The recent ed tech strategy from the Department for Education leaves much to be desired, not least because it’s so boring to read. I ran it through a word cloud and a textual analysis application. Here are my findings, along with recommendations and the introduction of my new SnoreMaster Awards.
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The ed tech strategy, by Terry Freedman
My summary of the new ed tech strategy
I’ve drawn a picture to illustrate my feelings about the DfE’s ed tech strategy.
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The scream by Terry Freedman
7 Mistakes I Made As An Ed Tech Co-Ordinator #7: Not inventing jargon
Want to get ahead, possibly get awards, and get away with not informing anyone of anything remotely useful? This post will tell you how!
Read MoreThe 4 stages of Bett
The four stages of Bett, illustrated.
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Start polishing your crystal ball! Photo by Garidy Sanders on Unsplash
What are your ed tech predictions for 2019?
What’s on the cards for 2019 in the education technology world? A chance to have your say.
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My (somewhat jaded) view of most high-profile Government ed tech initiatives
The trouble with government education technology initiatives
A possibly cynical take on government-funded initiatives for education technology in schools.
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The Homework Excuse Management System, by Terry Freedman
Blast from the past: the homework excuse management system
You can use a spreadsheet to solve even relatively trivial problems — but why should you do so?
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From pixabay.com Licence: CC0
Happy 4th July!
Here’s hoping the folks in the USA have a great day.
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I know how he feels. Photo from Stencil. Licence: CC0
Technology: take nothing for granted
As I always tell people I'm training, never assume anything, never take anything for granted. Here are a few examples that illustrate why not.
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Technology-Authorised Madness
A blast from the past -- with the emphasis on 'blast'. What I thought of self-service checkouts when they first appeared.
Read MoreComputing Curriculum Conundrum: an analogy
A comic strip that, for me at least, encapsulates what has befallen the Computing curriculum in England.
Read MoreGetting dressed for the occasion
Why taking advice on what to wear for a conference talk isn't always a good idea.
Read MoreI'm not paranoid, but...
There's only so much you can do to prevent things going wrong as far as technology is concerned.
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You could put this up on the doors of your computer labs! Photo by Terry Freedman 2017
11 ways to deter colleagues from using education technology
Why should other teachers get their hands on all that lovely ed tech? You can't tell them not to use it, but here are 11 tried and tested ways to make them not really wish to.
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The Heavy Mob: Terry Freedman, Steve Wheeler, Simon Finch. Photo taken by Simon, and modified by Amy Burvall.
Bett 2017 Photos
Bett 2017 photos. Happy memories!
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Back to BASICs
Bett 2017 Bulletin #3
I know from past experience what next week at Bett will entail, so I've written a program to summarise it....
Read MoreBig data infographic
Here is a big data infographic I produced in 2014.
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Shakespeare is alive and well!
Ode to Code
"I wonder if it's possible to write a poem about coding", I thought to myself. Well, it is, and here it is. First Chaucer, then Shakespeare, and now me. No doubt schoolchildren of the future will be studying this for their Eng Lit exams, but in the meantime you can read it here first! Enjoy.
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A blast from the past.
ICT, Computing, Education Technology -- what's in a name?
Discussions about naming things like subjects and schools can seem slightly amusing in retrospect. And sometimes the present seems like a distant echo of the past.
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"If you're not one up, you're one down" Photo by Valerie Everett
What I've been reading: The "Upmanship" books
The "upmanship" books of Stephen Potter took a tongue-in-cheek view of education, amongst other things. Although he was writing a generation ago, there is still much in what he wrote to make us smile today.
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