{"id":2749,"date":"2017-05-22T14:29:30","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T13:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/?p=2749"},"modified":"2017-05-22T14:29:30","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T13:29:30","slug":"barefoot-computing-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/2017\/05\/22\/barefoot-computing-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Barefoot Computing Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">posted by Carol Lyon, Schools &amp; Learning Support Officer (STEM), Schools and Learning<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Please see email below from Kirsty McFaul, Senior Education Officer Technologies, Education Scotland<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1f497d;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 11pt\">As you know BT is committed to a programme of Tech Literacy projects, including the Barefoot Computing project for Primary Schools, which has been nominated for Digital Skills and Inclusion Initiative of the Year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1f497d;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 11pt\">It\u2019s part of the UK Digital Leaders 100 Club (DL100) that recognises the 100 companies and causes leading the way in the UK\u2019s digital future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1f497d;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 11pt\">More than 500 organisations were nominated for DL100 this year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1f497d;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 11pt\">The Barefoot Computing Project helps primary school teachers get confident with the computational thinking concepts that underpin tech literacy through free teaching materials and face-to-face workshops led by trained volunteers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1f497d;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 11pt\">Computational thinking provides the building blocks of the digital world \u2013 like logic, sequencing, abstraction and programming. In an era shaped by tech, these are the core abilities kids need to actively shape their futures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1f497d;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 11pt\">To date, the Barefoot Computing Project has helped equip, empower and inspire over 39,000 teachers and 1.1 million primary pupils with computing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1f497d;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 11pt\">A public vote to decide the rankings opens on the 10th May, and closes at 17:00 (BST) on 2nd June. This will determine where Barefoot places against the other 10 organisations in our category. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1f497d;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 11pt\">Voting only takes a few seconds, and it\u2019s a great way to show the world our great work supporting tech literacy. So please boost our nomination by casting your vote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1f497d;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';font-size: 11pt\">To vote please visit:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';font-size: 11pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digileaders100.com\/vote\/digital-skills-or-inclusion-initiative-of-the-year\/\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">http:\/\/www.digileaders100.com\/vote\/digital-skills-or-inclusion-initiative-of-the-year\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kirsty McFaul | Senior Education Officer | Education Scotland | Foghlam Alba<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>posted by Carol Lyon, Schools &amp; Learning Support Officer (STEM), Schools and Learning Please see email below from Kirsty McFaul, Senior Education Officer Technologies, Education Scotland. 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