This article, published on 5 December 2015, was one of a 7 part series on ways to make Computing be more interesting.
Read MoreReview: Scratch Programming in easy steps
This is book by Sean McManus is well set out, with clear print and plenty of illustrations. It starts with an introduction to the Scratch 3 environment, and in next to no time the reader is creating a program.
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Thinking Aloud. Graphic by Terry Freedman
A downside of new technology
If a colleague using some technology in innovative and effective ways, and getting more out of it that they would from newer technology, and with more certain results, why on earth would they change?
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The “two minutes” referred to is not entirely accurate. Graphic by Terry Freedman
Anatomy of a blog post
What are the elements of a typical blog post, and why are they useful?
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Terry Two Minute Tips, by Terry Freedman. Not all of these tips are two minutes long, but numeracy was never my strong point.
Anatomy of a blog
What does a typical blog consist of?
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Questions, by Terry Freedman
A new assessment resource
A new assessment resource has come to my attention. It shows the keywords and synonyms in the SAMR and Bloom’s Taxonomy models, and apps which enable the teacher to address those areas.
Read MoreReview of The Fourth Education Revolution Reconsidered
Will Artificial Intelligence help to transform education?
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Archive, by Terry Freedman
On this day #5: Review of Trust Me, I'm Lying
On 14 October 2019 I reviewed Trust Me, I’m Lying. It’s a book about how bloggers and mainstream media can be manipulated. It’s pretty sobering stuff.
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Letter from Ada Lovelace to Charles Babbage. From the British Library. Licence: Public Domain
Ada Lovelace Day
Imagine what Ada Lovelace might have achieved had Babbage actually built his “computer” and she hadn’t died at the age of 36.
Read MoreOn this day #3: How to make IT real
How can Computing be made relevant and interesting?
Read MoreThe importance of making mistakes and dealing with them properly
What does dealing with mistakes “properly” mean in practice?
Read MoreMy best IT training days -- index
Technology goes wrong from time to time, but isn’t it wonderful when the technology and the training go well?
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The scream by Terry Freedman
My worst IT training days -- index
We all have the occasional awful experience when giving training. Here are mine!
Read MoreThe myth of the unchanging classroom
Is it really true that classrooms haven’t changed since the year 1600?
Read MoreChairing discussions online
Is it rude to not respond to people in an online discussion?
Read MoreAchieving stuff straight away in Computing lessons (Updated)
Why shouldn’t you start your course with lots of apparently useless techniques?
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Online, by Terry Freedman
Which online platform?
Google Meet, Zoom and Google Classroom are all viable contenders for the task of teaching your classes online. But which one is best?
Read More10 advantages of touchscreens
This article was published in Teach Secondary magazine, before Covid-19 barged its way onto the scene. I still think everything I’ve written here is relevant, though I would, for obvious reasons, emphasise the need to clean them well, and frequently.
Read MoreA thematic approach to teaching Computing in secondary school
A topic list such as Algorithms, Loops, Flowcharts, Pseudocode and so on is not exactly enticing. Might there be a more interesting alternative approach to teaching Computing? Funny you should ask….
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Book review: How Charts Lie (short version)
We are presented with charts all the time. But are they telling us how things really are?
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