SEN computing wikispace has been set up by the Sheffield eLearning Team, together with teachers in special schools around the UK to look at how the 2014 Computing Curriculum can be adapted for students with special needs and disabilities.
The site has a few activity ideas for P levels and KS1 – KS3 and will build over time.
Basic instructions on using J2e
Date: Tuesday 4th March 2014
Venue: Forest Academy, Bridle Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 8HQ
Course details
To book your place, go to http://cpd.croydonlwb.org/
If you would like to give a 3 minute or 6 minute presentation during the TeachMeet section then add your name via the form below (or view the form in a new tab if you prefer).
09.15 – Arrival and coffee
09.30 – Welcome introduction
09.35 – New LGfL Content – Guest Speaker Bob Usher, LGfL Content Manager
10.10 – Computing – The new PoS – Guest Speaker Miles Berry
10.40 – Break
A carousel of 3 workshop sessions including Programming with an iPad, Demystifying HTML coding, Scratch with real objects
11.00 -11.35 – Workshop session 1
11.40 -12.15 – Workshop session 2
12.20 -12.55 – Workshop session 3
13.00 – Lunch
13.30 – Digital leaders
13.45 – Mobile 1:1 technology – Guest Speaker Miles Berry
2.30 – 2Simple – 2code
3.00 – TeachMeet Style – where participants volunteer to present, in an informal way, good practice they’ve delivered over the past year, or discuss a product that enhances classroom practice. Presentations are either 3 or 6 minutes short!
Please request a slot via the form below if you wish to share some experience.
3.25 – Upcoming CPD
3.30 – Close
This online tutorial from Decoded provides an easy to use interactive guide to html and css (cascading style sheets). Starting from no knowledge of html or css, following these 16 steps enables you to quickly learn the basics and develop a sound understanding of how web pages are created and styled.
Phil Bagge demonstrating the need for precision in algorithms!
The computing programme of study can be looked at in terms of these three main elements: Computer Science, Information Technology, Digital Literacy. While there is no requirement to teach the PoS in separate strands, looking at it like this can help to see progression.
This guide written by Miles Berry, with help from Amanda Jackson, Penny Patterson and Dave Smith of Havering School Improvement Services, has been sent to every primary school and is available online at http://www.naace.co.uk/curriculum/primaryguide.
It provides a clear overview of the new computing curriculum, explaining in some detail many aspects of the programme of study. It also gives excellent guidance on planning, resourcing and assessment. Getting familiar with this document is a great way for all teachers to understand what computing is all about and how to get started.
A copy is also available from the link below in case the NAACE page disappears in the future.
Computing in the national curriculum – A guide for primary teachers
This video from Dr John Woollard at University of Southampton considers why the changes to the ICT curriculum came about and describes the important features of the new Computing curriculum.
The web-based version of Scratch2 would be great on an iPad, but unfortunately it uses Flash. MIT say that they are working on a version for the iPad, but it does not seem imminent.
In the meantime you could use Blockly on the iPad. Blockly is derived from Scratch and runs on the web. As it uses just HTML and JavaScript, it works beautifully on an iPad. It is simpler to use than Scratch and does not include all the Sprites that come with Scratch. There are different subsets of Blockly blocks that you can start with including Puzzle, Maze and Turtle.
A structured programme of tutorials has been created at learn.code.org. Here you can register and work through the tutorials over time.
Blockly is also a great way of introducing javascript as you can see the javascript code for your program.
To start using Blockly have a go at blockly maze on this page
To learn more have a go at the tutorials