The shortfall in Initial Teacher Recruitment and general lack of strategic action continues to astonish me. Looking forward to seeing those Classics teachers leading the levelling-up agenda! Meantime if you are passionate to teach Computing come and talk to me 😀
Just a little sneak peek inside my new book The History of the Computer.
Pubs May 17- get your copy here:
https://t.co/KF9SHXoAhx
I make my books as tools for teachers and I like to joke that they are sexy text books. What do you think?
#retrocomputing#retrogaming#retrotech
A free, 3-hour virtual challenge to learn programming basics. The challenge runs on Chrome and is recommended for aged 8 or above. https://t.co/kAJzXtOrXR
Average family (2.4 people) weekly food bill:
£97.
One day visit to Lego land 2 adults 1 child including food and parking:
£95.
A family day out should not be close to the cost of a weeks food.
Crikey - I've just seen the time! Need to quickly get my shirt on and arrange my cardboard computers as I'll be appearing back on @BBCNews channel at about 12.47. 😜
As I wish Josh Lowe a Happy 16th Birthday today, I'm reminded of how much he has already accomplished including his phenomenal contribution to Computing education with @edublocks. He's an absolute superstar, an inspiration to all of us, and he's only just 16! @all_about_code
We're hiring! We help young people learn to code so that they're confident and creative with technology. Want to join the fun? We're looking for a Head of Operations to join our friendly team #microbit https://t.co/TTOehBygEl
Live Coding with @Sonic_Pi in the @RoyalAlbertHall!
I still can't quite believe that this magical event happened.
Please do share this image with those that still unfortunately need to be convinced that @Sonic_Pi is a real musical instrument...
(Photo credit Pete Jones)
You'll be surprised by the number of established professional musicians and teachers who have told me that "Sonic Pi is not real music". I even got scolded for using the phrase "phat beats" on the BBC news.
Oh how wrong they all were :-) 💻 🎵 💻 🎶
https://t.co/Ja8mm2fVgR