Why did the programmer get stuck in the shower?
Laura Sach shares some programming jokes to add a touch of humour to your teaching . HW20: Systems and networks, pg. 94.
Hello World issue 21
How are you preparing young children for a digital world? This is the question this primary-teaching themed issue explores, with inspiration, ideas, and advice for the elementary classroom. It is vital that children have a solid foundation of digital literacy skills and conceptual computing understanding and knowledge upon which to build as they grow. Technology is here to stay and we need to be preparing our youngest learners for jobs and circumstances that don’t yet exist. We explore cross-curricular project ideas to keep young learners engaged, perfecting typing skills, and using picture books to introduce programming concepts to children. Our writers also offer toolkits for new and experienced computing primary teachers and delve into different approaches to inculcating a sense of belonging from the very start of a child’s educational journey.
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Pulling the plug on computer-centric teaching
Bonnie Sheppard discusses how computer systems and networks lends itself to an unplugged teaching approach. HW20: Systems and networks, pg. 15.
Methods for teaching networking
Katharine Childs introduces the benefits and challenges from a research review of teaching approaches used in computer networks courses. HW20: Systems and networks, pg. 12-13.
Developing a sense of programming
Alex Hadwen-Bennett shares some key findings from his PhD research exploring how visually impaired learners develop their understanding of programming concepts. HW20: Systems and networks, pg. 76-77.
It all hinges on this question
The CAS Assessment Working Group share how hinge questions can be a powerful assessment-for-learning strategy in the computing classroom. HW20: Systems and networks, pg. 16-17.
Making connections
Ben Garside suggests inviting a network manager into your classroom to bring networking to life. HW20: Systems and networks, pg. 20.
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