This article outlines some general factors that prevent heads of department and other school leaders from buying products and services.
Read MoreWhat should your organisation's newsletter contain?
I wrote this article for a readership of edtech companies. But the suggestions would work just as well for any organisation that wishes to keep in touch with its members/clients/visitors etc.
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The scream by Terry Freedman
Judge not -- again
In my experience, an expectation of compliance was baked in to the system, and that really does mitigate against innovation.
Read MoreProduct placement technology: a step too far
There’s something a bit “iffy” about inserting an advert into a programme that wasn’t there originally.
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On this day: Covid19 and the ed tech revolution
It’s astonishing to realise that a year ago today I wrote about education technology in the context of dealing with the educational fallout from Covid19.
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Book review: Your Press Release Is Breaking My Heart
Most press releases are boring. Even worse, some are annoying. And the people who send them can be even more annoying. I can tell you these things with some authority because I receive dozens of them a day.
Read MoreA great survey program
If you set surveys, have a look at Tripetto. It has some lovely features.
Read MoreUsing codes when note-taking
My various squiggles in my notebook or Evidence Form may not have meant much to anybody else, but it conveyed a lot of information to me.
Read MoreDystopian visions: My Object All Sublime
What if an amazing technology like time travel were used purely and simply as a form of punishment?
Read MoreObtaining customer feedback: Why do it, how to do it, and how to use it
Why feedback matters.
Read MoreUsing a word cloud generator to check students' work
I ran the Department for Education’s educational technology strategy through a word cloud generator to see if it really was about educational technology.
Read MoreWhen it comes to PR, learn from the worst
At best, “corporate guff” deadens the senses of the reader, and is simply regarded as a written equivalent of background noise.
Read MoreJudge not, etc
A lot of inspectors judged how good the subject was being taught by how nicely formatted the kids' work was.
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Love the product, shame about the documentation
Once a school has purchased your ed tech product or service, what then? In my experience, a lot of great products are let down by terrible documentation.
Read MoreRemembering Old Nick
In the five years I was a pupil at the school, I didn't see him smile. Not once. Not even to fellow teachers.
Read MoreIn the next issue of Digital Education
Here’s what’s in the next issue of my free newsletter, Digital Education.
Read MoreRemembering Mr X
I like to think that had there been anti-plagiarism software around when I was at school, and had my English teacher used it, I’d have been saved years of wasting time looking for ways to make money. I’d have enjoyed more sleep too.
Read MoreReview: Teaching Computing in Secondary School
While the author is an experienced teacher and subject leader, what is striking about the book is the extent to which his suggestions are grounded in academic research.
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Signpost, by Terry Freedman
On my other blog: The stages of writing an article
If you have to write articles, reports or blog posts, you may find this article useful.
Read MoreParental pressure over exam grades? Shurely not...
How will schools deal with parental pressure over exam grades?
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