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The micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that introduces you to how software and hardware work together. It has an LED light display, buttons, sensors and many input/output features that, when programmed, let it interact with you and your world.The new micro:bit with sound adds a built-in microphone and speaker, as… Read more

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Make It Happen are running free digital literacy and computing science activities over the summer in Glasgow, North Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire. See the dates below or check their twitter for latest updates: Make It Happen Club on Twitter 4th July  Riverside Museum Stop Motion (P1-S2) 10:30am – 11:30am 1pm… Read more

If you missed Computing Science Scotland Week, we have (most!) sessions available for you to view again!  (Unfortunately the tech gremlins appeared in a few recordings!) These videos, and many others are available to watch on our youtube channel playlist All links and descriptions of our recorded sessions are below,… Read more

Get involved with Computing Science Scotland Week 2023! Explore the Global Goals using Scratch and share with us on twitter #CSscot23 or/and share to our Scratch Studio (if you have a Scratch account) Sustainability Challenge slides ELC / early level learner’s Sustainability Challenge   Read more

BBC micro:bit – the next gen, is a new partnership between BBC Education, The Micro:bit Educational Foundation and Nominet. The partnership will donate a set of 30 micro:bits to every primary school across the UK! The campaign aims to empower primary learners with the digital skills to understand the world… Read more

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- If you missed Computing Science Scotland Week, we have (most!) sessions available for you to view again!  (Unfortunately the tech gremlins appeared in a few recordings!) These videos, and many others are available to watch…
digital xtra fund now open - Digital Xtra Fund launches eighth funding round to drive digital skills for young people across Scotland Digital Xtra Fund has launched this year’s Round VIII (2023/24) Grant Awards, with the aim to help drive digital skills…
Listen to digilearn chat podcast - DigiLearn.Chat A podcast from the digital learning & teaching team at Education Scotland. Throughout this series, team members will come together to talk about experiences, courses, resources and stories from our experiences of working with…
- This session's Cyber Scotland Week will take place 27th February - 5th March 2023.Let us know what you're up to on twitter @digilearnscot with #CSW2023 Education Scotland will be delivering and supporting live sessions all…

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- 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 …
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