Terry FreedmanSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Terry Freedman My best and worst IT lessons #3: Internet training By Terry Freedman published 26 January 16 Books for teachers of Computing and ICT By Terry Freedman published 22 January 16 For some time now I've been collating the books together in one place, on myBook Recommendations page. My best and worst IT lessons #1: VBA conundrum By Terry Freedman published 21 January 16 I thought it might be interesting and helpful to share some of my best and worst experiences of teaching ICT or Computing. Review of Grammarly -- and a Competition By Terry Freedman published 19 January 16 Grammarly is a spell-checker, grammar checker and much else besides. 25 Useful Resources for Teachers By Terry Freedman published 14 January 16 There are 20 websites for creating free cartoons and comics, plus 5 on other stuff: Flipped Learning - Again By Terry Freedman published 12 January 16 Flipped learning is not as simple as telling kids to watch a video or two. What everyone ought to know about school IT technicians By Terry Freedman published 5 January 16 Teachers, pupils and school leaders only ever notice them when the network goes down or something. Welcome Back, VBA! By Terry Freedman published 29 December 15 Are you too old or too young? Clicking the button runs a VBA script, as explained in an article in Digital Education. How to create a grade-prediction system in Excel, and save yourself loads of time By Terry Freedman published 23 December 15 You, as the head honcho, are responsible for the whole shebang: making sure the marks are in, grades awarded, and reports to parents out. All in the next week or two. 7 Ways to Make IT Real: 6 Use What You Have By Terry Freedman published 16 December 15 Even if you are in a small school, or a large school but with no team, you may still be able to give your pupils the experience of addressing real problems through computing and ICT. Outsourcing Assessment to an Algorithm By Terry Freedman published 8 December 15 If you don't know what's going on under the hood, you can't really make a reasonable judgement as to its accuracy. We Need to Talk About Ed Tech By Terry Freedman published 4 December 15 What happens when something goes wrong with the technology? That is to say, what is the process of getting it sorted out?" Fiction and Computational Thinking By Terry Freedman published 1 December 15 How might you use fiction as a vehicle for teaching computational thinking? Here are some ideas. SOLE destroying: an advantage of analogue over digital By Terry Freedman published 25 November 15 Every so often someone comes out with the idea that we don't need knowledge (or teachers or even schools). Personalising Computing Assessment With Badges By Terry Freedman published 23 November 15 Badges represent an interesting way to accredit pupils on their achievements. The sad case of the disappearing IT qualification, and why you need to know about it By Terry Freedman published 12 November 15 As a technology co-ordinator or teacher, there is much you can do to prevent your beloved subject being marginalised and possibly scrapped. 10 Good Resources and Two Competitions for ICT and Computing Teachers By Terry Freedman published 10 November 15 As I’ve mentioned before,a useful discussion forum is the ICT and Computing Teachers Group inFacebook. My Personal Productivity Tools By Terry Freedman published 6 November 15 Here are four tools that I find exceptionally useful. Finishing Touches By Terry Freedman published 30 October 15 What they all have in common is that they look horrible, and by so doing they deter you wanting to use them. 5 Reasons to Join Computing Communities By Terry Freedman published 27 October 15 Whether you’re on your own or part of a team, I’d thoroughly recommend joining a community or several. Why? Education technology research, and how it's reported By Terry Freedman published 19 October 15 Journalists often seem to get it wrong when it comes to reporting educational research, and they seem to love it when they can go with a headline like “Schools wasting money on useless technology”. 3 ICT and Computing Communities You Should Join By Terry Freedman published 15 October 15 Following up my article5 reasons to join Computing communities, here are 3 communities youmustjoin: Ada Lovelace Day Competition By Terry Freedman published 12 October 15 Tuesday is Ada Lovelace Day. 10 Ways to be a Proactive Advocate of Ed Tech By Terry Freedman published 7 October 15 There are a number of things you can do to help the principal realise that, whether or not ed tech benefits students everywhere else, it absolutely does benefit them right here, in your school. Achieving Stuff Straight Away In Computing Lessons By Terry Freedman published 25 September 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives Tech & Learning NewsletterTools and ideas to transform education. Sign up below.* To subscribe, you must consent to Future’s privacy policy. MORE FROM TECH & LEARNING...19 Suggestions For Your AI Reading List2Tech & Learning Joins USA EdTech as Bett Media Partner3KnoPro: How to Use It to Support CTE4What to Know About Buying Robots for Schools5AI’s Remarkably Imperfect Productivity Tricks Us Into Mistakes. Here’s How You Can Avoid These
Books for teachers of Computing and ICT By Terry Freedman published 22 January 16 For some time now I've been collating the books together in one place, on myBook Recommendations page.
