A topic to discuss with your students perhaps: the hidden bias in algorithms.
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New! Updated ICT and Qualifications List now available
The new, updated list of approved ICT and Computing qualifications is now available -- in return for just a few minutes of your time!
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Crosswords and coding
If you like coding, you should enjoy doing cryptic crosswords too. If it was good enough for Alan Turing...
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Robot editor up against a deadline -- by Terry Freedman
AI: Could a bot write your next book?
What's the role of artificial intelligence in the writing of books, games and apps?
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Erm, which way now? The contradictions in the Educational Excellence Everywhere policy are somewhat disconcerting. Picture from Pixabay.com CC0
Educational Excellence Everywhere, and the Computing curriculum
A new Department for Education policy document has been published. What does it have to say about Computing?
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David Brown gets to the heart of the matter
Ofsted's views of the Computing curriculum
David Brown, Ofsted's National Lead for Computing, answers some common questions.
For those not in Britain, Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, aka the inspectorate.
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New publications from ICT & Computing in Education
Two new free publications are now available for subscribers to Digital Education.
Read MoreWho's trackin' ya, baby?
What happens when you visit a website? Information about those pesky cookies.
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5 reasons there is a shortage of Computing at School Master Teachers, and what we can do about it
Over three years since the new Computing curriculum in England was mooted, and more than a year since it came into being, there are still not enough teachers who feel competent and confident to teach it. This is not least in part due an insistence on an elitist approach to training them. In this article I suggest a few possibly more fruitful approaches.
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From The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage (c) S. Padua
Win a copy of The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage
Enter for a really easy competition to win one of three copies of The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage. Entries close on 10th January 2016.
Read More25 useful resources for teachers
This article contains details of 20 websites for creating free cartoons and comics, plus Scratch, educational blogging, creating games, old sounds, and the international space station.
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Flipped learning is not as simple as telling kids to watch a video or two.
Flipped learning - again
In order to implement flipped learning, you need to ensure that certain conditions are in place.
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Getting touchy and feely about Computing
Making it possible for students to come face to face with real things from times gone by can have an electrifying effect on them. This is especially so when teaching Computing.
Read MoreA Koan, Computing and QuicK Tips
News, reviews, two competitions, free resources, interesting reading, a new Computing scheme of work, and women in computing -- just some of the stuff featured in the new issue of Digital Education. Subscribe for free!
Read MoreBack to the future: a data security issue?
When it comes to travelling backwards and forwards in time, there are a few cyber security issues to be worked out!
Read MoreWelcome back, VBA!
To borrow from Mark Twain, reports of the death of Visual Basic for Applications as a viable programming language to teach in schools are exaggerated.
Read More7 Ways to make IT real: 6 Use what you have
Make use of what you already have.
What you have, in fact, is your pupils and other members of staff. Even if you are in a small school, or a large school but with no team, you may still be able to give your pupils the experience of addressing real problems through computing and ICT.
Read MoreHow I got into coding and why I think everyone should do it!
"As soon as I found out about how to write code, I was hooked. I realised that this was what I should have been doing all along." Anna Shipman, who works for the Government Digital Service, talks about her love of coding.
Read More5 reasons to join Computing communities
Teaching can be a lonely profession, especially if, as is often the case, you are the sole teacher of ICT or Computing in your school. Whether you’re on your own or part of a team, I’d thoroughly recommend joining a community or several. Why?Pupils don't always benefit from doing it themselves
We all know and love the concept of learning by doing. Because of that, many teachers get pupils to type out a program, create a Scratch program or populate a spreadsheet or database themselves. However, there are a number of problems that can arise from this approach.
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