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Such a shame that we can't look inside kids' heads. It would make assessment so much easier!

Such a shame that we can't look inside kids' heads. It would make assessment so much easier!

5 articles on assessment and assessing computing

April 28, 2016

How to assess pupils in Computing, marking, evaluation -- here are 5 articles that I hope you'll find challenging, thought-provoking and perhaps even useful!

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In Assessment, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags assessment, evaluation, marking, assessing Computing
Kay's survey of over 300 teachers has yielded some interesting results.

Kay's survey of over 300 teachers has yielded some interesting results.

ICT and Computing

April 26, 2016

The DfE has summarily dismissed the ICT GCSE qualification. Kay Sawbridge carried out a survey to find out the possible consequences of this.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Research, News & views Tags Kay Sawbridge, ICT qualifications, ICT survey

Crosswords and coding

April 25, 2016

If you like coding, you should enjoy doing cryptic crosswords too. If it was good enough for Alan Turing...

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In Terry's 2 Minute Tips, Computing, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags crosswords, Alan Turing, video
Oh joy! The next issue of Digital Education is out today!

Oh joy! The next issue of Digital Education is out today!

Coming soon: Digital Education!

April 21, 2016

Another bumper edition of the Digital Education newsletter! Due out later today.

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In Digital Education, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Research Tags Digital Education
How are you using your digital signage?

How are you using your digital signage?

From SAMR to Signage

April 20, 2016

A lot of digital signage in schools is used ineffectively, or not at all. In this article, Neil Emery of Trilby TV discusses how the SAMR model could be applied to school digital signage, with impressive results.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Sponsored Article Tags digital signage, Trilby TV, SAMR, Neil Emery
More than just ticking boxes

More than just ticking boxes

My 10-point marking strategy

April 19, 2016

Marking is an important part of assessment, but it need not be unduly arduous.

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In Assessment, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags marking, self-marking spreadsheet, assessment
Robot editor up against a deadline -- by Terry Freedman

Robot editor up against a deadline -- by Terry Freedman

AI: Could a bot write your next book?

April 13, 2016

What's the role of artificial intelligence in the writing of books, games and apps?

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In Big ideas, Computing, News & views, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags AI, writing, #lbf16, London Book Fair
Hollywood here I come. Or maybe not. Picture from pixabay.com CC0

Hollywood here I come. Or maybe not. Picture from pixabay.com CC0

Terry's 2 minute tips #1 Marking with coloured pens

April 12, 2016

Is marking with different coloured pens a good idea? That's the topic I cover in this edition of Terry's 2 Minute Tips.

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In Terry's 2 Minute Tips, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Assessment Tags marking, video

More news about Digital Education

April 8, 2016

A quick update about the Digital Education ezine.

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In Digital Education, News & views Tags Digital Education
An observation sheet should be more than a checklist. Picture from www.pixabay.com CC0

An observation sheet should be more than a checklist. Picture from www.pixabay.com CC0

The checklist approach to assessment

April 7, 2016

An interesting article on assessment in an Australian magazine for teachers leaves a few questions to be answered.

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In Assessment, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags assessment, observation, observation sheet, recording progress in ICT
Digital Education is sort of like this, only digital. Picture from www.pexels.com CC0

Digital Education is sort of like this, only digital. Picture from www.pexels.com CC0

Digital Education news

April 4, 2016

Another fine example of journalism is being crafted even as you read this...

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In News & views, Digital Education Tags Digital Education
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What colour shall we use today? Picture from www.pixabay.com CC0

Marking with coloured pens? Don't make me laugh!

April 4, 2016

I find the notion of marking kids' work in different coloured pens ridiculous. Always have done.

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In Assessment, Terry's 2 Minute Tips Tags marking, assessment
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Keep on blogging! Photo from www.pixabay.com CC0

7 Things that every serious blogger should do

April 3, 2016

If you're serious about blogging, or at least intend to be, you have to do these 7 things.

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In News & views, Professional development Tags blogging
A blast from the past.

A blast from the past.

ICT, Computing, Education Technology -- what's in a name?

April 1, 2016

Discussions about naming things like subjects and schools can seem slightly amusing in retrospect. And sometimes the present seems like a distant echo of the past.

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In On the lighter side Tags Jane Hope, names, history, computing history
Recent book reviews
Review: Social Media for Academics
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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Quick looks: VIBE Coding by Example
Quick looks: VIBE Coding by Example

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

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Review: The Game Changers: How Playing Games Changed the World and Can Change You Too
Review: The Game Changers: How Playing Games Changed the World and Can Change You Too

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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Review: The Dictators: 64 Dictators, 64 Authors, 64 Warnings from History
Review: The Dictators: 64 Dictators, 64 Authors, 64 Warnings from History

In some respects one could view this book as a single warning repeated 64 times.

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Review: The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker: A History of the High Street 
Review: The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker: A History of the High Street 

Taking readers from the Middle Ages to (more or less) the present day, Gray charts how the places where we do our shopping and what we buy have changed over the centuries.

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Review: Extraordinary Learning For All
Review: Extraordinary Learning For All

As a source of potential ideas and inspiration, the book could be very useful indeed.

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

One has the impression that the main role of the university these days is to maximise profit, while that of the majority of teaching staff is to ensure the ‘correct’ views are passed on to students. All the while, students’ main concern seems to be to seek protection from anything that might make them feel unsafe.

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Review: Next Practices - An Executive Guide for Education Decision Makers
Review: Next Practices - An Executive Guide for Education Decision Makers

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

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Still relevant (sadly): How to lie with statistics, by Darrell Huff
Still relevant (sadly): How to lie with statistics, by Darrell Huff

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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