Computing Science Week 2024 Live Lessons
Don’t forget to check out our Educator Webinars this week too!
Explore Our Live Lessons throughout Computing Science Week 2024!
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The BIG BIG Computing Science Quiz!
This interactive #quiz will test you and your learners knowledge of all things Computing! From computer games to algorithms, the internet and code breaking and all the bits in between, there’s a little something for everyone!
SECONDARY
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Meet The Learner: College and University Students
There’s a digital career for everyone! It doesn’t matter whether you’re already thinking about a career in digital technology, or whether you’re still unsure about your options. Hear from university and college students who are studying undergraduate degrees in Computing and are taking their first steps towards a career in tech!
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ScratchJR Cross Atlantic Code Along (Part 1)
This is the first of a two-part session designed to enable second-level pupils (P5 and up) to support younger learners during the live Scracth Jr lesson on 12th Nov. With very special hosts Jessica Blake-West and Francisca Carocca Penailillo, from the DevTech Research Group, Boston College USA
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Tech for Connectivity – With TechSheCan
Have your students ever wondered what the internet is and how we connect to it? What happens when we loose our WiFi signal and what does broadband actually mean? Could your students see themselves working in a future career helping everyone stay connected in the online world?
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MicroBit CodeAlong – Teleporting Ducks (Beginners P4/5)
Perfect for those just starting their Micro:Bit exploration! We’ll show your class how to create the code for out teleporting ducks and transfer it onto the micro:bits. The session is perfect for learners who are just starting out with micro:bit (P4/5).
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Data Escape Rooms – Find the Secret Lair
Learners will plot sets of information (bunkers, wind farms and data centres) onto a map of Scotland to work out possible locations of the secret lair. Along the way they are introduced to the basics of how the internet works with data centres and undersea fibre optic cables.
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Build The Web – Transform a basic website into a masterpiece!
This live lesson will introduce learners to coding websites using HTML and CSS the languages of the web!
Learners will be given a basic pre-built website that generates random facts about computing. They will be guided through how to customise it using HTML and CSS.
P6 – S2 (ipad)
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Celebrate you with Swift Playgrounds (iPad)
Join us for this Apple Regional Training Centre Live Lesson on using Swift Playgrounds to celebrate a place or tradition that is important to them.
This is a session designed for P6-S2 Pupils who have a familiarity with iPad and Swift Playgrounds.
Ages 7 – 11
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Tech for Living In Space (ages 7-11)
Are your students interested in space? Would they like to know how astronauts use technology to live and work in space? Could they see themselves working in a future career using or designing space technology?
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ScratchJR Cross Atlantic Code Along (Part 2)
This is the second of a two-part session! Your second-level pupils (P5 and up) will be buddying up with earlry/first level learners to support them on their coding lesson using ScratchJr! With very special hosts Jessica Blake-West and Francisca Carocca Penailillo, from the DevTech Research Group, Boston College USA
P4/5 SCRATCH BEGINNERS
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Coding With Scratch – Butterfly Garden (Beginners)
This session, facilitated by Rebecca from Code Club is aimed at learners at the start of second level or who have had little or no experience with Scratch. Watching nature is a brilliant way to relax, but wildlife doesn’t always come along when you want it to. In this project, you will make a butterfly garden where each butterfly flies in exactly the pattern you tell it to.
P5 – S2 SCRATCH
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IMPROVE your Coding With Scratch – Lost In Space
This session, facilitated by Rebecca from Code Club is aimed at second level learners and above who have experience with Scratch and are confident at navigating the interface. Improve your Scratch skills with Code Club! Join Rebecca from Code Club and create a “Lost in Space” animation. This project is most suitable for learners who have some familiarity with Scratch coding and the Scratch interface.
P5 – S3
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The Data Detective – Explore Databases with Code!
Databases are used by organisations across the world. They power websites, social media platforms, stock control systems and schools to name but a few! BUT… Did you know that databases have their own language? In this session, you’ll learn the basics of this language to try and solve puzzles by querying databases online.
Ages 11 – 14
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Tech for Living In Space (ages 11-14)
Rachael will highlight the role technology plays in helping astronauts stay healthy in space, how technology can be used to communicate with people in space and even how technology helps keep astronauts entertained. She will also show some of the careers within space technology that students could pursue in the future.
P4/5 SCRATCH BEGINNERS
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Barefoot Live – Tinkering With Scratch
Isabella will guide learners through two main tasks in this beginner’s session; firstly, pupils tinker with an existing Scratch program, which is an animation of two characters chatting, before then tinkering with a blank project in Scratch. This interactive session is for P4-5 classes / learners at the end of first level, beginning of second level, in schools in Scotland.
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Meet the Learner: Graduate Apprenticeships
Graduate Apprentices learn while they earn. They’re employed by a company but study for part of their week at university and gain a degree at the end of their studies. Join us to hear from university students who are studying Graduate Apprenticeships in Computing and are taking their first steps towards a career in tech!
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