tips.
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Tick box, by Terry Freedman
How teachers can use the tick box in Google Sheets
Google sheets has a tick box feature. Here are some ways you can make use of it.
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HEMS, by Terry Freedman
Set trivial assignments for students of Computing stuck at home
Why set students real-world, life-changing, humanity-saving problems when trivial challenges are likely to prove equally, if not more, useful?
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blank screen, by Terry Freedman
Problems in the edtech classroom #5: Where's my website?!
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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Terry reflecting, by E Freedman
Reflections from a teacher training course 2
I believe in simple instructions. Here are the instructions I gave to a new cohort of teacher trainees, plus a short commentary on what went right — and what didn’t.
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Kindle Fire, by Terry Freedman
How to make use of your Kindle pdf annotations
If you’ve annotated a pdf document on your Kindle, how do you then get those notes into a word processor? This article describes a way of doing so.
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Blog reading, by Terry Freedman
Getting new blog posts to come to YOU
You don’t have to visit lots of different blogs to discover the latest articles on them.
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Paper work, by Terry Freedman
Book review bulletin 1
I’ve recently reviewed four ed tech-related books. Here are links to them. They are: Teachers vs Tech? * How charts lie * Little quick fix: finding the theme in your data * Hello world: how to be human in the age of the machine
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Should all learning take place in the cloud?
Covid-19: Is an online school the answer?
Would an online-only school be a feasible proposition for all pupils?
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Book review: Teachers vs Tech?
Two cheers for this well-researched book. If I were still a head of department in a school I would buy a copy or two to lend to interested colleagues, especially NQTs, despite my criticisms.
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Think outside the box, by Terry Freedman
Fiction and computational thinking (Updated)
How might you use fiction as a vehicle for teaching computational thinking? Here are some ideas.
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Webinar, by Terry Freedman
What I've learnt from online classes: mute that mic
Here are the incredibly annoying things that I’ve heard because people have kept their microphones on during online discussions.
Read MoreWhat I've learnt from online classes: teach yourself the technology
The use of technology to put classes online makes it even more important for teachers and students in online classes to spend some time getting to know the technology they will be using — even if they think it won’t be a problem for them.
Read MoreWhat I've learnt from online classes: chatting and messaging
Over the years I have taken part in, and hosted, a number of online talks, webinars and discussions. Until Covid-19 changed everything, I hadn’t given much thought to what I’ve actually learnt in terms of the process involved. But now I thought I’d share a few things I’ve learnt.
Read MoreBook review: Hello World: How to be human in the age of the machine
Several books have been published over the last few years dealing with artificial intelligence. These books display varying levels of hysteria or anger, so it was a refreshing change to read a more balanced approach.
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