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The Association for Educational Communications and Technology defines educational technology as "the study and ethical practice of enhancing learning and boosting performance through the creation, use, and management of suitable technological tools and resources."

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Reasons to teach coding through problem-solving — ICT & Computing in Education

3 weeks ago | ictineducation.org | Terry Freedman

There are two basic ways of teaching programming -- or pretty much anything, come to that. You can either start with the building blocks and build up, or you can start with some self-contained problems and then pull them apart. In practice, of course, you need to do both, so it comes down to a question of emphasis. My preferred approach has always been to start by solving problems, as far as possible. Here are my reasons.
Robotics is STILL a waste of time — ICT & Computing in Education

3 weeks ago | ictineducation.org | Terry Freedman

A few years ago I wrote the following. I still stand by every word I said. Building robots or other physical devices is all the rage, but I have a few concerns. Is it a necessity for covering the Computing curriculum? No! It might be a "nice to do" (might be), but there are other objections (see below).
Review: Social Media for Academics — ICT & Computing in Education

3 weeks ago | ictineducation.org | Terry Freedman

Firstly I should say that I have been looking at the first edition of this book. That came out in 2016, and a second edition came out in 2019. This is a review of the original edition. It is full of sensible, level-headed advice. I don’t think there is anything here that renders it fit only for the attention of academics, except, I suppose, the discussion about publishing your work.
Quick looks: VIBE Coding by Example — ICT & Computing in Education

3 weeks ago | ictineducation.org | Terry Freedman

To be honest, I haven’t read this yet, because I bouhght it only an hour or so ago. I thought I’d bring it to your attention because it is all about working with AI to create program code. As an example, when I was working as an ICT advisor in a London borough, I created a Word document and template for writing lesson plans. It was all driven by Visual Basic for Applications.
Why you should review your education technology purchasing plans — ICT & Computing in Education

4 weeks ago | ictineducation.org | Terry Freedman

When the cost of calling an engineer out to fix your printer is greater than the price of a new printer, you know it’s time to review your printer spending plans. That’s the situation I was faced with when I joined one particular school: a top-quality printer had been bought, one which was so highly engineered that you couldn’t fiddle around with it yourself if it stopped working.
Review: The Game Changers: How Playing Games Changed the World and Can Change You Too — ICT & Computing in Education

1 month ago | ictineducation.org | Terry Freedman

Despite the relative paucity of immediately obvious National Curriculum links, teachers will find several of sections of this book to be highly engaging. First, there’s the veritable plethora of different games, many of which will likely be unfamiliar to the general reader. Secondly, there’s the range of uses to which said games can be put – including divination, making judgements and, naturally, plain old enjoyment.
Review: The Dictators: 64 Dictators, 64 Authors, 64 Warnings from History — ICT & Computing in Education

1 month ago | ictineducation.org | Terry Freedman

The Dictators: 64 Dictators, 64 Authors, 64 Warnings from History (Iain Dale (ed.), Hodder & Stoughton, £30)I couldn’t help but think, with a shudder, what some of these dictators might have achieved had the technology at their disposal been more advanced. This book will prove a great resource for history teachers and students of psychology. In some respects one could view this book as a single warning repeated 64 times.
Review: The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker: A History of the High Street — ICT & Computing in Education

1 month ago | ictineducation.org | Terry Freedman

The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker: A History of the High Street(Annie Gray, Profile, £22) I’ve included this review on this website because if you happen to teach history, economic history or similar subjects, it may be of interest. It may also be of interest to you as a general reader. As a teacher of education technology, you could use excerpts from this book to stimulate a discussion about how shopping has changed since the advent of the internet.
On this day: Set trivial assignments for students of Computing stuck at home — ICT & Computing in Education

1 month ago | ictineducation.org | Terry Freedman

This article was first published on 28 May 2020, in the middle of the Covid pandemic and the school lockdowns which it entailed. We are not in lockdown any more, but I still think setting apparently trivial assignments can be extremely useful because if there are no high stakes involved, students can give their imaginations free rein. It is all very well asking students to solve real-world problems, and it’s true that often they do a good job of it.
Review: Extraordinary Learning For All — ICT & Computing in Education

1 month ago | ictineducation.org | Terry Freedman

This book looks at the way schools are traditionally designed to satisfy needs dating back to a hundred years or so. Much more could be achieved in terms of pupils’ individual fulfilment, argue the authors, if the curriculum, design of the school day and wider community were actively involved. They proceed to show how their suggested remedies – including project- and problem-based learning, work experience and learning in non-school venues – can be implemented and why they work.