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My desk, by Terry Freedman

My desk, by Terry Freedman

How to work from home

March 31, 2020

I’ve been working from home for several years now, so I thought I would share some strategies I’ve found that work for me. These won’t be entirely relevant if you are now spending most of your time teaching online, but I hope that at least some of these suggestions will help.

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In News & views, Tips for teachers Tags Covid-19, Covid19, homeworking, freelancing

Book review: Hello World: How to be human in the age of the machine

March 29, 2020

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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In Bookshelf, Reviews, Unintended consequences, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags artificial intelligence, AI, Hannah Fry

Covid19: Why I’m continuing as normal

March 28, 2020

Recently I have been wrestling with my conscience: should I continue to write my usual kind of blog posts, which often assume that teachers reading it are physically in school or some other educational setting, or not?

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In News & views, Thinking aloud, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags Covid19, Covid-19, Stephen Downes, resources

Promoting Educational Technology: What we can learn from business

March 27, 2020

In this article I draw on the example of how one company's approach to getting repeat business may hold lessons for the ed tech leader whose job it is to encourage the use of education technology throughout the school.

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In From the Archives, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags commercial approach, promoting, leadership, PR
Click the cover to see this on Amazon (Amazon Associate link)

Click the cover to see this on Amazon (Amazon Associate link)

Book review: Leaders Eat Last

March 27, 2020

Most of us have worked for all kinds of leaders, some good, some bad, some outstanding, others dismal, plus the odd one or two whose presence or absence appears to make no difference at all. But what makes someone a great leader?

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In Bookshelf, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Reviews Tags book review, Simon Sinek, Leaders Eat Last, leadership, ICT leadership

Covid-19: Fiddling while Rome Burns?

March 26, 2020

I have just published an article that provides both useful advice and a chuckle to everyone who is now having to conduct most or even all of their work online. I hope you enjoy it.

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In On the lighter side, News & views, Unintended consequences, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Covid19, Covid-19, Skype, Chris Smith, Claudius
Click the cover to see the book on Amazon (Amazon Associate link)

Click the cover to see the book on Amazon (Amazon Associate link)

Book Review: Critical Media Literacy and Fake News in Post-Truth America

March 23, 2020

Don’t let the country-specific title put you off. This is a very useful (and readable) book.

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In Bookshelf, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags fake news, Fake news, media literacy, digital media literacy, Goering, Thomas
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Mesh Guide to how Germs Spread, screenshot by Terry Freedman.png

How Germs Spread: a new MeshGuide

March 17, 2020

This is a timely guide on how germs spread — and how to teach good practice to children.

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In Research, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Coronavirus, Covid-29, TPEA, Germs, MeshGuide, Sarah Younie, Marilyn Leask
Danger, by Terry Freedman

Danger, by Terry Freedman

The Ofsted Inspection Framework

March 9, 2020

Here are some links to information about the Ofsted inspection framework.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags Ofsted framework, Ofsted inspection framework, EIF
Gloves, by Terry Freedman

Gloves, by Terry Freedman

Shared keyboards and Covid19

March 5, 2020

I’m not an expert in disease prevention, but I’ve been thinking aloud about what you might do if you teach Computing, or have to use devices in your subject.

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In Thinking aloud Tags coronavirus, Covid19, gloves, keyboards

A new testimonial for my work

March 3, 2020

Jean-Louis Dutaut, the editor of Schools Week, very kindly wrote a testimonial about my work.

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In News & views Tags recommendation, testimonial, testimonials, services
Click the cover to see the book on Amazon (affiliate link)

Click the cover to see the book on Amazon (affiliate link)

Review: The School Fundraising Handbook

March 2, 2020

One of the chief banes of my life as a head of computing in a comprehensive school was acquiring enough money to develop the subject and to improve the experience of using education technology for everyone across the school. I only wish this book had been available when I needed it most.

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In Bookshelf, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Reviews Tags review, book review, fundraising, Schools Week
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Review: Social Media for Academics

This book is very readable, and if I sound surprised that is because it’s not always true of academics!

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For the time being, this book is free in Kindle format.

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Despite the relative paucity of immediately obvious National Curriculum links, teachers will find several of sections of this book to be highly engaging.

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Is a 2014 book on managing the computing provision in a school still worth buying?

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Although this book is over 60 years old, it is remarkably apposite for our times -- and especially in the fields of educational research and assessing pupils' understanding and progress.

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Quick looks: Bad Education: Why Our Universities Are Broken and How We Can Fix Them
Quick looks: Bad Education: Why Our Universities Are Broken and How We Can Fix Them

It was a great source of pride to me, getting hundreds of students through their A levels and encouraging them to go to university. But for some time I have asked myself a question: would I recommend this route now?

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