If you’re tempted to cross every ‘t’ and dot every ‘i’ during this pandemic, my suggestion is: don’t!
Read MoreSet trivial assignments for students of Computing stuck at home
Why set students real-world, life-changing, humanity-saving problems when trivial challenges are likely to prove equally, if not more, useful?
Read MoreProblems in the edtech classroom #5: Where's my website?!
In 2006 my website went down right in the middle of a lesson. Here’s what I wrote about it at the time.
Read MoreReflections from a teacher training course 2
I believe in simple instructions. Here are the instructions I gave to a new cohort of teacher trainees, plus a short commentary on what went right — and what didn’t.
Read MoreHow to make use of your Kindle pdf annotations
If you’ve annotated a pdf document on your Kindle, how do you then get those notes into a word processor? This article describes a way of doing so.
Read MoreDo teachers have the right to not make decisions about the curriculum?
Why should students be expected to help the teacher decide what goes into the syllabus?
Read MoreHow to enhance your free offer to schools
Lots of edtech companies are offering free stuff to schools. How can yours stand out from the crowd?
Read MoreReflections from a teacher training course 1
My reflections on a first session I taught on a teacher training course are still apposite today.
Read MoreArticles you can listen to
Here’s a list of the articles you can listen to on the ICT & Computing in Education website.
Read MoreShould teaching be a Masters profession?
I for one am heartily sick of people thinking that anyone can teach just because it involves, as they see it, standing in front of a class of kids and spouting forth.
Read MoreGetting new blog posts to come to YOU
You don’t have to visit lots of different blogs to discover the latest articles on them.
Read MoreBook review bulletin 1
I’ve recently reviewed four ed tech-related books. Here are links to them. They are: Teachers vs Tech? * How charts lie * Little quick fix: finding the theme in your data * Hello world: how to be human in the age of the machine
Read MoreCovid-19: No escape from the blues
An unfortunate consequence (for me) of the current lockdown.
Read MoreCovid-19: Is an online school the answer?
Would an online-only school be a feasible proposition for all pupils?
Read MoreLeaders are like harp players
The best leaders I’ve come across do not constantly interfere. They are not there “playing notes”, trying to show you how brilliant they are.
Read MoreBook review: Teachers vs Tech?
Two cheers for this well-researched book. If I were still a head of department in a school I would buy a copy or two to lend to interested colleagues, especially NQTs, despite my criticisms.
Read MoreFiction and computational thinking (Updated)
How might you use fiction as a vehicle for teaching computational thinking? Here are some ideas.
Read MoreDigital Opportunities for Educational Publishing
If you aspire to write educational material and have it published digitally, there’s a great seminar coming up on 6th May 2020.
Read MoreBook review: How Charts Lie
This is a good book to read, and definitely one you’ll want in your armoury of resources.
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