By Jacqui Murray on Ask a Tech Teacher
“Al Kingsley’s My Secret EdTech Diary (John Cott Educational 2021) is a big-goaled, meandering overview of edtech (educational technology) available and pertinent to teachers and students. It is almost stream of consciousness told in a friendly, affable voice, where the author starts with a specific topic and then addresses that and many tangential ideas, showing how they are related and interconnect. It reminded me somewhat of a mindmap where major ideas and populated with an abundance of ideas. Chapters are collections of the author’s thoughts offered as you might in, say, a diary, topics like:
- Lessons learned with EdTech (i.e., keep everyone safe, promoting wellbeing and SEMH)
- EdTech from a vendor’s perspective (i.e., Co-production, Digitral disruption)
- Planning ahead with your digital strategy (i.e., Stop, look and listen, Wellbeing, and Asking the right questions)
- Voices aligned”….