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Enter a draw to win a book: The Power of Networks

May 26, 2017

The latest issue of the Digital Education has a load of stuff in it: book reviews, articles and a chance to win a copy of The Power of Networks.

Read on for more details, and a sign-up form.

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In Digital Education, News & views Tags Digital Education

The importance of reading in education technology: 3 books to read and recommend

May 22, 2017

Why background reading and reading around the subject are good things to do, plus three books I recommend for students (and teachers).

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In Bookshelf, Digital Education, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Books, background reading, Karl Beecher, Brown Dogs and Barbers, Dear Data, The Power of Networks, Digital Education

Getting the most out of Education Conferences -- now available on Kobo!

May 18, 2017

Information about my ebook, Education Conferences, plus where to buy it on Kobo.

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In Bookshelf, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Professional development Tags News, Books, ebooks, Education Conferences, Education conferences book

Our lives in data: London transport

May 17, 2017

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.

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In Computing, News & views, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags AI, artificial intelligence, data, Science Museum, privacy

Our lives in data: privacy

May 16, 2017

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.

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In Computing, Discussion topic, News & views, Reviews, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags AI, big data, artificial intelligence, Science Museum

Chatbots in education

May 11, 2017

Chatbots that appear to be emotionally intelligent are being developed. Imagine how useful they might be in schools.

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In News & views Tags artificial intelligence, chatbot, nes, AI
Illustration by Mary, CC0

Illustration by Mary, CC0

Classroom research for the Computing and ICT teacher

May 8, 2017

It's a great idea to do classroom-based research, but here are 7 caveats to bear in mind.

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In Professional development, Research, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags research, classroom research, classroom experiment, ITTE, Mirandanet, Global Teacher Education Knowledge Mobisation Summit
Half Star, by Clker Free Vector Images CC0

Half Star, by Clker Free Vector Images CC0

21 points to consider when evaluating a resource

May 3, 2017

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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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags evaluation, resources, evaluating digital resources, evaluating blogs, evaluating books, evaluating, evaluating ed tech
View from the terrace at the House of Lords, by Terry Freedman

View from the terrace at the House of Lords, by Terry Freedman

Conference: Global Teacher Education Knowledge Mobilisation Summit

April 28, 2017

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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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Professional development Tags ITTE, UNESCO, Knowledge Mobilisation, teacher retention, conference, summit
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Elephant, by Geralt CC0

Institutional memory and education technology

April 26, 2017

What is institutional memory loss, why is it important, and what can you do about it?

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views Tags amnesia, institutional memory, institutional amnesia, memory
Writer, by Waldryano. CC0 licence.

Writer, by Waldryano. CC0 licence.

What I've been writing: articles around education technology: innovation, parental engagement, teaching programming and digital illiteracy

April 21, 2017

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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In Computing, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags innovation, parental engagement, teaching programming, Digital Literacy, digital illiteracy, Teach Secondary, Technology & Learning, Groupcall
We should expect people in education be technologically literate.

We should expect people in education be technologically literate.

7 suggestions for how to treat willful digital illiteracy in education

April 20, 2017

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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In News & views, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags illitercy, Digital Native, Digital Literacy, technological literacy
The bare essentials: coffee, water, notebook, computer -- and a good book!

The bare essentials: coffee, water, notebook, computer -- and a good book!

An education technology co-ordinator's spring-cleaning checklist

April 19, 2017

Well, it's spring again, and time for a good clean-up. Here is a checklist for the ed tech co-ordinator.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags maintenance, spring clean

Making and coding

April 18, 2017

Is 'making' really an effective -- or cost-effective -- way of learning programming? Guest contributor Derek Blunt has his doubts.

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In Computing, News & views, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags making, maker, maker movement, coding, programming, Derek Blunt
Planning is useful, but is it effective?

Planning is useful, but is it effective?

The importance of research in education

April 5, 2017

Is your lesson planning informed by research -- and does it matter anyway?

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Professional development, Research Tags NCUP, Mesh Guides

I'm not paranoid, but...

April 2, 2017

There's only so much you can do to prevent things going wrong as far as technology is concerned.

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In Unintended consequences, On the lighter side, News & views Tags paranoia, training
Don't let this happen to you!

Don't let this happen to you!

National Backup Day: points for discussion, and 8 potential elements of a Computing project

March 27, 2017

Some topics to discuss arising from a recent survey, plus a possible Computing project for your kids.

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In Computing, Discussion topic, News & views, Research, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags backup plan, backup, save, project-based learning, projects
You could put this up on the doors of your computer labs! Photo by Terry Freedman 2017

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

March 22, 2017

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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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, On the lighter side, Unintended consequences Tags access, computer suite, ICT Co-ordinator, Technology Co-ordinator
The Editor at work

The Editor at work

Digital Education: what's in the latest issue?

March 21, 2017

Assessment, Book reviews, Ofsted: just three of the topics covered in the latest issue of our newsletter, Digital Education.

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In Assessment, Bookshelf, Digital Education, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Professional development Tags Digital Education, assessment, Ofsted, London Book Fair, book reviews, Bookshelf

Formative assessment vs Summative assessment

March 19, 2017

To some extent, the difference between formative assessment and summative assessment is a matter of context and objectives.

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In Assessment, Discussion topic, In the picture Tags assessment, formative assessment, summative assessment, assessment for learning
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