We have our own group that covers
Telford and Shropshire. People from other areas are welcome to come
along.
It is run by volunteers who are keen to support schools to develop computing, coding and programming.
See our CAS Hub information here
email richard@amazingict.co.uk to
find out more
If you would like to start your
own HUB this is a useful link. You can
see a map of all the hubs and events
here
Click on the picture for images of a CAS day
Gozoob Video
Exam Boards:
AQA: Computer
Science
Cambs. GCSE Massive Open Online Course
OCR Computing Community and MOOC
Edexcel Community
NCFE: Level 2 Course for students
Group Member's Content:
Duncan Maiden's blog
From Pam Jones: Pseudocode
From Richard Smith: E-safety outline
MakeyMakey Board.
Books:
Computer Science Unplugged
Hodder Textbook ComputeIT
Courses for teachers
Walsall College: Qualification for teachers. Contact hdixon@walsallcollege.ac.uk
Useful links based on current discussions
NEW: Pioneers for 12 - 15
NEW: SMARTSCHOLAR site
NEW: IDEA learning
NEW: Hello World Magazine
NEW: SeeSaw
Programming
Language Infographics
KEY: Quickstart
Computing
1.
Computing at
School Community
2. Try an hour of coding via Code.org
3. Simulate a network via
Packet
tracer
4. Find out about CAS West Mids. Contact Duncan Maidens from BCU if interested.
5. Key Vocabulary by Pete Dring (CAS)
6. Raspberry Pi initiative. 10 inspiring ideas
7. One programming platform. Touch Develop
8. One source of a grant; Wolfson Foundation
9. Extending students (eg Codeavengers)
10. SNAP and Blockly: One of the good things about blockly is it can export the code as Python or Javascript so bridges the visual to textual national curriculum requirements (thanks Ian Lynch)
11.
Computer Science Guide (for Microsoft from Miles Berry)
Includes networks (pg 26)
12. Literacy from Scratch (linking the two)
13. Javascript tutorials Khan Academy
14. Python wiki (with useful ideas and links)
15 PythonSchool which
contains videos and useful materials for use in
school
Email: richard@amazingict.co.uk
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