This ‘Atlas’ takes students deep into the field of artificial intelligence which, according to Crawford, is actually neither artificial, nor intelligent.
Read More7 Ways to Involve Parents with Computing
Even the most technophobic adults can be persuaded to engage with their child’s Computing studies.
Read MoreHow to use pupils to evaluate education technology resources
What people say, and what they do, can be two different things. I have had a situation in which pupils tell me materials are “boring”, having just spent 45 minutes working intensively with those materials without a break!
Read MoreIntroducing kids to programming via a spreadsheet sweet shop
Spreadsheets are dead, right? Wrong! Not only are they a great tool for teaching programming concepts, they can easily be addressed under the Computing programme of study.
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Exasperated, by Terry Freedman
If Computing leaders were politicians
I was watching a debate in the House of Lords the other day, and I was very struck (I hesitate to use the word 'impressed') by how easily a particular government representative managed to fend off a whole variety of questions without saying anything of any value whatsoever.
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What's the point of your product?
A few years ago I read a review of a new product in a popular technology magazine, and by the end of the article, I had a pretty good idea of whether or not the product was any good.
The only thing I hadn’t managed to find out was what it actually did.
Read MoreWhy your Computing department needs a library
Like all educators, computing specialists should read more than just material directly related to what they’re teaching. It’s about being, and being seen to be, an expert in the subject.
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What I'm reading: Sort Your Brain Out
One of my first impressions: I like the fact that the book includes relatively recently-acknowledged attributes of the brain, such as neuroplasticity.
Read MoreManaging technical issues
It has long been the case that the teacher in charge of education technology has been expected to keep everything ticking over with virtually no budget and very little time -- especially in primary schools.
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Question mark - Terry Freedman
National Coding Week: why?
I’ve always been of the strong opinion that (a) people should talk about programming, not coding, and (b) people learn best on a kind of need to know basis.
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My (somewhat jaded) view of most high-profile Government ed tech initiatives
The trouble with government education technology initiatives (Updated)
A possibly cynical take on government-funded initiatives for education technology in schools.
Read MoreWhat Does It Take To Run A Successful Computing Department?
Just taken over your school's computing department? Here are my top 10 tips for ensuring success from the start.
Read MoreHow to run an event, such as a webinar, without tears
In yesterday’s article, we asked Why should an edtech company run a conference or webinar programme? In this article, we look at things to consider in order to maximise the chances of your event being a success.
Read MoreWhy should an edtech company run a conference or webinar programme?
Running a conference, a webinar or a series of webinars, can be a very useful marketing tool for a company.
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The scream by Terry Freedman
My worst IT training days -- index (Updated)
We all have the occasional awful experience when giving training. Here are mine!
Read More11 Marketing trends in 2021
Do a search on the internet and you will discover that there are many, many articles on this theme, most of which agree with each other only in one or two areas.
Read MoreMy worst IT training days #6: The day my website was shut down (updated)
I wonder if there is anything more discombobulating than announcing, with great fanfare, a brilliant resource to a class full of teacher trainees, only to be greeted by a dreadful error message instead?
Read MoreMy worst IT Training Days #5: Whiteboard not working (Updated)
Worthy cogitations about what I might have done to avoid being faced with a non-working whiteboard — and why that situation arose in the first place.
Read MoreMy worst IT training days #4: Too much admin on a course (Updated)
How the admin involved in a course led to its being abandoned by one group of trainers.
Read MoreMy worst IT training days #3: Large-scale training (Updated)
Using an external IT trainer is risky. Here are a few things to insist on to reduce the likelihood of a ruined training day.
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