Back to school with EdTech
With ‘virtual trips to the Amazon’ promoted as state-of-the-art EdTech in schools, Elizabeth Hidson asks whether it is time for ‘a reality check, not just virtual reality’ when it comes to EdTech?
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Tech warp
Andy Connell welcomes the Education Secretary’s interest in education technology, with a nod to a song from the Rocky Horror Show!
Continue reading →What if we could see colours differently?
Artist Sue Pownall reflects on our perceptions of colour as part of the STEM to STEAM online course shared by the Digital Learning across Boundaries (DLaB) project team.
Continue reading →Is a Beebot a computer?
Sway Grantham finds that posing the question ‘What is a computer?’ to children across the primary age range initiates some interesting conversations
Continue reading →The Demise of the Book is Imminent
Christina Preston recalls a debate with Douglas Adams on the theme of digital books at Sussex University in the 1990s.
Continue reading →Applying the BBC MicroBit to STE(A)M Projects
Martine Mannion, teacher of computing at Wellingborough School and CAS Hub Leader shares practical ideas for combining MicroBits and physical construction across the primary age range.
Continue reading →Mobile Phones in School: Problem or Opportunity?
Should schools ban mobile phones? Should a law banning them be passed, as has happened in France recently? Chris Shelton examines the issues.
Continue reading →STEM to STEAM MOOC
This week sees the launch of a 3-week MOOC from the Digital Learning across Boundaries (DLaB) Erasmus+ project on the theme of STEM to STEAM. You can join in here: http://dlaberasmus.eu/courses/stem-steam-online-course
This post gives some background to the DLaB approach to STEAM.
Exciting developments — and a chance for teachers to get involved
In this blog Helen shares details of a great project, and also calls for teachers who would like to be involved in testing the technology in the academic year 2018-19 to get in touch.
Continue reading →Influencing policy and practice in digital education
Professor Christina Preston, Chair of ITTE and founder of MirandaNet, writes about the history of our professional influence in policy and practice from the 1980s up to the current day.
Continue reading →Teacher recruitment
Andy Connell is pleased about a letter from Nick Gibb, the Schools Minister, about teacher recruitment.
Continue reading →Strengthening qualified teacher status and career progression
Andy Connell offers his initial thoughts on the Government’s response to the recent consultation.
Continue reading →5 Ways To Develop Critical Thinking In ICT And Computing
What does critical thinking look like in ICT and Computing?
Continue reading →A report on Bett 2018
Bett is now over for another year. In this article, Terry Freedman reflects on the themes seen there this year.
Continue reading →Report into children’s use of social media – A call for more input on digital citizenship in schools
Children’s wellbeing is a much discussed topic. The annual Good Childhood Report (https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/sites/default/files/the-good-childhood-report-2017_full-report_0.pdf) often makes bleak reading, with children’s happiness in 2017 at its lowest level since 2010. Many children face multiple problems in their lives, with issues such as … Continue reading →