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A daunting prospect, so what’s your motivation? Photo by Terry Freedman

On this day: Encouraging other teachers to use education technology

October 15, 2025

Gretchen Rubin talks about four kinds of self-motivation. Might this provide a way of thinking about how to encourage colleagues to use education technology in their lessons?

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In News & views, On this day Tags Gretchen Rubin, RSA, RSA Events, Four tendencies framework, motivation

21 Reasons to attend conferences

October 14, 2025

It’s often difficult to get time out of school to attend a conference, but I think you should try and get to at least one a year.

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In Professional development Tags education conferences

Review: Renaturing: Small Ways to Wild the World

October 7, 2025

This book could prove useful to schools keen to cultivate their own dedicated ‘back to nature’ area.

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In Bookshelf, Reviews Tags Renaturing, rewilding, nature, reviews

Review: Listen In: How Radio Changed the Home

October 7, 2025

A couple of generations before the first internet cafés were opened, someone attempted pretty much the same thing by opening a ‘radio café’.

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In Bookshelf, History, Reviews Tags radio, reviews

Review: Level Up Your Lesson Plans: Ignite the Joy of Learning with Fun and Educational Materials

October 7, 2025

This book is awash with ideas.

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In Bookshelf, Reviews Tags lesson planning, reviews

Review: Conversations With Third Reich Contemporaries: : From Luke Holland’s Final Account

October 7, 2025

This may be useful for the Hiostory department in your school.

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In Bookshelf, Reviews Tags History, Third Reich, reviews

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Quick look: My boss is a moron

September 30, 2025

I borrowed this book from the library yesterday and have had to stop reading it.

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In Bookshelf, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Professional development, Quick Looks Tags reviews, quick looks, boss
It won’t be as bad as you think! Picture: Terrified, by Terry Freedman

It won’t be as bad as you think! Picture: Terrified, by Terry Freedman

8 Tips for Newly-qualified teachers

September 16, 2025

Your first few weeks at school may seem terrifying, but hopefully it won’t be as bad as you think! Here are 8 tips you may find useful.

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In News & views, Professional development, Tips for teachers Tags NQTs, new teacher, new school
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Review: The Illusionist Brain: The Neuroscience of Magic

September 2, 2025

I was surprised to read some of the clearest explanations of neuroscience I've yet come across.

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In Bookshelf, Reviews Tags magic, neuroscience, Reviews
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Review: The Great Exchange: Making the News in Early Modern Europe

September 2, 2025

In Wren's telling, the real history of the news isn't just a chronology of technological inventions.

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In Bookshelf Tags News, reviews
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Review: Nature's Memory

September 2, 2025

One would think that the stories told by the exhibits in natural history museums are reasonably objective and factual, but apparently not.

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In Bookshelf, Reviews Tags Reviews, Nature's Memory, bias
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On this day in 2010: Review of the Dell Latitude 2110

August 25, 2025

“Oooh!” “Ah!” “Oh my!”. Such were the collective gasps emanating from the Freedman household when I unpacked the Dell Latitude 2110 Netbook I’d been sent to review. Slim, striking and silent (but enough about me), the Latitude certainly makes the grade as far as aesthetics are concerned. But how does it actually perform?

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In Reviews, On this day Tags Dell Latitude 2110, review
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Kids Aren’t Stupid (Updated)

August 25, 2025

I overheard a great conversation yesterday. Two girls were chatting behind me in the queue in the Post Office. From their discussion about school options and examinations, I’d say they were around 14 and 15 years old. Here’s part of the conversation, it really made me smile….

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In From the Archives Tags Facebook, conversation, e-safety, esafety, social networking

On this day: What is good practice in ICT and Computing?

August 23, 2025

I suppose this article will ruin for good my chances of a knighthood, but I am finding it harder and harder to keep quiet on this subject.

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In News & views, On this day Tags Mullah Nasrudin, Ofsted, best practice, criteria, good practice, heresy
The Scream, by Terry Freedman (with apologies to Munch)

The Scream, by Terry Freedman (with apologies to Munch)

Viruses and other nasties are a leadership issue -- updated for 2025

August 22, 2025

How vulnerable are schools to viruses and so on? Here are the results of a survey, plus some comments on the role of the ed tech leader in the school.

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In Research Tags malware, viruses

The importance of branding for computing in schools

August 22, 2025

One of the things you have to acknowledge, whether you like it or not, is that to some extent people do judge by appearances. So, how does your computing provision appear to others?

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags appearance, branding
HoL Committee Room, by Terry Freedman

Sadly not my typical committee meeting room! This was taken in a House of Lords Committee Room, by Terry Freedman

The pros and cons of having an e-learning committee in a school

August 14, 2025

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 advantages and disadvantages of having such a body?

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

Understanding exam grading

August 13, 2025

As the GCSE and ‘A’ Level results days are almost upon us, here are some useful guides as to what the gradings mean.

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In Assessment, News & views Tags exam results, A Levels, GCSE
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Terry self-portrait, cartoonified, black & white, by Terry

Hubris in the world of education technology (Amended)

August 12, 2025

I believe that there's a fine line between letting people know you're an expert, and displaying too much self-regard. If keeping on the right side of that line proves a bit of a challenge, here are three "rules" that could help.

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In News & views, On this day Tags pride, hubris, expertise, rules
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A cartoon robot, by Terry Freedman

Blogging with AI

August 8, 2025

In preparation for a course on blogging that I ran a few years ago, I wanted to see how far I could get using AI tools to help me with my intended audience, outlining a post and drafting a whole article.

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In AI, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags blogging, AI
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Review: Renaturing: Small Ways to Wild the World

This book could prove useful to schools keen to cultivate their own dedicated ‘back to nature’ area.

Read More →
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Review: Listen In: How Radio Changed the Home

A couple of generations before the first internet cafés were opened, someone attempted pretty much the same thing by opening a ‘radio café’.

Read More →
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Review: Level Up Your Lesson Plans: Ignite the Joy of Learning with Fun and Educational Materials

This book is awash with ideas.

Read More →
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Review: Conversations With Third Reich Contemporaries: : From Luke Holland’s Final Account

This may be useful for the Hiostory department in your school.

Read More →
Review: The Illusionist Brain: The Neuroscience of Magic
Review: The Illusionist Brain: The Neuroscience of Magic

I was surprised to read some of the clearest explanations of neuroscience I've yet come across.

Read More →
Review: Nature's Memory
Review: Nature's Memory

One would think that the stories told by the exhibits in natural history museums are reasonably objective and factual, but apparently not.

Read More →
paperless office.jpg
On this day in 2010: Review of the Dell Latitude 2110

“Oooh!” “Ah!” “Oh my!”. Such were the collective gasps emanating from the Freedman household when I unpacked the Dell Latitude 2110 Netbook I’d been sent to review. Slim, striking and silent (but enough about me), the Latitude certainly makes the grade as far as aesthetics are concerned. But how does it actually perform?

Read More →
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Quick looks: Listen in: How radio changed the home

Back in the 1930s, radio was the cutting edge technology in the home.

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Backlist: The Written World
Backlist: The Written World

Writing was invented ‘only’ a few thousand years ago. It’s a fascinating story.

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Backlist: What I'm reading: Bounce
Backlist: What I'm reading: Bounce

What does it take to become an expert? And what can the Computing teacher do about it?

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