If you want an excellent example of the triumph of hope over experience, look no further than the optimism surrounding driverless cars.
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Superteach to the rescue? I don’t think so! Image by Dall-E
5 Minute Tip: Starting A New Job (updated)
So you have landed that great ed tech-related job -- but getting it was the easy part. What do you do next, and how do you get off to the best start? Here are 10 useful tips.
Read MoreEd Tech Innovation–#3: Set the 5 minute test (updated)
When I was studying for my first degree at university, the hardest essay I was ever set in the whole three years was “Explain the competing theories about capital in no more than 500 words.” In this article, I explore how you might use this “less is more” approach in school.
Read MoreBlast from the past: the homework excuse management system revisited -- now with comments!
I have republished this post, or a version of it, on my Substack newsletter. The comments are interesting!You can use a spreadsheet to solve even relatively trivial problems — but why should you do so?
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence in the Classroom Revisited
In my opinion, the potential benefits of artificial intelligence make it a very attractive proposition for use in education.
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I was no good at welding either
Review of technicians exhibition
Should you ever find yourself in the unlikely circumstance of having to choose between me administering medication or waiting for a paramedic, my advice would be to wait.
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The scream by Terry Freedman
Is your website contributing to AI bots?
I checked if my websites had been scraped, and this what I discovered…
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DALL·E 2023-04-20 12.58.36 - A girl using a calculator in the style of Roy Litchtenstein
This doesn't add up: the Prime Minister's fretting about numeracy skills and people's attitudes towards them
Forgive me while I go off the subject of computing etc, but I feel I have to comment on the British Prime Minister’s recent headline-making pronouncement that kids need to be taught maths until they are 18 years old, and that they should ashamed of not being numerate.
Read MoreKettles and algorithms (Updated and expanded)
Like many English people, the most important thing to me is having a decent cup of tea. So I was delighted when we bought a variable temperature kettle. This doesn’t just heat up the water to boiling point. It lets you select the right temperature for the kind of drink you have. But how does it work?
Read MoreUsing codes when note-taking -- republished with a discussion
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 MoreFree illustrations for your blog or website (updated)
News of a new version of this original post featuring websites where you can find high quality pictures that are free to use on your own website or blog. I’ve listed more than 25 resources.
Read MoreReview: Leadership: Lessons from a life in diplomacy
My reason for reviewing this book was to see if it might contain any useful lessons for SLTs.
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conference session, by Terry Freedman
What I Look For in a Conference (Updated)
I attend a lot of conferences, and over the years I've developed a useful set of criteria by which to evaluate them. Here, then, in no particular order, are my top 14 characteristics of a good conference.
Read MoreReview: Strange Code: Esoteric Languages That Make Programming Fun Again
Given how much there already is to cover in the computing curriculum, why spend time exploring programming languages that are, so to speak, way off the beaten track?
Read MoreReview: Science Fiction: Voyage to the Edge of Imagination
My review of this book has recently been published in Teach Secondary magazine. I thought some readers might be interested in spotting the differences between the published version, and the copy I submitted.
Read MoreUPDATED! The world according to Stephen Potter
How can the insights of “one-upmanship” be applied to education technology?
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A history lesson in the Atari room
UPDATED! 10 ways to encourage reluctant teachers to use education technology
If part of your job is to encourage other teachers to use technology in their lessons, this article, based on my own experiences, may help. Now updated with additional points.
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My feet after visiting Bett
Last chance to register online for Bett (for free)
I’ve just discovered that today (3rd March 2023) is the last day to register online for free for the edtech show known as Bett.
Read MoreUpdated! Supporting teachers through a challenging period
Updated! Discounts for Teachers is a free membership scheme which joins forces with retailers to help all staff, in any role working across the education sector to save money.
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More on our corrections policy
Just to let you know, this website is being reviewed by Newsguard.
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