If the ed tech in your school is horrible, and mistreated, then perhaps this article, inspired by a talk by A J Crabill, Deputy Commissioner for the Texas Education Agency, will help.
Read MoreThe 4 stages of Bett
The four stages of Bett, illustrated.
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Idea! By Terry Freedman
4 websites to stimulate ideas for Computing projects
Four interesting and stimulating websites with which you may not be familiar. Use them to spark discussion about and ideas for Computing projects.
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Class VR Photo by Terry Freedman
Bett 2019: some photos
Here are some of the photos I took at Bett 2019.
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Pick up your free unofficial Bett guide at http://bit.ly/TFBett19
Bett 2019 News Bulletin 2019-01-25
(Very) quick looks
Here are a couple of the things I’ve seen at Bett so far.
Robots
Kubo: teach younger children coding by placing physical objects (“tactiles”) on to a special board, thereby making a small robot travel. You can build up surprisingly complex programs. Concrete learning definitely has a place, though you will need to be very hot on classroom management to make sure bits don’t go missing.
DF Robot: They make and sell kits for the Micro:bit and other such devices. I liked the modular aspect: you can add sensors of various kinds, and there is an add-on which gives the Micro:bit internet access. Impressive.
More news soon, probably after Bett. Look out for more product reviews, and an interview with Mitch Resnick, probably in my newsletter Digital Education in the first instance.
In the meantime, I’ve compiled a list of hints and tips for Bett, along with the seminars I find most interesting, and various organisations’ ed tech predictions for 2019. You can download the free pdf from here:
News, by Terry Freedman
Subscription blues
What to do if you think you’ve accidentally unsubscribed from my newsletter, Digital Education.
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Designed in Canva, by Terry Freedman
Bett 2019 News Bulletin 2019-01-22
More news regarding Bett.
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Bett 2019 News Bulletin 2019-01-21
If you’re attending Bett this year, these news items may be of interest.
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Read on for information about a free pdf guide to Bett and the Education show, and some news about a particular product.
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mobile phone, by Terry Freedman
The ways m-learning is transforming online education
Allowing students to use their phones certainly brings with it some challenges. However, the potential benefits are great.
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Photo by Terry Freedman
The Education Show 2019
The Education Show is going on next door to the Bett show this year, on 24th and 25th January. Here are pointers about a few of the sessions going on.
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Bett2019 Pointers: a personal perspective
There is tons to see and hear at the Bett show this year — even more so than usual I think. Here are the things I’ve earmarked for myself, based on the assumption that by next week I will either have mastered the technique of being in several places at once, or somehow acquired a team of ten people.
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Getting the best out of Bett2019
Here are a few words about the revamped (I think) Bett show in London, and some tips on how to get the most benefit from attending.
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Bett 2019: Useful tips
My annual guide to Bett is out. Here’s how to access it.
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Bett 2019: EdTech Checklist
The Bett website has a useful checklist for people looking at purchasing edtech stuff. Read on for the details.
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Cloud of chalk dust, by Terry Freedman
Back to the education technology chalkface
This article contains a link to a humorous take on training days, looking back, looking forward and information about the forthcoming issue of my newsletter, Digital Education.
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R.I.P 2018, by Terry Freedman
Education Technology 2018: A Personal Retrospective
The 25 articles listed in this post represent the main issues that were exercising my mind in each month of 2018. I was, of course, thinking about more than only 25 topics, but these are my personal favourites. A couple of themes seem to crop up more than others, these being automation (for example in marking), and better teaching or use of computing and technology. I hope you find them interesting, useful or both.
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