The only thing worse than feeling tired but knowing you have to mark 30 books by tomorrow morning is that feeling of ennui at 5 o-clock on a grim Sunday evening when all you want to do is curl up with a mug of tea and watch a movie, but having those exercise books smirking back at you.
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Terrified, by Terry Freedman
On becoming a student again
I spend the whole of the lesson in abject terror that I am going to be asked a question.
Read MoreThank goodness for the wayback machine
I always find it mildly depressing when I click on a link in an old blog post and discover that it no longer “works”.
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Question, by Terry Freedman
On this day #6: Do we still need schools?
The great and the good who pontificate about how school is no longer needed are the worst kind of hypocrite. They have benefited from a good (traditional) education themselves, and then tell the world that school is no longer needed or relevant.
Read MoreWe will remember
Good customer service is more important than ever now.
Read More(Re) Learn 2020: a new online learning festival
This online conference looks quite interesting. Not all of it seems to concern ed tech, but it might be useful to attend anyway because of the different perspectives of international speakers.
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Great ideas for coping with technology-related stress?
21 rules for computer users (Updated)
Great rules for coping with technology-induced stress? This is an updated version of an article published on 10 November 2009.
Read MoreOn this day #5: The importance of not being nice
It’s important to be nice — but even more important to be honest. I wrote this article on 10 November 2011, and still think it holds true today.
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Audio, by Terry Freedman
Audio version of the Digital Education newsletter
As an experiment, I thought I’d create an audio version of the most recent issue of my newsletter, Digital Education.
Read More7 rules for ICT teachers, co-ordinators and leaders (Updated)
Here is a set of rules that I hope you will find useful.
Read MoreCourse: Writing for blogs: a taster
What is MVT, and why have I adopted the MVT approach?
Read MoreTechnology and wellbeing
Can technology have a beneficial effect on mental health and wellbeing?
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Ear, by Terry Freedman
New audio articles added
Good news for readers of this blog who prefer to listen to articles rather than read them. I’ve created audio versions of some more blog posts.
Read MoreUPDATED! Should governments concern themselves with education technology?
UPDATED! Do we really want incompetent central administrations getting directly involved in schools’ ed tech?
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Review: The Complete Learner's Toolkit
As far as I am aware, every cross-curricular initiative, at least in secondary education, has failed: ICT, maths, English, economic literacy… they all wind up with non-specialist teachers attempting to teach those subjects or skills. It is, at the risk of understatement, a big ask.
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Zoom Meeting, by Terry Freedman
Are virtual conferences worth your time?
Now that most events, including conferences, have transitioned to being online only, are they still worth attending?
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Questions, by Terry Freedman
A new assessment resource
A new assessment resource has come to my attention. It shows the keywords and synonyms in the SAMR and Bloom’s Taxonomy models, and apps which enable the teacher to address those areas.
Read MoreReview of The Fourth Education Revolution Reconsidered
Will Artificial Intelligence help to transform education?
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Archive, by Terry Freedman
On this day #5: Review of Trust Me, I'm Lying
On 14 October 2019 I reviewed Trust Me, I’m Lying. It’s a book about how bloggers and mainstream media can be manipulated. It’s pretty sobering stuff.
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Letter from Ada Lovelace to Charles Babbage. From the British Library. Licence: Public Domain
Ada Lovelace Day
Imagine what Ada Lovelace might have achieved had Babbage actually built his “computer” and she hadn’t died at the age of 36.
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