Abertillery Learning Community Secondary Phase Computing Faculty- Computer Science, Digital Technology, Voc ICT๐ปโจ๏ธ DCF Lead๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ปCyberFirst School Gold Award
Incredibly grateful for even being nominated, let alone winning the #CyberFirst Outstanding Teacher of the Year award! Diolch yn fawr.๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ป๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ซ @ALC3to16 @CyberFirstWales
Our summer digital leaders event was held @ALC3to16 today! All leaders actively engaged and thoroughly enjoyed the different topics that was taught! Topics included: digital footprints, programming with bbc micro:bits, and code breaking/ cryptography. Thanks to @ThalesNDEC ๐ป
Thank you to @CyberFirstWales for hosting the Year 10 Girls event and the sponsors. A very informative and inspiring day for our learners which they greatly enjoyed! @ALC3to16
In Year 6, they have been preparing for โSafer Internet Dayโ. They have created an information sheet discussing the importance of staying safe online when playing video games. They have also included a link to a game which shares useful tips. Bendigedig! ๐๐ป
Google has dropped some new features for #GoogleClassroom at #Bett2024 and #FETC!
So ... here are 10 Google Classroom tips: some brand new ones and some that'll make you say "why didn't anyone teach me that?!?" #googleedu
See dozens of Google Classroom tips in our post: https://t.co/0MnWEYEa3G
Today @ALC3to16 are holding a Curriculum Enrichment Day with Year 8 learners. There are sessions being run with @Technocamps, AsCreative, STEM and Hactivate activities. An exciting day planned.
Our Digital Leaders across 3-16 attended a event at our Tillery St campus, where they created interactive resources which will be shared throughout the community for the upcoming Safer Internet Day. The goal is to make the online world safer for children and young people.
Digital Leaders across @ALC3to16 took part in an Digital Leader event today, where they worked collaboratively to produce interactive presentations for the upcoming Safer Internet Day!๐ป #saferinternetday2024
Our Year 9 learners took part in the #CyberFirst Adventurers session today. Where they used their creative skills to design 3D models and worlds. These are vital skills needed for everyday life in roles such as engineering, architecture and advertising. @ALC3to16 @CyberFirstWales
Smart phone โ smart user? ๐ฑ๐ค A whopping 98% of over-12s in the UK now have their own phone, with many younger children also using one regularly. Our #WakeUpWednesday guide has expert tips to help them avoid #OnlineSafety risks โ
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All of our year 11 learners thoroughly enjoyed attending the #CyberFirstPathways event held at #USWNewport! A fantastic range of keynote speakers, workshops and activities in areas of cyber. ๐ปThank you from @ALC3to16 @CyberFirstWales #CyberPathways#NCSC
@ALC3to16 we are excited for todays @CyberFirstWales Pathways event! Where our year 11 learners will be taking part in a variety of workshops and speaking to potential industry professionals!๐ป #ALCComputing#CyberFirst
Another great Lego club today using @LEGO_Education Spike from @coleggwent to create programmable products! Excellent work on this grabber by Cai and Finley using block code before modifying the code and design to improve efficiency! @ALC3to16#STEM#Engineering
@ALC3to16 Our Year 8 learners took part in the @GCHQ#GCHQChristmasChallenge this morning! By working together as a team they managed to solve the festive puzzle!๐ป
Yesterday, learners in Year 8 utilised their DCF skills and used AI to create their own dystopian world! ๐ฅ๐คโ ๏ธ๐งช
By using descriptive language, they produced settings conventional of dystopian fiction: towering skyscrapers and desolate streets! ๐ธ๐๏ธ
@ALC3to16@ALCComputingLTD