To learn programming, it’s best to have some real problems which need solving. This article looks at several examples of the applications I’ve created, and why.
Read MoreProblems in the ed tech classroom #4
PowerPoint can be a very useful tool — if used with care.
Read MoreHow to introduce primary school pupils to the basics of programming -- using spreadsheets
Spreadsheets have been dismissed by some people as boring, old hat, and about “only” office skills. Those people are wrong! In this article I look at how you can use spreadsheets to start teaching children about some programming concepts.
Read MoreProblems in the ed tech classroom #3: printer paper
Something as simple as the printer’s paper tray being empty can cause mayhem. Here are a few suggestions for dealing with it.
Read MoreProblems in the ed tech classroom #2
What kind of problems might you experience with an ordinary flipchart? And are flipcharts preferable to interactive whiteboards? Plus details of how to get hold of a free guide to getting the most out of your interactive whiteboard.
Read MoreCreating multiple signatures in Gmail
If you wear several different hats, but don’t want several different email addresses, you can use different email signatures instead. But how do you do that in Gmail?
Read MoreProblems in the ed tech classroom #1
In this the first article in this series, I look at the problem of permanent markers being used on the whiteboard. Believe it or not, there is a more useful response than “Aaaaaargh!”
Read MoreHave Ada Lovelace in your Computing or education technology classroom
Help to bring education technology alive by introducing a letter from Ada Lovelace to Charles Babbage into your Computing or education technology classroom.
Read MoreInterview with Mitch Resnick
What is a kindergarten approach to learning, and what are its characteristics? What are its advantages? Could adopting such an approach work in our education system? Here’s what Mitch Resnick said when I interviewed him at the January 2019 Bett show in London.
Read MoreWhat do kids get up to online?
Here are several research reports on kids’ behaviour online.
Read MoreWhat kind of ed tech house is your school?
If the ed tech in your school is horrible, and mistreated, then perhaps this article, inspired by a talk by A J Crabill, Deputy Commissioner for the Texas Education Agency, will help.
Read More4 websites to stimulate ideas for Computing projects
Four interesting and stimulating websites with which you may not be familiar. Use them to spark discussion about and ideas for Computing projects.
Read MoreBett 2019: EdTech Checklist
The Bett website has a useful checklist for people looking at purchasing edtech stuff. Read on for the details.
Read MoreEducation Technology 2018: A Personal Retrospective
The 25 articles listed in this post represent the main issues that were exercising my mind in each month of 2018. I was, of course, thinking about more than only 25 topics, but these are my personal favourites. A couple of themes seem to crop up more than others, these being automation (for example in marking), and better teaching or use of computing and technology. I hope you find them interesting, useful or both.
Read MoreEvidence-based teaching: what's striking or new about it?
In the latest Ofsted annual report, teachers using an evidence-based approach is something that “strikes” the Chief Inspector. But what is remarkable about it?
Read MoreWhat I've been reading: Living in a Digital World
The review in a nutshell: well-structured, well-written and informative.
Read MoreA random name picker
I’ve just run another prize draw for my newsletter, Digital Education. If you’re interested in the tool I used to select the winners, read on.
Read MoreWhat's in the November 2018 issue of Digital Education?
Here at Freedman Works we’ve been throwing in ideas, reports, books, magazines, blog articles and pictures into the writing machine I invented some time in 2017, and out has popped the latest issue of Digital Education. Read on for a taster of what’s in it.
Read MoreMicrosoft laptops and software evaluation
Over the summer of 2018 I evaluated and compared for laptops sold by Microsoft, and tested the software that was installed on them. Here are my findings.
Read MoreHow I became more efficient at marking and got my life back
Here is a short exposition of the changes I made in order to reduce the amount of marking I had to take home with me.
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