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

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The relaunch of the Digital Education newsletter

March 26, 2018

News about the recent transfer of subscribers to my newsletter, Digital Education, and seven benefits of signing up to it.

New prize draw for two thought-provoking books

March 21, 2018

Two great books are available to be won in a prize draw. Read on for details of eligibility to enter.

6 articles with ideas or resources for the classroom

March 9, 2018

A collection of hopefully useful links for the ed tech teacher.

9 ways to encourage reluctant teachers to use education technology

March 4, 2018

If part of your job is to encourage other teachers to use technology in their lessons, this article, based on my own experiences, may help.

Ask them to explain what they think they've learnt. Picture by Kidaha on Pixabay.com CCO

7 questions to ask pupils during lesson observation

March 2, 2018

If you're observing a lesson, here are seven questions to ask the pupils.

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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