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What is good practice in ICT and Computing? 23 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
I suppose this article will ruin for good my chances of a knighthood, but I am finding it harder and harder to keep quiet on this subject. I looked up the Ofsted guidance for subject inspections, beca...
Do 21st Century Skills make you employable? 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Are youngsters being misled by being told that in order to get a job they will need "21st century skills"? Certainly, they need to be digitally literate, however one wishes to define that term, and th...
How computers decrease efficiency 16 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
Not everything that is good, is good. Take this as an example. If I were to give my neighbour’s children some private tuition in return for a modest fee, I could go out and spend the money, thereby co...
Videos on aspects of Computing and ICT 14 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm
I thought you might be interested in two new sets of video resources which are, and are becoming, available. The big problem with video in general, in my opinion, is that it’s hard to find the time to...
Evaluating a school’s computing and ICT 13 Aug 2013 | 08:07 pm
The guidance provided by Ofsted on what constitutes a grade of “Outstanding” in subjects is currently under review. This is a good time for them to consider a minimalist approach: what two or three fa...
Why Michael Marland is relevant for educational technology teaching 11 Aug 2013 | 03:49 pm
I hadn’t realised, until I read Geoff Barton’s post (Remembering Michael Marland) this morning, that it is five years since Michael Marland died. Mr Barton had the astounding good fortune to know Mich...
The technology-related cost of going to school 9 Aug 2013 | 05:45 pm
According to an article in the Daily Telegraph, it now costs £550 for child to go to school, compared with around £230 in the 1960s and £250 in the 1980s. This is because of the number of gadgets inc...
Let’s hear it for the lurkers! 5 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
Lurkers – those people who hang around in forums and other online places, saying nothing but seeing everything – have a pretty poor reputation. They are generally viewed as takers rather than givers. ...
7 Ways to make IT real: 7 Use online resources 30 Jul 2013 | 04:25 pm
There are some good websites where you can pick up some good ideas and resources. Here are just a few of them. Do explore them. Excellence Gateway Employer challenges has some real-life examples of h...
7 Ways to make IT real: 6 Use what you got 29 Jul 2013 | 04:28 pm
We can take a leaf out of Sugar Pi de Santo’s attitude in her song “Use what you got”: “When you know how to use what you got It doesn’t matter ‘bout your size” What you have “got”, in fact, is you...
