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A sign of the times. Footprints, by Terry Freedman

A sign of the times. Footprints, by Terry Freedman

Articles relating to Covid-19

August 23, 2020

Here’s a list of the articles I’ve written so far relating to Covid-19 and ed tech.

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In M-learning Tags Covid19, Covid-19, Coronavirus
Celebrate! by Terry Freedman

Celebrate! by Terry Freedman

Improving your chances of winning an educational award

August 21, 2020

How can you improve your chances of winning an educational award?

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Tips for teachers Tags award, educational award

Reasons to NOT have an e-learning committee

August 14, 2020

Are there any downsides to having an e-learning committee in a school?

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In From the Archives, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags e-learning co-ordinator, committee, ICT Co-ordinator

Reasons to have an e-learning committee in a school

August 13, 2020

In my past roles as ICT Co-ordinator or e-learning co-ordinator, I have formed and chaired an ICT or e-learning committee. What are the benefits of having such a body, and does Covid-19 change anything?

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In From the Archives, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, M-learning, Audio Tags ICT Co-ordinator, committee, e-learning co-ordinator, Covid19, Covid-19, AUDIO

Teacher assessment in ICT and Computing: not a perfect solution

August 12, 2020

What’s wrong with teacher-assessed grades?

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In Assessment, Audio Tags assessment, assessing Computing and ICT, audio
Calendar, by Terry Freedman

Calendar, by Terry Freedman

How to generate Lorem text in Word

August 11, 2020

Ever wondered how to generate that Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Maecenas porttitor congue massa. Fusce posuere, magna sed pulvinar ultricies, purus lectus malesuada libero, sit amet commodo magna eros quis urna text? Wonder no more!

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In On this day, 5 Minute Tip, Tips for teachers Tags lorem, Word, random text
Screenshot by Terry Freedman

Screenshot by Terry Freedman

Getting kids writing with Story Starters

August 11, 2020

Stuck for writing ideas for your primary class? This website may help.

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In Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Reviews Tags writing prompts, Story Starters, Scholastic

Barriers to buying ed tech

August 10, 2020

You’ve developed a great product, and I’m open to spending some money. So what’s the problem?

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In News & views, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags buying, suppliers, barriers
Checklist, by Terry Freedman

Checklist, by Terry Freedman

Installing and uninstalling software

August 7, 2020

When I uninstalled a misbehaving program, it also removed Microsoft Office! Fortunately, I had taken precautions.

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In News & views Tags installing, uninstalling, System Restore, Backup, precautions
Click the cover to see the book on Amazon UK (affiliate link)

Click the cover to see the book on Amazon UK (affiliate link)

Review: Your Press Release is Breaking My Heart

August 5, 2020

Finding it hard to get the media to report your school’s achievements? You may find this guide useful.

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In Bookshelf, Reviews Tags press release, marketing, Janet Murray, Review, book review, bookshelf

Teaching: the easy option

July 29, 2020

If teaching is so easy, how comes there is always a recruitment and retention crisis?

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In News & views, Audio Tags teaching, teaching online, easy, audio

Manual labour: what's your documentation like?

July 29, 2020

Is your documentation well-written but useless?

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In Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags manuals, documentation

How long should kids spend in online lessons?

July 27, 2020

How sensible — or effective — is it to have kids sitting at a computer all day long?

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In M-learning, News & views Tags Online classes, online learning, online education, Covid19, Covid-19

Binary kittens

July 25, 2020

Could a kitten be used as a teaching aid in the Computing classroom?

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In On the lighter side, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags kittens, classroom aid, binary

A contingency plan for an online course

July 22, 2020

Losing the connection doesn't mean losing the plot.

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In M-learning, Tips for teachers, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Zoom, online learning, Online classes

Terry's top ten tips for tutors using Zoom

July 21, 2020

The following rules can be adapted (to an extent) by any tutor teaching an online course to adults or young adults.

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In On the lighter side, Tips for teachers, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags teaching, online learning, Zoom, rules
Horror on horror’s head.

Horror on horror’s head.

When it comes to PR, learn from the worst

July 20, 2020

Information about a tool you can use to check for the presence of corporate guff in your press release or statement.

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In News & views Tags corporate guff, guff, Bee Digital
Click the cover to see the book on Amazon UK (affiliate link)

Click the cover to see the book on Amazon UK (affiliate link)

How reliable is neuroscience?

July 20, 2020

If 10% of studies in neuroscience are flawed, how can you know which ones are OK?

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In Books Unseen, News & views, Research Tags Science Fictions, science, research
Hands off! by Terry Freedman

Hands off! by Terry Freedman

What next for UK Copyright?

July 15, 2020

Covid-19. EU Copyright Directive. How will copyright owners be affected by these and other issues? This conference should be useful.

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In News & views Tags copyright, Covid-19, Covid19
Listening to a blog post, by Terry Freedman

Listening to a blog post, by Terry Freedman

Audio blog posts round-up

July 14, 2020

I’ve converted a few more blog posts to audio files. Here they are.

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In Audio Tags round-up, audiofiles
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