Articles
Please find below a number of Insight and Opinion Articles from our select speakers group and commercial partners supporting ICT for Education events. Each providing their insight and viewpoint on the issues faced by teachers and their schools in the delivery of Technology into the classroom to support students and learning outcomes. Each provided independently by experts in their field as a free resource to visitors to our website. We welcome submissions which in the first instance should be sent to Sarah Underwood.
2 March 2021
Today we will make a random password generator that makes passwords with random numbers and letters!
23 February 2021
Coding For Kids: Getting Started Learning Programming
22 February 2021
With pupils set to go back to school on 8 March, there are a number of safety measures schools need to implement to ensure the health and wellness of staff, students and school communities.
18 February 2021
We understand that transitioning across different teachers or mentors can be a bit difficult for students and families at times. But though not immediately obvious, there's actually several reasons why exposing kids of all ages to multiple mentor figures can teach them important life skills!
7 February 2021
Scratch may not be a programming language that you’re familiar with if you've grown up hearing about BASIC and Cobol, but today Scratch is used in colleges, universities, and workshops to teach the basics of coding to both children and adults.
31 January 2021
As with many coding basics, variables are all around us in the world, but we rarely refer to them by name. Kids see examples of variables in, for instance, sports — the score is 3 now but it could change to 4 or 6 later. This article originally appeared on junilearning.com
26 January 2021
An algorithm is a set of step-by-step procedures, or a set of rules to follow, for completing a specific task or solving a particular problem. This article originally appeared on junilearning.com
18 January 2021
Kids of all ages inevitably run across problems. Families and educators can try to directly help solve the child’s problem, but an even better way to help is by teaching problem solving skills. This article originally appeared on junilearning.com.
14 January 2021
Teachers and sees Sharp Rise in Admissions Amidst School Closures .......
11 January 2021
One of the most important aspects of being an educator is establishing learning goals. Once you’ve decided that kids should learn how to code, an important question still remains: what specifically should they be learning?