Terry Freedman's ICT & Computing in Education blog — ICT & Computing in Education

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Creating a culture of innovation, #6: Attend talks

February 28, 2018

Why attending talks can be a good way of fostering innovation, and six things to consider before you do so.

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The London Book Fair 2018, and why you should be interested

February 23, 2018

The seminar sessions at this year's London Book Fair look great. Here are three reasons I think the London Book Fair is a great event, and a link to my top 11 seminar sessions (so far).

The importance of Creative Problem-Solving Skills

February 21, 2018

Why is creative problem-solving so important for young people today? Read on to discover the results of Adobe's recent research into this area.

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How to set up a teachers' computing area

February 21, 2018

Teachers need areas where they can work on computers quietly, efficiently and away from pupils. Here's how to go about setting one up.

How to evaluate digital content: a 25 point checklist

February 15, 2018

Thinking of buying some software, or subscribing to an online platform of some sort? Use this handy 25 point checklist to help.

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Creating a culture of innovation, part 5: Budgets

February 14, 2018

In part 5 of this series on creating a culture of innovation, we consider another aspect of delegation, and a special type of fund.

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From AM to AI -- or why teachers should embrace the robot revolution

February 13, 2018

AI should be embraced, not avoided, because it has the potential to enable teachers to do their job withoiut much of the associated drudgery.

Not too late to enter a prize draw for one of three Computing in education books

February 12, 2018

To be in with a chance of winning one of three really good books, just follow the instructions in this article.

Why I disabled blog comments

February 9, 2018

If you don't like wasting valuable time dealing with spam or horrible comments on your blog, do what I did: disable the commenting facility.

Safer Internet Day: Can social media companies be trusted?

February 6, 2018

Are social media companies doing enough to keep children safe?

I'm done talking about Bett 2018

February 5, 2018

Now that Bett 2018 is well and truly over, here is some information about my reviews of 26 products and services I saw there, and how to access them.

Review of Enhancing Learning and Teaching with Technology

February 5, 2018

David J Longman reviews this new collection of essays on the theme of what the research says about using technology to enhance learning and teaching.

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Creating a culture of innovation, part 4: Spreading good practice

February 2, 2018

Where are you most likely to discover good practice? And how can it be spread more widely?

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Bett 2018: A report

February 1, 2018

My review of Bett 2018. covering:

why it's useful to attend Bett, generally speaking
the main themes going on this year
a couple of wishes
where I'll be writing more about the products and services I saw

Bett 2018: Interview with Drew Buddie

February 1, 2018

An interview with Drew Buddie, aka @digitalmaverick

Recent book reviews

When AI can write as well as this, I'll worry! Plus a prize competition.

To paraphrase what Arthur C Clarke said about teachers, any writer that can be replaced by a computer probably should be.

Review: The Shortest History of Music -- two reviews in one!

The music programme of study requires students to possess an understanding of the music they perform and that which they listen to, as well as a grasp of music history, and an appreciation of different musical styles.

Review: The Art of Uncertainty (two reviews in one)

The Computing department would find the section on facial recognition interesting, because apart from possible ethical concerns, the fact is that even if the system has high accuracy, most of its identifications will be wrong.

Review: The Newsmongers: A History of Tabloid Journalism (two reviews in one!)

I was intrigued to discover that a popular news magazine of the sixties had been anticipated by Defoe.

Quick look: AI For Educators

There are some good ideas here, especially for prompts.

Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third Reich -- Extended review

Nearly a hundred years after the Nazi phenomenon people are still asking the question: how could apparently ordinary or, in some cases, highly cultured, people commit such terrible crimes.

Education book reviews of 2024

This pdf contains the reviews of mine that were published in Teach Secondary magazine in 2024.

Review: How I review books on edtech

My views on what constitutes a book on edtech are fairly catholic. Indeed, it would me more accurate to denote the books I review as books for teachers of ICT, Computing, digital literacy etc etc,, rather than books on edtech. The latter tend to have titles like “How to teach Computing”, or “How to use Excel in the classroom”.

Review: Nuts and Bolts: How Tiny Inventions Make Our World Work

It's rather disconcerting when one considers that buildings like The Shard are essentially held together by nuts, bolts and washers.

Review: Love Triangle: The Life-changing Magic of Trigonometry

Like, I suspect, many people, I have never knowingly come across an isosceles triangle in my life, and wouldn’t know what to do with it if I did. However...

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