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The Education Secretary has announced up to £1.3m for Computing Science education in Scottish schools. Schools will be able to use this money, which will go directly to them, to buy physical computing resources to support engagement with Computing Science in the BGE stages. They are able to access £2000, with additional £500 available for resources that will be incorporated into transition events with associated primary schools or pupils with additional support needs.
She also announced two appointments to the new teacher-led the University of Glasgow ‘STACS’ initiative, which aims to help prepare pupils for careers in tech.
Google Forms allows you to create quizzes to check knowledge and understanding of learners, including options for marking and feedback.
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Google Drive can be used to create and collaborate on documents together.
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Video is a major component of educational delivery using technology. We need to ensure that the content we create is as accessible and effective as possible. Video alone is not a single solution to learning online. It is likely that a single video will be part of a suite of learning resources which may include practical tasks, diagnostic assessments, interactive challenges etc.
Multimedia instruction is defined as “presenting words and pictures that are intended to foster learning” (Mayer, 2009). The cognitive theory of multimedia learning makes three assumptions about how the mind works:
Cognitive Overload happens when the content being presented exceeds the processing capacity of a learners cognitive system.
In order to reduce cognitive overload, there are some principles to consider when developing a video or multimedia resource, including…
The Learning Scientists define dual coding as:
“The process of combining verbal materials with visual materials. There are many ways to visually represent material, such as with infographics, timelines, cartoon strips, diagrams, and graphic organizers. When you have the same information in two formats – words and visuals – it gives you two ways of remembering the information later on.”
Dual Coding is an excellent strategy that learners can employ to aid learning and revision, however, practitioners can employ the same strategy when developing materials for learners.
Within powerpoint and powerpoint online, a number of tools can be used to better format slides for presentations or screen recordings. Tools such as designer, smart art, built in icon and image searches can help develop content in a clear, concise way.
