Secondary Computing Science Resources

supporting resources for cyber ELC

ipsum lorum go to Secondary Computing home Apple: everyone can code  Bebras problem solving challenge (unplugged) Callysto (data science) Code Club projects Data Lab Data Nation Digital World (cyber and data careers) EduBlocks micro:bit makecode Netsim simulator (networks) SpheroSQA – diagnostic questions (guidance) SQA – understanding standards (guidance) Trinket (Code Club projects) (web dev)W3 (web …

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A ‘Concrete, Pictorial and Abstract’ Approach to early level Computing Science

There are clear similarities with the order and progression of early level Computing Science and early level Numeracy and Maths play and learning. go to ELC computing home We can use a concrete – pictorial  – abstract concept in Computing Science, similar to how we introduce mathematical concepts e.g. counting concrete objects such as pebbles, progressing onto subitising …

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ELC Independent Learning Pathway

This page contains links to pre recorded webinars focusing on early level Computing Science, from an introduction to the Experiences and Outcomes and where Computing Science is in the world all-around us, to understanding computational thinking strategies through unplugged Computing Science explorations, investigating pictorial and visual representations and finally tinkering with programmable devices. At the …

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Exploring early level Cyber Resilience with The Bongles and the Crafty Crows.

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The Digital Team and The Bongles have joined forces in partnership with Cyber Scotland, Cyber Aware and the Scottish Book Trust to introduce younger learners to develop understanding of cyber awareness at early level, through the publication of the new Bongles book ‘The Bongles and the Crafty Crows‘, produced by Edinburgh based Story Learning Ltd. …

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