Computing Resources for Home Learning
Daily Lessons
Computing at School are offering weekly 10 min YouTube python video for students, teachers and parents with interactive remote learning activities (KS2/KS3/KS4)
https://community.computingatschool.org.uk/resources/6071/single
Keeping Safe Online
Trinity CE Primary School have a wide collection of resources to help children to keep safe online available here.
Online safety activities for all ages from Childnet (EYFS/KS1/KS2/KS3/KS4)
https://tinyurl.com/wfw6jxm
New E-Safety Home Learning Resources from CEOP (Thinkuknow) https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Support-tools/home-activity-worksheets/
General CEOP E-Safety Advice and activities to learn about keeping safe online (KS1/KS2)
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
Internet Matters have a range of information and advice to support families at home. https://www.internetmatters.org/resources/staysafestayhome-tech-advice-and-resources-to-support-families-at-home/
Coding
Just to Easy contains a number of free resources https://www.j2e.com/j2code/
Richard Smith (Amazing ICT www.amazingict.co.uk) is sharing a range of ‘how to’ videos on his website and YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/poundten/videos
Scratch coding (with resources) (KS2/KS3)
https://scratch.mit.edu/ Useful ‘getting started’ guide here https://scratch.mit.edu/ideas
Code Playground has daily online video tutorials here https://tinyurl.com/rdozxby
Scratch Jr. coding (KS1) https://www.scratchjr.org/
Blockly. Learn computer programming skills - fun and free.
It is designed for children who have not had prior experience with computer programming
(KS1/KS2/KS3) https://blockly.games
Range of coding puzzles and activities to support the ‘Hour of Code’. (KS1/KS2/KS3)
https://code.org/
Code Club have a range of activities and step by step projects for children in KS2/KS3. Covers Scratch, Python, Raspberry Pi, BBC Microbit and HTML. https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/codeclub
Purple Mash. Resources aimed at primary school-aged children have been made free now schools have closed. (KS1/KS2) https://2simple.com/purple-mash/
The Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award, known as iDEA is an international programme that helps you develop digital, enterprise and employability skills for free. Through a series of online challenges, you can win career-enhancing badges, unlock new opportunities and, ultimately, gain industry-recognised awards. (KS2/KS3/KS4) https://idea.org.uk/
Codecademy: Web development and data science skills activities. In light of coronavirus, it is offering 10,000 scholarships to Codecademy Pro for free to high school and college students for the rest of the school year. (KS3/KS4) https://pro.codecademy.com/learn-from-home/
Free resources to support the teaching of coding from iCompute. (KS1/KS2)
https://www.icompute-uk.com/free-stuff.html
Tynker. Encouraging children to create, code, make websites and design games. Free access to its premium service during the school closures. (KS1/KS2/KS3/KS4)
https://www.tynker.com/
Silhouette Studio-Free 2D Computer Aided Design Software (KS1/KS2)
https://www.silhouetteamerica.com/software
BBC MIcrobit Resources- https://microbit.org/
For more ideas see
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/bbc-microbit-beginner-projects/
'Hannah Makes' has some great ideas too https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-31KI2gFUdB5hI1i75ragw
(Microbit starter kits can be purchased from around £15 on Amazon)
Computing at School are offering weekly 10 min YouTube python video for students, teachers and parents with interactive remote learning activities (KS2/KS3/KS4)
https://community.computingatschool.org.uk/resources/6071/single
Keeping Safe Online
Trinity CE Primary School have a wide collection of resources to help children to keep safe online available here.
Online safety activities for all ages from Childnet (EYFS/KS1/KS2/KS3/KS4)
https://tinyurl.com/wfw6jxm
New E-Safety Home Learning Resources from CEOP (Thinkuknow) https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Support-tools/home-activity-worksheets/
General CEOP E-Safety Advice and activities to learn about keeping safe online (KS1/KS2)
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
Internet Matters have a range of information and advice to support families at home. https://www.internetmatters.org/resources/staysafestayhome-tech-advice-and-resources-to-support-families-at-home/
Coding
Just to Easy contains a number of free resources https://www.j2e.com/j2code/
Richard Smith (Amazing ICT www.amazingict.co.uk) is sharing a range of ‘how to’ videos on his website and YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/poundten/videos
Scratch coding (with resources) (KS2/KS3)
https://scratch.mit.edu/ Useful ‘getting started’ guide here https://scratch.mit.edu/ideas
Code Playground has daily online video tutorials here https://tinyurl.com/rdozxby
Scratch Jr. coding (KS1) https://www.scratchjr.org/
Blockly. Learn computer programming skills - fun and free.
It is designed for children who have not had prior experience with computer programming
(KS1/KS2/KS3) https://blockly.games
Range of coding puzzles and activities to support the ‘Hour of Code’. (KS1/KS2/KS3)
https://code.org/
Code Club have a range of activities and step by step projects for children in KS2/KS3. Covers Scratch, Python, Raspberry Pi, BBC Microbit and HTML. https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/codeclub
Purple Mash. Resources aimed at primary school-aged children have been made free now schools have closed. (KS1/KS2) https://2simple.com/purple-mash/
The Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award, known as iDEA is an international programme that helps you develop digital, enterprise and employability skills for free. Through a series of online challenges, you can win career-enhancing badges, unlock new opportunities and, ultimately, gain industry-recognised awards. (KS2/KS3/KS4) https://idea.org.uk/
Codecademy: Web development and data science skills activities. In light of coronavirus, it is offering 10,000 scholarships to Codecademy Pro for free to high school and college students for the rest of the school year. (KS3/KS4) https://pro.codecademy.com/learn-from-home/
Free resources to support the teaching of coding from iCompute. (KS1/KS2)
https://www.icompute-uk.com/free-stuff.html
Tynker. Encouraging children to create, code, make websites and design games. Free access to its premium service during the school closures. (KS1/KS2/KS3/KS4)
https://www.tynker.com/
Silhouette Studio-Free 2D Computer Aided Design Software (KS1/KS2)
https://www.silhouetteamerica.com/software
BBC MIcrobit Resources- https://microbit.org/
For more ideas see
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/bbc-microbit-beginner-projects/
'Hannah Makes' has some great ideas too https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-31KI2gFUdB5hI1i75ragw
(Microbit starter kits can be purchased from around £15 on Amazon)
Computing at School are offering weekly 10 min YouTube python video for students, teachers and parents with interactive remote learning activities (KS2/KS3/KS4)
https://community.computingatschool.org.uk/resources/6071/single
https://community.computingatschool.org.uk/resources/6071/single
