These days, students can find out things like the rate of interest in real time without even leaving their seats. That doesn't make the question ["What's the interest rate?"] itself any better.
Read MoreQuestion marks, by Terry Freedman
Terry Two Minute Tips, by Terry Freedman. Not all of these tips are two minutes long, but numeracy was never my strong point.
Anatomy of a blog
What does a typical blog consist of?
Read MoreChairing discussions online
Is it rude to not respond to people in an online discussion?
Read More13 Things new teachers need to know about education technology
Just starting out as a teacher? Here are a few things it's useful to know in relation to using education technology. Updated to include online teaching and learning considerations.
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Celebrate! by Terry Freedman
Improving your chances of winning an educational award
How can you improve your chances of winning an educational award?
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Calendar, by Terry Freedman
How to generate Lorem text in Word
Ever wondered how to generate that Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Maecenas porttitor congue massa. Fusce posuere, magna sed pulvinar ultricies, purus lectus malesuada libero, sit amet commodo magna eros quis urna text? Wonder no more!
Read MoreA contingency plan for an online course
Losing the connection doesn't mean losing the plot.
Read MoreTerry's top ten tips for tutors using Zoom
The following rules can be adapted (to an extent) by any tutor teaching an online course to adults or young adults.
Read MoreHow to generate random text even if you don't use Word
Need to create an example document quickly? You don’t have to type it out.
Read MoreWhy use Google Meet?
Google Meet has nowhere near the range and sophistication of the features of other online learning applications, such as Zoom. So why would anyone want to use it?
Read More9.5 handy features of Zoom
Here are 9.5 useful features of Zoom. Why such an odd number? Read on and find out.
Read MoreHow to see the trend in students' grades at a glance
Updated! Here’s a little-known function in Google Sheets which gives you an in-cell graph. Handy for displaying trends in students' grades at a glance.
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Lesson plan, by Terry Freedman
Online preparation checklist for teachers
In case you’ve recently been asked to run a course online, here’s a quick 10-point checklist to help you prepare for your first online teaching session.
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Tick box, by Terry Freedman
How teachers can use the tick box in Google Sheets
Google sheets has a tick box feature. Here are some ways you can make use of it.
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blank screen, by Terry Freedman
Problems in the edtech classroom #5: Where's my website?!
In 2006 my website went down right in the middle of a lesson. Here’s what I wrote about it at the time.
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Blog reading, by Terry Freedman
Getting new blog posts to come to YOU
You don’t have to visit lots of different blogs to discover the latest articles on them.
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Should all learning take place in the cloud?
Covid-19: Is an online school the answer?
Would an online-only school be a feasible proposition for all pupils?
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Webinar, by Terry Freedman
What I've learnt from online classes: mute that mic
Here are the incredibly annoying things that I’ve heard because people have kept their microphones on during online discussions.
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You’re going on a journey now, so document it. Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay
Covid19: Document it!
Looking on the bright side, if you have started teaching your classes online, or setting work for your pupils online, this forced closure of many schools is a great opportunity to carry out some research.
Read MoreWhat I've learnt from online classes: teach yourself the technology
The use of technology to put classes online makes it even more important for teachers and students in online classes to spend some time getting to know the technology they will be using — even if they think it won’t be a problem for them.
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