Bloomsbury Curriculum Basics: Teaching Primary Computing

The Bloomsbury Curriculum Basics series provides non-specialist primary school teachers with subject knowledge and full teaching programmes in a variety of key primary curriculum subjects. This is a revised and up-to-date hands-on guide to planning and delivering primary computing lessons in a fun and refreshing way. Updates include the following:- Coding- New uses and capabilities of the program Scratch- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and virtual reality, including how to create art using AI and how to use ChatGPT.The teaching ideas are well-structured, engaging, easy to implement, and use mostly free tools that operate across the many digital platforms that primary schools use, while keeping in line with National Curriculum guidelines for KS1 and KS2. Each chapter offers practitioners an essential summary of all the information and vocabulary needed to successfully implement exciting computing lessons that will keep your class riveted!>

About the author

Martin Burrett is a primary teacher, speaker, editor of UKEd magazine and administrator for Twitter's UKEdChat. Martin has written widely on educational issues for many journals and is the author of Bloomsbury Curriculum Basics: Teaching Primary Computing. Follow him on Twitter: @ICTmagic.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Burrett, Burrett Martin
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2024
• EAN: 9781801993968
• ISBN: 978-1-80199-396-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 188 mm x 244 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Bloomsbury Curriculum Basics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Education, EDUCATION / Curricula, Teaching of a specific subject, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), For National Curriculum Key Stage 1 (England and Wales), For National Curriculum Key Stage 1, For primary education, Primary & middle schools, Educational: IT and computing, ICT, Educational: IT & computing, ICT, Primary and middle schools, Teachers’ classroom resources and material, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary