Computing

It is often acknowledged that getting teenagers to love English Literature can be a challenge. When faced with classic texts, students can…

You can’t fail to have noticed the impact LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 from LEGO® Education has had. Flexible and powerful, this…

NetSupport DNA is a supremely comprehensive approach for the easy running of a school IT infrastructure and provides a bonanza of features…

Last week my vacuum cleaner broke. I have three small children – all boys – so this was clearly a problem that needed solving, quickly.…

Virtual learning environments (VLEs), management learning environments (MLEs), learning platforms and more generically, learning management…

I am Rebecca Jilks, 16, and together with my brother Ben, 14, I go to the Boswells School in Essex. Last year our fantastic computer teacher…

Ed tech is a funny phrase, encompassing a lot of things. It refers of course to educational technology – but is it a group of apps? A…

1 Precision matters Thinking carefully about your terms is key to successful online research. The more keywords entered, the greater the…

Before the arrival of the Coalition Government, many schools’ ICT was managed through their Building Schools for the Future (BSF)…

Printer choice in schools is often determined by what is a good deal at the time. However, what seems like a bargain can quickly become a…

There’s a lot to be said for much of the incredible technology to be found in our classrooms these days. I wonder though, are we making…

If you’re a teacher of computing, spreadsheets are a great way into computational thinking, ie breaking down a problem into its…

The start of the new term has been marked with much speculation about banning mobile phones and iPads from the classroom. Following concerns…