My mother lived for 91 years, and during that time she witnessed cars becoming ubiquitous, the invention and expansion of television, the development of video and home video recording, cheap flights, fast trains…
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In this occasional series, I am outlining the sort of technology I’ve been obliged to use at various stages of my life.
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I first reviewed the Carrot2 search engine in 2016. I found it quite useful then. What’s the story now?
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The pros and cons of Substack, from a personal perspective.
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I came across an interesting article about AI increasing workload rather than reducing it.
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I’ve deleted some redundant code and changed a dead link. The rest still stands, and I still abide by it. Mty motto: don’t smile before half-term.
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Three resources that you or the parents of your pupils may find useful.
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The 39 stories in this collection span a hundred years, during which Polish society underwent seismic political change several times over.
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An interesting look at how differently societies across the globe view and use technlogogy.
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The written word has endured for millennia, and herein you'll discover why.
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A book that offers a glimpse into the way traditional crafts were practised before the Industrial Revolution.
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If you like to use comics and cartoons in your teaching, and encourage students to do so too, you'll like this collection of comic-making utilities.
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From 2010: Here’s a thought. I like to think of myself as a glass half full type of person. So why all the doom and gloom about the apparent lack of Governmental support, in the UK, for technology in the classroom?
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I published this on 7 December 2009. I don’t think anything has changed since then as far as my opinions are concerned. I have removed a now-defunct link.
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In 2009 I invited readers to take part in a small survey asking the question "Why do you subscribe to blogs?". Here they are the results, updated with information from an AI app.
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There are at least ten good reasons to use cartoons or comics in your lessons. This article explains what they are, with links to research and useful resources.
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Chapters look at how technology is used around the world, online communities, and building a culturally just infrastucture, amongst other topics.
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The author, Mechelle Gilford, explores how AI may render our usual way of interpreting the concept of “gifted” obsolete.
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Dr Bot discusses something I hadn’t really considered…
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Rovelli draws readers into his world by describing the development of theories that scientists have posited to try and explain our world and the universe beyond.
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