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Cost comparison of hosting vs using Replit cycles
Are you looking for a way to cut hosting costs for your website? Look no further! I recently faced a similar challenge with my csteach.uk site and I’m excited to share my findings with you. As many of us know, the cost-of-living crisis in the UK has made it important to reduce expenses wherever we […]
Read MoreUsing Replit to Deliver 21st Century Assessment #replitedfest2022
Below are the slides from my Replit EdFest 2022 session on 21st July 2022
Read MoreBack to blogging – why?
Image by Werner Moser from Pixabay I’m working through my evidence for my GTCS five yearly sign off and was sincerely grateful that I was an active blogger during my time abroad. I spent a long time yesterday making sure that the evidence (what I could include anyway given myGTCS upload issues) was linked to my development […]
Read MoreWhat’s on the #onepage now? #ade2018 #appleEduChat
I returned to the classroom a few days ago (for a Scot this seems far too early!) and so have cleared out the clutter along with the fridge and grouped my most used iPad apps together on a single page. This isn’t anything new – I know that @mcoutts81 amongst others have been doing this […]
Read MorePython Programming Challenges and open book assessments
Given that it is Computer Science in Education week and the last few weeks of term I wanted to wrap up my practical programming lessons for the term with some Python programming challenges. Why programming challenges? In the past I’ve used these successfully with lower age groups. In my opinion it helps to validate the […]
Read MoreEvaluating Coursera for Blended and Online Learning (Part 1)
Adjusting back to the heat of Milan in August is taking a little time for the family and this means broken sleep all round. Add a fantastic thundstorm right overhead at 3am and you have the perfect recipe for an early start to your day! Inspired by some of my notes from reading Jay Ashcroft’s […]
Read MoreBook review: The Tablet Revolution by Jay Ashcroft @LearnMakeruk
The Tablet Revolution by Jay Ashcroft (amazon paperback & kindle) As someone involved in the planning, design and implementation of a large scale iPad rollout project a few years ago I found this book a fascinating read that echoed much of my own school’s experience. Each of the chapters cover a particular area that a […]
Read MoreCryptography #iGCSE #ComputerScience
One of the nice and not-so-nice things about vague arrangements documents is that you have to work out how to best fill the gap. Encryption methods are part of the Computer Security section of the course – symmetric and asymmetric encryption to be exact – and, while I could simply put two slides up on […]
Read MoreMail merge in Google Docs
Until recently I’ve not needed to use mail merge style functionality in Google Drive however I am keen to build a way of generating individualised revision questions for students based upon their self-reflection. I already collect this via Google Forms so wanted to create a script that parses student responses automatically or at a set […]
Read MoreTechnology in Education: Making a difference to pupil learning (#SCSSA Annual Conference 2014)
[Ollie’s website](http://olliebray.typepad.com) “Technology is not going to make teaching easier, it’s going to make it different” – Chris Kennedy, West Vancouver School District New usage models in everyday life Who would think that Twitter – essentially a digital post it note – could be so disruptive. Technology is changing how we interact: New tools, old […]
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