Internet Safety
Being safe on the internet is vital. If you’re concerned about being safe on the internet or just want a few ideas of how to be safe you have come to the right place!
Health Warning: Can using the web damage your health?
The 3,000 Part Computing Lesson
Christmas Greetings!
Willow and his family would like to wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Preparing for the new Computing curriculum: What if #5
Season’s Greetings!
Thanks for reading this blog. Hope everyone enjoys a good break!
Here is our family portrait. If it’s good enough for the leaders of our political parties…
Firewall foibles, and how I survived them
A bit of a tiff
6 Ways to respond to requests for pointless data
British Gas and the Internet of Things
“Dear British”
and go on to say how pleased I am to receive the latest bill and how much pleasure I have in enclosing payment.
More unintended uses of “Smart Glasses”
An unintended use of “Smart glasses”?
I quite like this cartoon, which appeared in today’s paper.
A nice way to end the week!
Technology-inspired words are definitely buzzworthy!
Evaluating a school’s computing and ICT
The guidance provided by Ofsted on what constitutes a grade of “Outstanding” in subjects is currently under review. This is a good time for them to consider a minimalist approach: what two or three factors should be instrumental in coming to a judgement? In my opinion, the more tick-boxes you have, the less useful the whole exercise becomes. I wonder: are there a few key things which determine whether a school’s offering in Computing and ICT is good or not, and which, if tweaked, could transform a low grade into a higher one?
I’m always interested in such things, and that interest was reignited today when I read an article I’d written in 2005. Apart from the documentation referred to, I believe it is still accurate, and pertinent – and could be applied to the inspection of individual subject areas like Computing and ICT as to a whole school or Local Authority.
Anyway, see what you think.