Why background reading and reading around the subject are good things to do, plus three books I recommend for students (and teachers).
Read MoreGetting the most out of Education Conferences -- now available on Kobo!
Information about my ebook, Education Conferences, plus where to buy it on Kobo.
Read MoreOur lives in data: London transport
How is your travel data used, and what the trade-offs in terms of private costs and benefits? This is the second post in a series about data and privacy, and artificial intelligence.
Read MoreOur lives in data: privacy
How much data are you prepared to give away, and what are you prepared to allow organisations to do with it? The answers in my case surprised me.
Read MoreChatbots in education
Chatbots that appear to be emotionally intelligent are being developed. Imagine how useful they might be in schools.
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Illustration by Mary, CC0
Classroom research for the Computing and ICT teacher
It's a great idea to do classroom-based research, but here are 7 caveats to bear in mind.
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Half Star, by Clker Free Vector Images CC0
21 points to consider when evaluating a resource
Here are 21 points to think about when evaluating a resource, plus suggestions of how to use the list in a team exercise.
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View from the terrace at the House of Lords, by Terry Freedman
Conference: Global Teacher Education Knowledge Mobilisation Summit
Teacher retention is an issue -- and that's an understatement. This conference will look at issues such as teacher motivation, professional development and education as a self-improving profession, to name just three.
It takes place on 4th May 2017.
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Elephant, by Geralt CC0
Institutional memory and education technology
What is institutional memory loss, why is it important, and what can you do about it?
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Writer, by Waldryano. CC0 licence.
What I've been writing: articles around education technology: innovation, parental engagement, teaching programming and digital illiteracy
Here are links to a few articles I've written recently. They cover parental engagement, innovation, how to teach computer programming and, finally, "digitally illiterate and proud of it".
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We should expect people in education be technologically literate.
7 suggestions for how to treat willful digital illiteracy in education
Why does digital illiteracy seem acceptable in education? I think we should have higher expectations, which I have expressed in these seven suggestions.
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The bare essentials: coffee, water, notebook, computer -- and a good book!
An education technology co-ordinator's spring-cleaning checklist
Well, it's spring again, and time for a good clean-up. Here is a checklist for the ed tech co-ordinator.
Read MoreMaking and coding
Is 'making' really an effective -- or cost-effective -- way of learning programming? Guest contributor Derek Blunt has his doubts.
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Planning is useful, but is it effective?
The importance of research in education
Is your lesson planning informed by research -- and does it matter anyway?
Read MoreI'm not paranoid, but...
There's only so much you can do to prevent things going wrong as far as technology is concerned.
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Don't let this happen to you!
National Backup Day: points for discussion, and 8 potential elements of a Computing project
Some topics to discuss arising from a recent survey, plus a possible Computing project for your kids.
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You could put this up on the doors of your computer labs! Photo by Terry Freedman 2017
11 ways to deter colleagues from using education technology
Why should other teachers get their hands on all that lovely ed tech? You can't tell them not to use it, but here are 11 tried and tested ways to make them not really wish to.
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The Editor at work
Digital Education: what's in the latest issue?
Assessment, Book reviews, Ofsted: just three of the topics covered in the latest issue of our newsletter, Digital Education.
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Formative assessment vs Summative assessment
To some extent, the difference between formative assessment and summative assessment is a matter of context and objectives.
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Books erratum
In a recent article I said that a particular book was my first 'proper' book -- and then I remembered the previous half dozen or so! This article sets the record straight.
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