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Wordle of the Ofsted annual report.

Wordle of the Ofsted annual report.

Evidence-based education revisited

December 23, 2018

A reflection on the contents of the 2017-18 annual Ofsted report as summarised in a word cloud.

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In Infographics, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Reflections Tags Ofsted, Ofsted annual report, word cloud
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Digital Education Bumper Holiday Edition

December 23, 2018

What’s in the latest issue of the Digital Education newsletter? Read on to find out.

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In Digital Education, News & views Tags Digital Education
‘The Press Association, London, by Terry Freedman

‘The Press Association, London, by Terry Freedman

What ed tech consultants need to know, and other articles

December 20, 2018

What’s coming up in the latest issue of the Digital Education ezine.

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In Digital Education, News & views, Sponsored Article Tags Digital Education
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Digital Education Prize Draw

December 17, 2018

The next Digital Education ezine has a great prize to be won: The Truth About Teaching, by Greg Ashman. Read on for more details.

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In Digital Education, News & views Tags prize draw, The Truth About Teaching
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Click the cover to see the book on Amazon. Please note that this is an affiliate link.

Books in brief: How to think like a coder

December 15, 2018

Here’s a quick look at How to think like a coder, by Jim Christian.

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In Bookshelf, Books in Brief, Quick Looks Tags book reviews
Educational research reading, by Terry Freedman

Educational research reading, by Terry Freedman

Evidence-based teaching: what's striking or new about it?

December 13, 2018

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?

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Really?, Research, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Ofsted, research, evidence-based teaching
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Ed Tech Predictions for 2019

December 7, 2018

What does 2019 have in store for us as far as education technology is concerned? And what challenges might we face? Read on for some interesting answers, and an opportunity to have your say too.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views Tags predictions, ed tech predictions, bett2019
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What I've been reading: Living in a Digital World

December 6, 2018

The review in a nutshell: well-structured, well-written and informative.

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In Bookshelf, Digital Education, Reviews, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags book reviews, What I've been reading
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Random Name Picker, from Classroom Tools.

A random name picker

December 3, 2018

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.

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In Digital Education, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Classroom Tools, Digital Education, prize draw, random name picker
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Photo from pixabay.com CC0

Prize draw: win an ed tech book

December 2, 2018

Details of a chance to win a great book. Two copies of each of Living in a Digital World and Teacher’s Guide to Tech are up for grabs! Read on for details — competition closes tonight (2nd December 2018) at midnight London, UK, time.

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In Digital Education, News & views Tags prize draw, Digital Education, books
Start polishing your crystal ball! Photo by Garidy Sanders on Unsplash

Start polishing your crystal ball! Photo by Garidy Sanders on Unsplash

What are your ed tech predictions for 2019?

November 28, 2018

What’s on the cards for 2019 in the education technology world? A chance to have your say.

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In News & views, On the lighter side Tags predictions, ed tech predictions, education technology predictions
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A Way to Raise money for Education Technology (UPDATED)

November 26, 2018

If you’re in a school in the UK and looking for a way to raise some money, you may find this article interesting.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags Rocket Fund, Cleo Fatoorehchi, Nesta
It’s all go! Illustration by Terry Freedman

It’s all go! Illustration by Terry Freedman

What's in the November 2018 issue of Digital Education?

November 25, 2018

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.

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In Digital Education, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Professional development, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Digital Education
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Photo by Helloquence on Unsplash

Microsoft laptops and software evaluation

November 24, 2018

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.

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In Reviews, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags laptops, Microsoft, Office 365, evaluation, comparison
Photo by John-Mark Smith on Unsplash

Photo by John-Mark Smith on Unsplash

The BESA/PA Conference 2018

November 23, 2018

Details of this year’s annual conference of the British Educational Suppliers Association and the Publishers Association.

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In Digital Education, News & views, Professional development Tags BESA, PA, Conference
Marking, by Terry Freedman

Marking, by Terry Freedman

How I became more efficient at marking and got my life back

November 22, 2018

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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In Assessment, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags marking, assessment, workload
Editor at work!, by Terry Freedman

Editor at work!, by Terry Freedman

Coming soon in the Digital Education ezine

November 20, 2018

There are four books to be won in the next issue of Digital Education. There are also a few pretty useful articles and bits of information. Read on to find out more.

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In Digital Education, News & views, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Professional development, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Digital Education
I’m not sure why people sometimes get confused over pretty clear statements.

I’m not sure why people sometimes get confused over pretty clear statements.

Lost in translation

November 16, 2018

Sometimes, a message given in a talk or training session is misinterpreted. What lessons can we learn from this?

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In News & views Tags misunderstanding, confused, clarity, confusion

E-safety update

November 9, 2018

This article contains details of 8 reports and 4 sets of resources concerning e-safety.

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In News & views, Research, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags e-safety, research, resources
Photo by Terry Freedman

Photo by Terry Freedman

Microsoft's Future Decoded

November 2, 2018

The most fascinating thing for me about the Future Decoded conference was the present!

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In Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Professional development Tags FutureDecoded, Future Decoded, Microsoft, conferences
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Quick look: Digital Culture Shock: Who Creates Technology and Why This Matters

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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Quick look: Artificially Gifted: Notes from a Post-Genius World

The author, Mechelle Gilford, explores how AI may render our usual way of interpreting the concept of “gifted” obsolete.

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Quick look: Dr. Bot: Why Doctors Can Fail Us―and How AI Could Save Lives

Dr Bot discusses something I hadn’t really considered…

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Review: Seven Brief Lessons on Physics: Anniversary Edition

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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Review: Dear Data

The authors spent a year sending each other postcards on a different theme each week, with pictorial representations of the data they had collected.

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Review: Blueprints: How mathematics shapes creativity

What place might Blueprints merit on a teacher’s bookshelves?

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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.

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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’.

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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.

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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.

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