The Imaginary Cities exhibition at the British Library is an interesting merger of art and programming. Here are my thoughts on it.
Read MoreA call to Technical Support
A call to technical support that was only successful once I’d stretched the facts a bit.
Read MoreActually, it IS about the technology (partly)
“It’s not about the technology” sounds logical, but in my experience it is certainly not the whole story.
Read MoreArticles from the ed tech archives
Here are three articles from the ICT & Computing website which you may find useful, inspiring or both.
Read MoreQuick looks: Critical Media Literacy and Fake News in Post-Truth America
This is a very interesting, thought-provoking and readable book. I’ve only read 25% so far, but it’s looking good so far.
Read MoreHow should ed tech training be done?
If you are responsible for the ed tech/Computing/ICT training in your school, here are a few questions which you might like to consider.
Read MoreIdeas for In-Service Training for ed tech teachers
The dreaded training day season looms. But the event doesn’t have to be awful as it frequently is.
Read More16 pet hates about presentations and presenters
The season of training days and outside speakers is upon us. Here are 16 presentation and presenter quirks that drive me nuts.
Read MoreMy Best IT Training Days #6: It's like dating for the first time!
An interesting piece of feedback related to training in using education technology in lessons!
Read MoreViruses and other nasties are a leadership issue
How vulnerable are schools to viruses and so on? Here are the results of a survey, plus some comments on the role of the ed tech leader in the school.
Read MoreHow to fix a paper jam that doesn't exist
If your printer keeps telling you there’s a paper jam when there isn’t, you aren’t necessarily going insane. This suggestion worked for me.
Read MoreMy Best IT Training Days #5: The girl with the website
Why knowing what the pupils in a class do digitally in their spare time can be a good idea.
Read MoreMy worst IT Training Days #5: Whiteboard not working
Worthy cogitations about what I might have done to avoid being faced with a non-working whiteboard — and why that situation arose in the first place.
Read MoreWhat I'm reading: Cool Coding
A few initial thoughts on a book about programming and how computers work.
Read MoreMy best IT Training Days #4: Using Year 7 kids
What were the benefits of using children to take a staff IT training session?
Read MoreMy worst IT training days #4: Too much admin on a course
How the admin involved in a course led to its being abandoned by one group of trainers.
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