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5 reasons to have a Computing news section of your lessons (Updated)

April 5, 2022

One of the ways in in which you can help enliven the Computing curriculum is to allocate some time in every lesson (yes, every lesson) to news. There are several reasons for this.

How to organise a news section of your Computing lessons

April 1, 2015

I have suggested 5 reasons to have a Computing news section of your lessons. If you think that’s a good idea, here’s how to go about it.

5 reasons to have a Computing news section of your lessons

March 31, 2015

One of the ways in in which you can help enliven the Computing curriculum is to allocate some time in every lesson (yes, every lesson) to news. There are several reasons for this.

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