My best and worst IT lessons #1: VBA conundrum By Terry Freedman published 21 January 16 I thought it might be interesting and helpful to share some of my best and worst experiences of teaching ICT or Computing.
Review of Grammarly -- and a Competition By Terry Freedman published 19 January 16 Grammarly is a spell-checker, grammar checker and much else besides.
25 Useful Resources for Teachers By Terry Freedman published 14 January 16 There are 20 websites for creating free cartoons and comics, plus 5 on other stuff:
Flipped Learning - Again By Terry Freedman published 12 January 16 Flipped learning is not as simple as telling kids to watch a video or two.
What everyone ought to know about school IT technicians By Terry Freedman published 5 January 16 Teachers, pupils and school leaders only ever notice them when the network goes down or something.
Welcome Back, VBA! By Terry Freedman published 29 December 15 Are you too old or too young? Clicking the button runs a VBA script, as explained in an article in Digital Education.
How to create a grade-prediction system in Excel, and save yourself loads of time By Terry Freedman published 23 December 15 You, as the head honcho, are responsible for the whole shebang: making sure the marks are in, grades awarded, and reports to parents out. All in the next week or two.
7 Ways to Make IT Real: 6 Use What You Have By Terry Freedman published 16 December 15 Even if you are in a small school, or a large school but with no team, you may still be able to give your pupils the experience of addressing real problems through computing and ICT.
Outsourcing Assessment to an Algorithm By Terry Freedman published 8 December 15 If you don't know what's going on under the hood, you can't really make a reasonable judgement as to its accuracy.
We Need to Talk About Ed Tech By Terry Freedman published 4 December 15 What happens when something goes wrong with the technology? That is to say, what is the process of getting it sorted out?"
Fiction and Computational Thinking By Terry Freedman published 1 December 15 How might you use fiction as a vehicle for teaching computational thinking? Here are some ideas.
SOLE destroying: an advantage of analogue over digital By Terry Freedman published 25 November 15 Every so often someone comes out with the idea that we don't need knowledge (or teachers or even schools).
Personalising Computing Assessment With Badges By Terry Freedman published 23 November 15 Badges represent an interesting way to accredit pupils on their achievements.
The sad case of the disappearing IT qualification, and why you need to know about it By Terry Freedman published 12 November 15 As a technology co-ordinator or teacher, there is much you can do to prevent your beloved subject being marginalised and possibly scrapped.
10 Good Resources and Two Competitions for ICT and Computing Teachers By Terry Freedman published 10 November 15 As I’ve mentioned before,a useful discussion forum is the ICT and Computing Teachers Group inFacebook.
My Personal Productivity Tools By Terry Freedman published 6 November 15 Here are four tools that I find exceptionally useful.
Finishing Touches By Terry Freedman published 30 October 15 What they all have in common is that they look horrible, and by so doing they deter you wanting to use them.
5 Reasons to Join Computing Communities By Terry Freedman published 27 October 15 Whether you’re on your own or part of a team, I’d thoroughly recommend joining a community or several. Why?
Education technology research, and how it's reported By Terry Freedman published 19 October 15 Journalists often seem to get it wrong when it comes to reporting educational research, and they seem to love it when they can go with a headline like “Schools wasting money on useless technology”.
3 ICT and Computing Communities You Should Join By Terry Freedman published 15 October 15 Following up my article5 reasons to join Computing communities, here are 3 communities youmustjoin:
10 Ways to be a Proactive Advocate of Ed Tech By Terry Freedman published 7 October 15 There are a number of things you can do to help the principal realise that, whether or not ed tech benefits students everywhere else, it absolutely does benefit them right here, in your school.
