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The new computing curriculum is truly transformational. However, many primary teachers and students have little or no experience of programming or the thinking skills that underpin it. This...
Coding as a Playground...
"Computing isn't about computers" - this quote from one of the CS4FN authors, Paul Curzon, should give you an idea about the resources in this collection. Designed to inspire, these activities are about people, solving puzzles, creativity, changing the future and, most of all, having fun. Magic tricks, philosophy,...
This edition of the Computing at School newsletter contains articles on:
*Using Scratch4Arduino in primary schools to make musical instruments
*Learning algorithms with folk dancing and fairy tales
*Kodu programming
*Developing computing schemes of work
*Functional programming...
This edition of the Computing at School newsletter focuses on pedagogy, and contains articles covering:
*Barefoot Computing teaching resources and ready-to-deliver CPD with QuickStart Computing
*BCS Certificate in Computer Science Teaching
*Baseline assessment of computing
*Bebras...
This resource from the MIT team where Scratch originated consists of a teacher guide and student workbook.
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This edition of the Computing at School newsletter contains articles covering:
*Computing curriculum change
*Programming pedagogy
*Database Detectives, a Digital School House resource
*Unplugged computing
*Scratch in the primary classroom
*Real robotics – outreach from...
Take a look into the workings of our digital planet! From computer programs and WiFi to hardware and hard drives, this series will take you inside the computer and online world that you use...
This book will help budding young developers explore the fundamental...
This book will help budding young programmers explore two fundamental elements of...
The resource includes Scratch blocks which can be printed and laminated to allow children to create block algorithms visually and in a hands-on way. A great resource to introduce the idea of Scratch blocks to Key Stage One students in the hope that they will become familiar with the system when they reach Key Stage...