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Quick look: Strange Code

November 3, 2022

Strange Code looks at esoteric languages and also atypical languages, which are those that are not mainstream.

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In Bookshelf, Quick Looks, Computing Tags esolangs, Programming, programming languages

Introducing kids to programming via a spreadsheet sweet shop

September 15, 2021

Spreadsheets are dead, right? Wrong! Not only are they a great tool for teaching programming concepts, they can easily be addressed under the Computing programme of study.

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In From the Archives, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags spreadsheets, Programming

Review of Scratch Programming in Easy Steps

December 31, 2020

The book starts with an introduction to the Scratch 3 environment, and in next to no time the reader is creating a program.

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In Bookshelf, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, Reviews Tags Scratch, Sean McManus, Programming, Review

Coming soon in the Digital Education newsletter

September 6, 2019

The next edition of this esteemed newsletter has a cornucopia of links that will be of interest to teachers of computing and media literacy especially, and very little commentary! Read on to find out more.

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In Digital Education, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Professional development, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags Digital Education, Fake news, Programming, coding
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