By Carrie Anne Philbin. Posted
Welcome to the new Hello World podcast for educators interested in computing and digital making in the classroom. Join us as we explore the exciting world of computing and digital making education and hear from educators, learners, and experts along the way. In each episode, you'll hear from a range of exciting guests, hear their stories, learn something new, and have some fun along the way.
Safe networking
Mike Smith explores IP addresses and looks at what you can do to protect your devices. HW20: Systems and networks, pg. 38-39.
What does computing education look like around the world?
In this episode, we're taking a mini tour, looking at the state of computing education in different parts of the world. Season 5, episode 3.
Community outreach with Digital Schoolhouse
Chris Lovell discusses his experiences of the Digital Schoolhouse programme, which engages primary-school pupils with computing through its community of Lead Schools. HW20: Systems and networks, pg. 46-47.
Scaffolded reading in computing
Rachel Arthur shares some ideas on how we can teach literacy in computing lessons to improve pupils’ understanding
A balancing act
Michael Conterio provides tips to support learners with understanding equations. HW20: Systems and networks, pg. 41.
MakeCode: Game on!
Peter Rutherford shares a STEAM project he carried out with primary pupils, designing and building arcade machines and developing retro-style games in MakeCode. HW20: Networks and systems, pg. 48-51.
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