How are you using your digital signage?
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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More than just ticking boxes
Marking is an important part of assessment, but it need not be unduly arduous.
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Robot editor up against a deadline -- by Terry Freedman
What's the role of artificial intelligence in the writing of books, games and apps?
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Hollywood here I come. Or maybe not. Picture from pixabay.com CC0
Is marking with different coloured pens a good idea? That's the topic I cover in this edition of Terry's 2 Minute Tips.
Read MoreA quick update about the Digital Education ezine.
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An observation sheet should be more than a checklist. Picture from www.pixabay.com CC0
An interesting article on assessment in an Australian magazine for teachers leaves a few questions to be answered.
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Digital Education is sort of like this, only digital. Picture from www.pexels.com CC0
Another fine example of journalism is being crafted even as you read this...
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What colour shall we use today? Picture from www.pixabay.com CC0
I find the notion of marking kids' work in different coloured pens ridiculous. Always have done.
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Keep on blogging! Photo from www.pixabay.com CC0
If you're serious about blogging, or at least intend to be, you have to do these 7 things.
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A blast from the past.
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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Erm, which way now? The contradictions in the Educational Excellence Everywhere policy are somewhat disconcerting. Picture from Pixabay.com CC0
A new Department for Education policy document has been published. What does it have to say about Computing?
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"If you're not one up, you're one down" Photo by Valerie Everett
The "upmanship" books of Stephen Potter took a tongue-in-cheek view of education, amongst other things. Although he was writing a generation ago, there is still much in what he wrote to make us smile today.
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Technology plays a big part at this year's Education Show Photo from pixabay.com CC0
Here's a quick look at some of the education technology that will be on show at this year's Education Show.
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David Brown gets to the heart of the matter
David Brown, Ofsted's National Lead for Computing, answers some common questions.
For those not in Britain, Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, aka the inspectorate.
Here's an important call to action: fill in the survey!
Please take a few minutes to make your contribution to the discussion on the future of ICT by filling in this incredibly short survey by Kay Sawbridge.
Read MoreHere's a list of benefits of using education technology in lessons.
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Confused? Join the club
Kay Sawbridge has created a short survey. If you have been affected by the scrapping of the ICT qualification in England, please fill it in.
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The Department of Education's recent "clarification" on the deployment of exclamation marks has taken micromanagement to a new level. They've issued edicts on textbooks and worksheets, now exclamation marks. Will they turn to the Computing curriculum next?
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Perfect ICT Every Lesson
Perfect ICT every lesson? It's an ambitious title. Does the content deliver the promise though?
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Should kids dictate the lesson? Photo from Pixabay.com CC0
The idea of allowing kids to decide what they learn in Computing lessons is simply wrong.
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