We should encourage pupils to write useless bits of code. Here’s why.
Read MoreThe UserID interface, by Terry Freedman
Big Data, by Terry Freedman
Data for its own sake is pointless
Unless data can be turned into information, what’s the point of collecting it?
Read MoreIdeas for the computing curriculum: #4 Fun and pointless? Why not?
In this series I’m going to be making some suggestions, putting out some ideas. These are based on presentations I’ve given. I can think of how these ideas, or their implications, might be applied in the classroom. However, I think it better if I stand back and let you do that part of the work!