Review of Go On, Bore ‘Em: How to make your ICT lessons excruciatingly dull
Christmas Greetings!
Willow and his family would like to wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Book review: Go on, bore ‘em: how to make ICT lessons excruciatingly dull
I received a very nice review from Jacqui Wilson, a classroom teacher in Tasmania. Is a book about what made ICT boring still relevant if the focus is on Computing? Well I think so, because the issues I highlighted with respect to ICT are in danger of arising again with respect to Computing. Anyway, read what Jacqui says about the book.
Digital Education December 2014: Double issue, Free resources, 50% discount on ebooks, 75+ links and 10 guest contributors
I’d like to be able to say I’d planned it that way right from the start, but that would be something of (to use Winston Churchill’s wonderful expression) a terminological inexactitude. In truth, the November edition was delayed due to a family illness, so it made sense to bring out a bumper edition now so people who subscribe have plenty to keep them going until January! I’ve included articles on a wide variety of topics:
5 Tech Tools to Inspire More Reading
The more students read, the higher their reading scores, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Unfortunately, with iPads, cell phones and computers, it’s harder than ever for them to sit down with a book—so old fashioned, right?—and take a few minutes to read.
Big data: is small beautiful?
December edition of Digital Education–almost there!
The hidden dangers of doing digital business: what schools, teachers and students need to know
Our ebooks may be discontinued
There are technical difficulties associated with the administration of this approach.
Hour of Code–this week!
When it comes to coding, how secure is your network?
With a new Computing curriculum that focuses on students learning to code and writing simple programs it’s important for school ICT and Computing heads, teachers or those responsible for ICT/Computing to make sure their school network is secure and able to handle the new requirements without compromising the rest of the system.
Here are a few considerations to help with that and make sure your data is safe and the students can enjoy exploring new learning securely.