It recommended restarting; recognising the discipline as Computing, within which clearly defined strands could guide students towards future progression. Each unit gets children to solve a real-life problem using digital technology with plenty of ‘wow’ moments. It’s not often teachers have a chance to affect what happens on a world scale, but that is one of the outcomes of our remarkable curriculum journey. Lots of ideas from teachers about different devices and their use in both primary and secondary classrooms.

And we all know that teaching it is a hit and miss affair where the kids often know more than the person teaching them. The organisation of each unit, and all the help contained within, will make teaching computing an absolute joy. It covers all the requirements ofthe Computing programme of study in a way thatis intended to develop pupils’ understanding of theconcepts, practices and perspectives that underpinprogramming and other aspects of computer science,while providing ample opportunity for creative,collaborative project work in which pupils can acquirethe information technology skills they will need.Suppose you want to see your Switch’s video and audio output on your computer’s screen, such as a laptop.

She is a School Improvement Professional (SIP) and LA Quality Assurance Inspector for primary schools in Havering, supporting and challenging on whole school improvement.

However, with the introduction of tougher SMART Notebook licensing from Version 14 onwards (SMART Notebook Advantage), this may not be a futureproof solution anyway. We do however understand that some schools want a bit of extra help and guidance to implement it across the school. This resource and all associated files are published here under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3. If you want to upgrade to a larger SD card, you can use your PC to copy the contents over, and it will work without issue.

nbsp; Google App Inventor is a web based application that has the poptential to allow anyone to create software for Android devices. If you’ve got a notion to combine your Switch with your PC somehow, we’ll walk you through the different options and possibilities that are out there.These gems contain everything from software demos and unit-specific resources to a resource bank of sound effects and photos, and a progress tracker and badges. Dave is a local authority senior inspector, providing school improvement support for schools in London and beyond, as well as leading on Traded Services for the Havering Education Services School Improvement team. Each year pack includes an e-safety checklist and pathway to allow you to see what children should be covering within a year and across years. Our publishing partners, HES, provide a range of training sessions to help implement Switched on Computing.

nbsp; Until now, though, developing mobile applications has been the preserve of small numbers of older students. All sessions are facilitated by a Switched on Computing training associate trained and quality assured by HES – including DBS checks. Switched on Online Safety is a very effective framework to support this, providing regular opportunities for pupils to become confident, sensible and wise online explorers. You'll find reports on initiatives, pointers to resources and insights into things that can work in the classroom. Even as an experienced Computing subject leader, Switched on Online Safety provides structure and quality of understanding for teachers that would be difficult to replicate myself.Once these media are on your smart device, you can sync them to the cloud or otherwise transfer them to your PC the way you’d move any other file on your smartphone to a computer.