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Computers
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1st Grade
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B Sloan
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Introduction to computing

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Open Ended
What is your experience of teaching/observing computing in schools you have worked in?
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Open Ended
How confident are you with teaching computing?
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Why teach computing?
https://youtu.be/QvyTEx1wyOY
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What do we have to teach?
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What on Earth do those words mean?
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Algorithm
Simply put, an algorithm is a set of instructions. IT IS NOT CODE.
Algorithms are written in English (or any language) and then turned into code when programming.
Think of it as the plan.
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Debugging
This is looking for errors (bugs) in your code. It is a very important part of programming and a great skill to learn.
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Decomposition
Breaking a problem down into more manageable chunks.
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Abstraction
Removing all unnecessary details to focus on the overall problem.
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Programming constructs - Sequence
One instruction following another.
The order of instructions is very important.
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Programming constructs -
Selection
This is making a choice in programming.
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Programming constructs -
Loops (repetition)
Doing something more than once.
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Multiple Choice
What is an algorithm?
A set of instructions
A way of breaking down a problem.
Looking for errors in a program.
Focusing on the overall bigger picture of a problem
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Multiple Choice
What is debugging?
A set of instructions
A way of breaking down a problem.
Looking for errors in a program.
Focusing on the overall bigger picture of a problem
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Multiple Choice
What is decomposition?
A set of instructions
A way of breaking down a problem.
Looking for errors in a program.
Focusing on the overall bigger picture of a problem
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Multiple Choice
What is abstraction?
A set of instructions
A way of breaking down a problem.
Looking for errors in a program.
Focusing on the overall bigger picture of a problem
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Multiple Select
Select the statements which you think are related to computer science.
Understand what algorithms are
Create and debug simple programs
Use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content
understand computer networks including the internet
Recognise common uses of information technology beyond school
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Multiple Select
Select the statements which you think are related to information technology.
Understand what algorithms are
Create and debug simple programs
Use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content
select, use and combine a variety of software to design a range of programs
Recognise common uses of information technology beyond school
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Multiple Select
Select the statements which you think are related to digital literacy.
Use technology safely and respectfully.
Create and debug simple programs
Identify where to go when you have concerns about online content.
Recognise unacceptable behaviour online.
Recognise common uses of information technology beyond school
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