Fake news? Alternative facts? Post-truth? Read on for information about very useful and interesting resources to use in the classroom.
Read MoreAn interview with Sir Bob Geldof, and other articles
Here's some information about what's in the latest edition of our newsletter, Digital Education.
Read MoreSome interesting e-safety resources
It's Safer Internet Day on 7th February this year. Here are some reading and some resources to do with e-safety. I hope you find them useful.
Read MoreBett 2017 Bulletin #4
The forthcoming issue of Digital Education is a Bett special, with loads of useful information if you're planning to go to Bett -- and even if you're not. (The section on new products being launched at the show may be quite useful.)
Read MoreComputers, life and work: some interesting 'background' reading
Here's a selection of very interesting and articles -- and one book -- about artificial intelligence, and how it does, or may, affect us. It includes a sobering list of jobs which no longer exist, and a debate.
Read MoreA worrying aspect of the fake news problem
What some statistics tell us about where (young) people get their news from, and what they do to check whether it's true or not.
Read MoreBack to school with Digital Education
The latest issue of Digital Education is a very quick read, with links to articles and resources you should find useful when school starts again. It's out today at 7pm GMT.
Read More8 education technology conferences in 2017
Now's a good time to start planning for 2017. Soto help you, here's a list of 8 conferences concerning educaton technology, in the broadest sense of the term.
Read MoreDigital Education Holiday Reading
Nudge theory, coding, crosswords, artificial intelligence and more are all in the latest issue of the free ezine, Digital Education. Read on to find out more.
Read MoreDigital Education: next issue coming soon
What's in the forthcoming issue of Digital Education, my free newsletter? Read on to find out.
Read MoreBREXIT and education technology
This is a round-up of views about how the decision to leave the EU might affect some of our laws pertaining to technology, such as data protection, followed by some suggestions on how one might use these notes in the classroom.
Read MoreThe future of the teaching profession
Why is it so hard to recruit teachers? I attended a Westminster Forum conference in the summer of 2016. This looked at the key issues of teacher shortages and professional development. This article contains my reflections on some aspects of the conference. It's not about ICT or Computing in particular, but given the acute shortage of Computing teachers it does, I think, provide some additional food for thought.
Read MoreQR Codes in the classroom: an interview with Monica Burns
Monica Burns is a Curriculum and EdTech Consultant, Apple Distinguished Educator and Founder of ClassTechTips.com. I interviewed her about the use of QR codes in the classroom.
To enter a prize draw to win one of two copies of her book (pictured). sign up the the free Digital Education newsletter by 7th December 2016 and read the newsletter sent out on 28th November.
Read MoreRandomised lesson activities in Computing and ICT
Why not introduce a bit of unexpectedness into your lessons -- by selecting exercises at random?
Read MoreSpecial book discount plus ICT & Computing Qualifications report
In the next issue of Digital Education, I'll be providing details of a special price on my new book, about how to get the most benefit from attending education conferences, plus an original report on the ICT & Computing qualifications that a sample of schools in England are offering this year -- and why.
Read MoreDigital Education next issue
The next issue of Digital Education is running a bit late, but will have been worth waiting for I think. It has a competition to win a book, news about a discounted book, an interview, articles, book reviews and more.
Read MoreTop 5 articles on the ICT & Computing in Education website
What are the 5 most viewed items on the ICT & Computing in Education website? To find out, I trawled through the archives and the data. The answer to that question surprised me. I wonder if it will surprise you as well.
Read More70 kinds of educational blog posts -- offer
I've created a crib sheet of 70 types of blog post. These ideas have been selected on the basis of how well they can be adapted to educational blogs -- either the teacher's or the school's.
Read on to find out how to get it.
Read MoreTeaching computing, assessing computing, and a lot more
I'm on the final proof-reading stages of the latest issue of Digital Education. It's a free newsletter for people with a professional interest in ICT and Computing in education, ed tech, digital skills etc. This issue includes an article by William Lau on the 5 mistakes he made when teaching Computing, and an article by Sam Hunter on the ladders approach to assessing Computing.
For more information on what the new issue contains, read on.
Read MoreComputing and magic
What can we learn from magicians when it comes to designing computer software and equipment? In this article, Professor Paul Curzon explains all.
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