Can using a computer be injurious to one's health? If you're trying to book a particular rail journey via a particular website in the UK, the answer is a resounding "Yes".
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Trying to be helpful to pupils while assessing their understanding could actually be counter-productive.
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As its subtitle indicates, Book Wars covers the analogue and digital battlefield in the world of books.
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When the Computing Programme of Study was introduced in England, some people seriously suggested that the lack of suitably qualified teachers (i.e. not able to understand computing concepts or to do computer programming) was not a problem because classes could have “facilitators” instead.
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It’s a bit of a tall order, I think, to teach yourself computer science, as opposed to computer programming, because of the need to understand particular concepts.
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Someone we know was in a bit of a panic recently because he had mistakenly deleted part of his Excel spreadsheet, and then saved over it. Was there, he wanted to know, a way of getting back the spreadsheet as it was before he made those ill-advised changes? As it happens, there often is.
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Should classrooms be open, in the sense that anyone might see what's going on, and perhaps even take part in them?
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I am experiencing domain issues…..
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“I won’t say that [this paper] was an interesting read for me though: it is like asking a religious person to read a book about why they should believe in God.”
This report is the result of nine months of work that focused specifically on understanding how children and young people use new technologies.
The review below was written soon after its publication, by Sarah Hillier, who was at that time a teenager. I’ve just re-read her article, and I think its observations and incisiveness – not to mention the beauty of her writing – have stood the test of time. The article which follows has only been modified slightly from the original. I hope you enjoy it.
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Enjoy exploring these websites for ideas for projects for Computing.
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You can’t hold on to good teachers forever. They will, at some point, wish to move on and seek positions of influence themselves.
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Many education technology strategy documents are often boring to read, and usually either pedestrian, unrealistic or like a scene from Star Trek.
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If you’re the Head of Computing or Education Technology, you may also have a responsibility for the use and possibly even the co-ordination of the use of technology across the whole school.
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So, you're responsible for the use of educational technology in the school, but its use and principles are taught across the curriculum rather than as a discrete subject. In other words, by non-specialists in all likelihood. How can you maintain high standards in the subject and the use of educational technology in such a situation? In this article I look at 14 suggestions.
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Useful links for resources for Holocaust Memorial Day, and a 10% discount off a relevant book.
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One of the things that I have found very puzzling is why victimhood has such a high status these days.
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Nobody wants to use or be a part of something that even the person promoting it thinks is boring!
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Did Samuel Pepys carry a quill and an inkwell around with him?
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What is the 'correct' style for a blog post? Indeed, is there a correct style?
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