Seven key principles for an educational ICT provision

Whether you are providing an educational ICT service in a school or in a wider context, such as a Local Authority or School District, there are seven key principles which must underpin what you and your team do.

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Seven Tips for planning the use of ICT with one or two computers

What if you can only have access to one or two computers for the whole class for much of the time. Does that mean you cannot do anything of any value? Not at all. Here are seven suggestions for how to make the best of the situation.

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An educational computing conference with a difference

I report on a conference in the USA he attended and at which I presented.

“Help! I don’t even know how to begin!”

The plaintive cry of someone confronted with the latest interactive video game? The heart-felt whimpering of someone who has just been given a critical assignment by their boss (just as he’s leaving for the golf course)? Not exactly. What you’ve just read is a description of how yours truly felt when looking at the programme for last year’s National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in the USA.

Business thought leaders and their relevance to educational technology leadership 03: Frederick Herzberg

Frederick Herzberg was a psychologist in the USA who
developed the hygiene theory of people's
productivity at work. What is the theory, and how
can it help the ICT (educational technology) leader?

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Should K-12 Schools Teach Computer Programming?

With all the pressures that young people must deal with today, how can we justify the notion that programming studies be required in our schools? This article, by Carl Gundel will explore this subject in brief.
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Book review: The Long Tail, by Chris Anderson

"The Long Tail" has been lauded and quoted at length. But what does the book actually say, and how does it stand up to scrutiny. In this lengthy review I give it a cautious "thumbs up".
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Ten tips about planning the use of educational technology

Using educational technology effectively usually requires some planning. Here are ten suggestions.

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