welcome

Mobile phones off please thank

you.
We will check you have handouts.
Thanks for arriving in time.

Where were
computers first
developed?

Manchester the birthplace of

computers?

Manchester the birthplace of

computing
www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/06/18/210608_manches
ter_computer_feature.shtml

PGCE Primary
Computing Course
Welcome!
https://www.portal.manchester.ac.uk
alan.cross@manchester.ac.uk
John Bidder
Jon Chippindall

Aim of session (WALT)

To introduce the computing

course.

Objectives of session (WILF)

To introduce the VLE BB course and

assignment.
To distinguish between ICT and
computing.

Why Computing in Schools?

inclusion
in 1999 Sugata Mitra
(http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_the_child_driven_education?language=en ;
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-10663353)

Computing is now a subject

http://www.nesta.org.uk/home1/asse
ts/events/livingstone-hope_skills_
review_of_video_games_and_visual_e
ffects

http://royalsociety.org/education/po
licy/computing-in-schools/report/
Steve Furber, Royal Society

What does primary Computing

look like?

http://mypad.northampton.ac.uk/computingdigitialli
teracyandreligiouseducation/2013/12/09/extending-c
omputing-in-ks1-session-4/

What have you seen in school?

share your observations

last

year?
this month?

Computing has three parts

IT
computer science
digital literacy

Computing Unplugged

make a paper ladybird!

Very simple guidance about computing at

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zyhbwmn

Computing on the PGCE Programme

taught courses
school placements and visits
the computing course
web based Black Board
you will create a showcase blog or website
time in school/ school visits
independent study days 29th Oct. 19th Feb.
Google hangouts and computer clinics
resources
University
Institute
Peter Leigh room CG48
schools

Your Blog/Website

computing handbook see pages 5-8

for guidance
give us your URL
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1U-1z_pRom4cJ45hLdfgs5Zn-Eg
tkFp3civsDnVNC8HY/edit#gid=0

three example showcase blogs from

last years trainees

http://emilyob-pgce.weebly.com/behaviour-management.html
http://shannenlp.wix.com/pgce
http://hlawpgcemanchester.weebly.com/

assessment on 9th March 2016

Computing on BB

only free applications

your ICT toolkit
pick n mix approach
your blog showcase

Black Board

self assessment
your action plan
pre course mailing on computing
we will support, monitor and assess

Free Applications

Audioboom.com
goanimate.com
Makey makey
Flicker
back

Very Useful Documents

NC (copy in the Computing Handbook)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-computin
g-programmes-of-study

CAS
http://www.computingatschool.org.uk/data/uploads/CASPrimaryComputing.pdf
a very useful summary

Primary Barefooot Computing Resources

http://barefootcas.org.uk
ideas for teaching

Quickstart Computing Materials

http://primary.quickstartcomputing.org
accessible background knowledge

Computing Unplugged

forward 10 steps
turn right 90 degrees
forward 2 steps

Your Safety

using, transporting expensive kit in

the building and around town
beware email
protect your passwords and
personal information
protect pupil information
ICT

Pledge

University

IT Service Desk/s main library & learning

commons
helpline 306 5544 & elearning@manchester.ac.uk
http://www.itservices.manchester.ac.uk/students/
clusters, printer robots, security
advice re virus protection/encription/
memory

IT

http://www.itservices.manchester.ac.uk/our-services/secu
rity/

Shop

http://buyit.itservices.manchester.ac.uk

John Rylands Library

http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/
http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/searchresourc
es/librarysearch/
JRL catalogue search

Department resources
Clusters

e.g. B3.1, B3.2, B3.17

Humanities ICT team
http://ict.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/
VLE - Black Board
https://www.portal.manchester.ac.uk
interactive whiteboards, visualisers,
Activote, video conferencing, Bee bots,
cameras Peter CG48

School Resources
Documents and Websites

Computing or ICT?

Progression in Coding

Unplugged games
Bee Bot
Roamer
Cargo Bot Type Games
Hopscotch
Junior Scratch
Python

close

summary
any questions?

Summary For Tutors

computing & ICT

better introductory session this year
BB materials remain in place
AC, John Bidder, Jon Chippendall
asked to constrict a Blog or Website
we will monitor around 50% around January 2016
2 ISD days
final assessment 9th March PM
we will grade the sites this year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=go7vOIAalII