The Imaginary Cities exhibition at the British Library is an interesting merger of art and programming. Here are my thoughts on it.
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Relax, by Terry Freedman. I’m trying to, I’m trying!
A call to Technical Support
A call to technical support that was only successful once I’d stretched the facts a bit.
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Presentation on a mobile phone, by Terry Freedman
Actually, 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.
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Holo app, by Terry Freedman. This was drawn using Comic Strip Creator.
Articles from the ed tech archives
Here are three articles from the ICT & Computing website which you may find useful, inspiring or both.
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Quick 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.
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Training manual, by Terry Freedman
How 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.
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Training manual, by Terry Freedman
Ideas 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.
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Angry, by Terry Freedman
16 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.
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Hearts, by Terry Freedman
My 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!
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The Scream, by Terry Freedman (with apologies to Munch)
Viruses 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.
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Frustration, by Terry Freedman
How 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.
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Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
My 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.
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Whiteboard, by Terry Freedman
My 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.
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A page from Cool Coding.
What I'm reading: Cool Coding
A few initial thoughts on a book about programming and how computers work.
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Class, by Terry Freedman
My best IT Training Days #4: Using Year 7 kids
What were the benefits of using children to take a staff IT training session?
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admin burden, by Terry Freedman
My 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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