It's often said that pupils learn the most from what their teachers do, rather than what they say. Here are some good practices you need to adopt if you want your kids to lean good habits rather than bad ones.
Read MoreBlogrolls, Needles, And Haystacks -- A Conundrum
Why do so many "edubloggers" think that the concept of blogrolls, which are lists of blogs that subscribers to a blog subscribe to, and similar devices (such as, in effect, shared favourites) are so wonderful?
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Signpost to 2021, by Terry Freedman
Happy new year
Happy new year.
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A preponderance of tech, by Terry Freedman
24/7 Learning vs 24/7 Teaching
I wrote this article , in which I discuss the importance of students having 24/7 access to technology, in 2005. And in 2020 we’re still talking about it.
Read MoreBooks of 2020 -- now with audio
Yesterday I published a blog post entitled Books of 2020, a list of the books I’ve (mostly) read in 2020. Well, it’s a bit of a long read at around 4,000 words, so I’ve created an audio version of it as well.
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These are the books I’ve encountered in 2020.
Read MoreReview of Scratch Programming in Easy Steps
The book starts with an introduction to the Scratch 3 environment, and in next to no time the reader is creating a program.
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Mailbox, by Terry Freedman
How to Have more Gmail addresses
If you have a Gmail email address, did you know that you can use it as the basis for even more addresses?
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On This Day
On this day #15: Technical support
I would say that these days an efficient and effective technical support function is more important than ever. I have been at the sharp end of technical glitches in Zoom and so on, and although I was able to figure them out for myself, it was a very frustrating experience.
Read MoreLosing the Plot: the Importance of Asking, "So what?!"
If, by the end of a lesson, the students are none the wiser about the topic in hand, all that's been achieved is that the teacher can tick off the topic in the scheme of work.
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Merry Xmas, by Terry Freedman
Christmas puzzle
One of my traditions at this time of year is to set some kind of puzzle. This year is no exception.
Read MoreIs It Always Better To Use A Computer Than Pen And Paper?
It seems to me that whether the use of a computer is "appropriate" from an efficiency point of view depends on a range of factors.
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Not sure, by Terry Freedman
Twitter: a re-evauation
I imagine I’ll be on Twitter for a while yet, but I do find myself spending less and less time on it, and engaging in conversations less and less.
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fake news by Terry Freedman
16 articles and resources about fake news
The following links were included in a recent issue of my newsletter, Digital Education.
Read MoreComing soon: the last Digital Education newsletter of 2020
Fancy a Christmas puzzle, a cat video, and loads of useful ed tech links? I don’t blame you! Read on…
Read MoreTips for teaching online -- get it while stocks last!
A few weeks ago I put together a collection of articles on using Zoom, good practice, etc etc, and bundled them into a PDF. You can get this for free just by signing up to my newsletter, Digital Education, but time is running out! The offer ends at 11:59pm on 20th December 2020.
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On This Day, by Terry Freedman
On this day #14: Enforced independence
For those of us who are bemused by the Department for Education’s new-found interest in digital matters (starting in 2019 with their Education Technology strategy), this might be of interest.
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Exclamation mark, Terry Freedman
The latest department for education update
Not like the DfE to make announcements before 5pm on the last day of term.
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Target, by Terry Freedman
Hitting the target but missing the mark?
In my opinion, not implementing such changes is at best thoughtless, and at worst indicative of a lack of understanding of the pressures schools are under at the best of times, let alone now.
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Terry: dreading the bombardment of ill-informed views!
Twitter toxicity: Beware the ultracrepidarians
It all started with Brexit. At least, that’s when I first became aware of the preponderance of people who are more than happy to pontificate about, and lecture the rest of us on, a subject of which they have no expertise.
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