1. What your child is learning at school How you can support your child
The NEW COMPUTING CURRICULUM An information evening for parents and carers Foundation to Year 6 and beyond
What your child is learning at school
How you can support your child
How we can work together to keep your child safe when using and enjoying technology at home and at school
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Three main areas
Computer Science - the principles of information and computation, how digital systems work, and how to put this knowledge to use through programming
Digital Literacy – the ability to use, and express themselves and develop their ideas using ICT……at a level suitable for the future workplace and as active participants in a digital world.
Information Technology – the use and application of software (including Internet services) on a range of devices… for a range of purposes
E-safety features throughout – use technology safely and respectfully….
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Computing Curriculum 2014
But what makes it different from before?
And why has it changed?
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4. Foundation Stage - Technology
In the EYFS curriculum the focus of learning is not just related to traditional ICT/computer equipment but under the broader topic of Technology. Also includes programmable toys and toys with dials and pulleys (e.g Bee-Bots and toy cranes).
ELG – Children recognise that a range of technology is used in places such as homes and schools. They select and use technology for particular purposes.
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ELG – Key features
Interact and explore their environment using a range of multimedia equipment.
Play back captured still or moving images, becoming familiar with the control buttons.
Use ICT for purpose or for simulation.
Explore commands needed to control a range of electronic items or toys.
Use a variety of electronic toys in play situations.
Use teacher selected websites or computer programs to navigate, interact, and create.
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Foundation ICT
Regular computer program use, such as Busythings; Espresso; Simple City, within the team related to the weeks topics ( e.g. shape properties, animal living environments)
Discreet Computing session in the schools E-Classroom every Friday morning focussed on ITC/Computing skills.
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7. Foundation skills and learning
Mouse skills
Basic keyboard skills (introduction to touch typing)
Logging on to the school system (E-Safety)
Logging on to the internet (through Learning Platform)
Using computer programmes to enhance other areas of learning (Art, Literacy, phonics)
Beginnings of coding (BeeBots, Positional language)
Touch screen use (Interactive white boards, Ipads)
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8. E.g. Art work from a ‘Paint’ session
“Mr Equals” – Foundation Child
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9. E.g. Avatar from a ‘Doppel Me’ session
“My Avatar” – Foundation Child
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10. Younger Team computing
What we do and how we do it.
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E-safety
At the start of every term we talk through our e-safety policy with the children and why it is so important for them.
1. Using safe search engines such as Kidrex
2. Keeping passwords safe
3. Knowing what to do if they find some thing they think is not appropriate
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Our new curriculum
Begin to understand that you need instructions to solve control problems.
Create or write a program using precise and unambiguous instructions, understand that this is coding
Create and debug a simple code
Use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs or code
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13. What resources do we use?
We use Bee Bots, giving them instructions to move in particular directions, modifying their movements and editing.
We use Purple mash 2code
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Scratch Junior on our Ipads is fabulous for learning to write algorithms. The code is dragged into position and can be altered easily for debugging.
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We learn to use the internet to find and record information.
We have made online books, drag and dropped and snipped pictures
and made wonderful animations about growing sunflowers to compliment our science learning.
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16. Fact finding about countries of the UK.
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17. Computing in Middle Team
The New Curriculum:
To create programs that achieve a specific goal. To understand that programming can be broken into small parts.
Understand computer networks, internal and external to school.
Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly.
Understand how to use search engines effectively.
Use music technology to create, develop and present ideas.

18. Computing in Middle Team
As previously, safety is still the most important aspect of our computing curriculum.
We gave children scenarios to explore, discuss and develop their understanding of how to stay safe on-line on various devices.

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Oops – something odd popped up on my screen.
What should I do?
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Our new curriculum retains many features of computing which were in the previous curriculum and we use this in a cross-curricular way.
We made a poster about electrical safety.
We composed a fanfare for a pharaoh on 2compose!
I researched a country, then I made a PowerPoint using the information.
I made a graph to show how far food had travelled to get to the UK.
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As part of the new curriculum, we looked in more detail at different ways to communicate on the internet and their intended audiences.
Firstly, we found out about networks and how they are organised
For example, to explicitly teach the difference between an , a forum and a website we set up the following:
forum
website
New York
U.K.
India
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The new curriculum focuses more on coding and we have been learning to code.
First, we need to be clear about giving instructions because computers cannot think!
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We have been using a program called CoCo to begin coding:
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We took part in an online field trip, run by Tesco, to learn about water. The children learned about how it is treated and filtered before coming out of the taps and why water is so important to us.
We linked up with Tesco’s experts and some other schools via google hangouts. The program was recorded live and can now be seen on the internet.
5:20 intro Colleton facts
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Computing in the Older Team Digital Exploration (Digital Literacy and Computer Science)
Begin to use search technologies more effectively
Appreciate how results are selected
Begin to be discerning in evaluating digital content
Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly
Understand computer networks including the internet (the hardware; cabling, servers etc.) and how it can provide multiple services such as the world wide web and
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Here the Older Team are learning how the Internet works….by “acting out the journey of a packet of data”
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28. Programming, Coding and Controlling Devices (Computer Science)
Solve problems by decomposing code into smaller parts
Debug some pre-prepared code to accomplish a specific goal, including controlling or simulating physical systems
Design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems
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29. Computer Science in the OT
Programs were created to make characters draw 2D shapes and rotating patterns using repeating loops to create efficient algorithms
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Magic Carpet games were coded in the style of ‘Flappy Bird’ – much de-bugging was required to get them to work properly, and then much patience in order to play them!
Children learnt about variables by adding a score or timer to their games
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31. Computer Science in the OT cont….
Algorithms containing conditional loops were created for Burglar Alarms systems for a simulation House, including some with day and night light sensors
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Information Technology in the OT Data Handling - Collecting, Analysing, Evaluating and Presenting Data
We have used spreadsheets across the curriculum to create airport timetables
Made automatic times tables calculators
Recorded results of science experiments
We used data loggers to record the changing conditions of light and temperature during the partial eclipse
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33. Multimedia and Digital Literacy across the curriculum
Older Team Travel Brochure Websites
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34. E-safety….permeates all aspects of the Computing Curriculum
In the Older Team we regularly discuss and refer to aspects of our NetSmart and SMART codes
The use of Safe search engines is explained and insisted on
An e-safety log is kept in the staff room where any incidents & actions are recorded
Videos showing fictional “real life” stories about what can go wrong when using the Internet such as Caught in the Web are shown and discussed
Children collaborate to explain what they do and don’t like about Technology
Children share and contribute “Top Tips” on how to stay safe online (hand-out)
Children chosen by their peer group to act as e-safety leaders across the school
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35. Key e-safety aspects of the Computing Curriculum
use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly
recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour;
identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact.
E-safety survey results
76% said they used the Internet most at home….
48% said they used the Internet in family room and 52% said they used it somewhere else eg bedroom, study etc
Caught in the Web
Nearly 70% of children in a recent sample group from Yr3-Yr6 were using the Internet everyday, or more than once a week. 53% of those children were using the internet between 1 and 4 hours – and more on a regular basis. 76% said they used the Internet most at home.
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