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Information Technology in schools in the year 2000

December 9, 2020

Is this still the case: “The popular image of the ICT Co-ordinator is still, I think, that of a man with a beard, and a top pocket bulging with pens, screwdrivers, and bits of integrated circuit boards.”?

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In From the Archives Tags archives, Computers in Classrooms, newsletter
Reflecting, by Elaine Freedman

Reflecting, by Elaine Freedman

Reflections on Technology in Schools in the time of Covid: Part 1

December 7, 2020

A major thing that the Covid-19 pandemic has done is to give us all a huge kick up the backside. We’ve had the technology to enable working from home for years, but there was not much incentive to implement it very widely. It’s a testament to the commitment and flexibility of companies and educational institutions that the educational system didn’t simply collapse.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Reflections Tags Bee Digital, trends, Covid19, Covid-19
On This Day, by Terry Freedman

On This Day, by Terry Freedman

On this day #12: usability, assessment, tiffs, pointless data and Computing

December 6, 2020

Gosh! I don’t know if there is something special about the date December 6th — like the Ides of March, say — but I seem to have been astonishingly prolific on that date.

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In From the Archives, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, On this day Tags usability, assessment, tiff, data, Computing
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On this day #11: Making ICT and Computing real

December 5, 2020

This article, published on 5 December 2015, was one of a 7 part series on ways to make Computing be more interesting.

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In Computing, From the Archives, On the lighter side, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags authenticity
On this day, by Terry Freedman

On this day, by Terry Freedman

On this day #10: Important questions to ask about speakers

December 5, 2020

Given how much competition there is for our time now that so much is on offer online, I think these suggested questions are as important as ever.

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In From the Archives, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, On this day Tags conferences, questions

On this day #9: Web 2.0

December 5, 2020

An old article about Web 2.0

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In From the Archives, News & views, On this day Tags Web 2.0

Quick look: Science Fictions

December 5, 2020

It’s really rather annoying when a non-fiction book received for review is not only useful, but readable. And not merely readable, but enjoyable, even entertaining.

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In Bookshelf, Quick Looks, Reviews Tags Science Fictions, Stuart Ritchie, review, science
On this day, by Terry Freedman

On this day, by Terry Freedman

On this day #8: You mean this technology is new???

December 4, 2020

It really is quite an eye-opener when you discover kids’ idea of tech history!

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In From the Archives, History, On the lighter side, On this day Tags technology history
Who?

Who?

Does anyone know Adam from Adam?

December 3, 2020

I have to say I think it is really insulting to have someone who looks like he has just finished studying for ‘A’ Levels himself telling us why exams are best.

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In Assessment, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views Tags assessing Computing and ICT, assessment
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Recent book reviews
A book review for your English department colleagues perhaps
A book review for your English department colleagues perhaps

Some of these stories are so richly told, it can almost seem as though you’re right there with him.

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Review: Pen Names
Review: Pen Names

OK, so this has nothing to do with education technology, but we all read (I hope!). A very interesting examination of the pen names some authors have adopted, and why.

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Review: The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of History
Review: The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of History

There's a really interesting section in this book about how ceramic storage of data and information is probably the most likely medium to stand the test of time.

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A book review for your biology colleagues perhaps
A book review for your biology colleagues perhaps

The subject under discussion here is how human physiology has developed in different ways, in response to different conditions around the world.

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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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