UPDATE: Scroll down for Version 3, wireless remote! So I had this idea.... remember when I combined Scratch with Sketchup to make ScratchUp? Well why not combine two of my favourite primary based microcontrollers to create a MiCrumBit??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dTRCg2oZWk Another crazy combination project! This is the first of many ideas that I've got to combine... Continue Reading →
It gets to this time of year and you're eager, or nervous (or both?) about starting term. New class, new displays, new colleagues, new behaviour management strategies, new photocopier (how in the world does that thing work?) and.... possibly you've taken on new subject leadership. Have you been given computing because you're the youngest and... Continue Reading →
I'm starting to hear primary computing leaders being asked to specifically refer to 'disciplinary' and 'substantive' knowledge in their curriculum documents. What are these knowledge types? What do they mean? How do they compare to OFSTED's 'procedural' and 'declarative' knowledge types? Well after consulting some amazing computing experts, I wrote a blog on why computing... Continue Reading →
I'm leading some primary computing CPD in July, please book on soon if any of these appeal to you (free for all state-schools in England)... Assessing Computational Thinking in Primary Schools - Remote - 2nd July (Tuesday) - 15:45 - 17:15 A short course providing practical guidance on the assessment of key thinking skills in... Continue Reading →
What a wonderful request from Mandy Nash - how could you combine a study on rivers with some physical computing, and build a Crumble flood gate system? Well first of all, we need to know how actual flood gates work! Welcome Professor Ivan Haigh who specialises in coastal flooding at Southampton University. Here is my... Continue Reading →
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