UPDATED and CORRECTED! News about Bett Radio and the EdTech podcast at Bett2020.
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BBC Basic screen, by Terry Freedman.
Coming soon: my seminar recommendations for Bett 2020
I’ve gone through the Bett seminar programme, and highlighted the ones that I’d go to if (a) I could be in several places at once (I’m working on that) and (b) needed to know about a much wider range of issues than any person does.
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Einstein at Bett, by Terry Freedman
27 Things to do before Bett 2020
As a Bett veteran, I’ve learnt quite a bit over the last 30 or so years about how to make the visit to Bett as useful as possible. Here are 27 tips you may find useful.
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A Bett crowd, by Terry Freedman
Bett 2020
A heads-up about a pdf guide to Bett. Three articles in particular are worth perusing.
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After the rain, by Terry Freedman. This photo conveys how I felt after my first visit to the Microsoft shop.
A disappointing experience at the Microsoft shop in London
Perhaps I was just unlucky when I visited the Microsoft store in London, and that had I visited at some other time my experience would have been better, but I have no intention of finding out.
Read MoreMore corporate gobbledegook from the Department of Education
More corporate guff from the Department of Education. Why can’t they use appropriate language?
Read MoreFree illustrations for your blog or website
11 websites where you can find free illustrations.
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6 articles and 13 resources about fake news
Here are some interesting articles, plus guides on how to check news on the internet, including photos and videos. Plus classroom activities.
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Review of Mr Shaha's Recipes for Wonder
I learnt more science from reading this book than I learnt in five years of secondary school.
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2019 R.I.P, by Terry Freedman
New Year Puzzles: a coded message, the next decade in ed tech, and possible good news regarding government employees
If it takes someone at least three years to become a good teacher, what can a civil servant achieve in eighteen months?
Read MoreAudio-Visual News
Amongst other things, my article (in the magazine referred to here) considers how the 21st classroom really has changed since the 16th century, despite what some people would have us believe.
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If leaders of Computing in schools 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.
Read MoreArticles about AI in the media
Journalism in the field of AI: is it biased?
Read MoreAI-generated content: does it matter how articles are written?
Does it matter if articles are written by an algorithm?
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Wow! By Terry Freedman
Inspection of a Computing department in the form of a really bad TV documentary
You know those awful television documentaries in which the presenters (it’s usually a double act) continually display their inability to ask interesting questions and probe beneath the surface? I thought it might be fun to imagine an inspection of a Computing department conducted as one of those documentaries.
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Information sign, by Terry Freedman
Ofsted: how is the new framework shaping up? Updated
The Westminster Forum has a conference coming up on 25th March 2020:
The new Ofsted inspection framework — implementation, impact on schools, and the next steps for the curriculum
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Quick look: The Meritocracy Trap
We like to believe that meritocracy is a good thing, in that it rewards effort, and acts as a great leveller. Is that actually the case?
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Bett 2020 Dates for your diary
Bett 2020 is coming…
Read MoreGovernment money for ed tech? Yes, with caveats
There are too many instances of government schemes being ill thought out, or where the system could be gamed.In my opinion, the government has a duty to ensure a minimal viable product, so to speak, but then step back. I’m not so naive as to believe that the free market is perfect, but I think government decrees are even less perfect.
Read MoreThe ICT Register
The ICT Register, a scheme whereby schools could put themselves forward as experts in particular aspects of ed tech, was no doubt ahead of its time. Nevertheless, I think a certain degree of scepticism about such schemes is healthy.
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