Lessons in teaching computing in primary schools
By: James Bird, Helen Caldwell and Peter Mayne
Contributors: Caldwell, Helen (Lecturer in Education), author; Mayne, Peter, 1955- author
Series: Lessons in teaching; Lessons in teaching
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Limited
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9781446295892; 9781446295908; 9781473905283
Subjects: Computer science; Study and teaching (Elementary)
Description: Providing exemplar lessons, with detailed explanations of the theory behind them, this book encourages trainees to consider the teaching of computing critically and to envisage how they can shape lessons to effectively teach computing in their primary school.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Algorithms and computational thinking in KS1; title: Programming in KS1; title: Manipulating digital content in KS1; title: Programming in KS2; title: Physical computing in KS2; title: Understanding computer networks in KS2; title: Searching wisely for digital information in KS2 / Adam Scribbans; title: Using technology purposefully in KS2; title: Extending computing to meet individual needs in KS2 / Sway Grantham and Alison Witts; title: Embedding computational thinking: moving from graphical to text-based languages / Mark Dorling.