Category: Computing Science

  • Oracle Java CPD for South Lanarkshire Computing Teachers

    One of the good things to come out of this year’s CAS Scotland conference was the offer from Oracle to support the continuious professional development (CPD) of Scottish Computing Teacher’s. We took up that offer and from the end of March till the middle of May, twenty-five Computing  Teachers and Lecturers mainly from South Lanarkshire […]

  • Raspberry Pi and Scottish Software developments in Education

    Where do I expect my use of the Raspberry Pi to go? Well there has been much play of the use of the Raspberry Pi to re-establish programming amongst youngsters in school and the need to bring back computing in school. This issue is different for those of us who live in Scotland as our […]

  • Five Box Diagram Question using Animation HD

    I have been using my iPad and a nifty wee app called Animation HD.  Here is my first attempts with it but clearly it has potential to do much, much more.  If only I devote some time to it.  

  • Advanced Higher Software Development Process

    I’m in the process of rendering a quick test for my advanced higher on the software development materials which are outlined within scholar.  Following their content, I have developed this quick test which will be posted here tomorrow! The answer sheet can be found here. SDP Quick Test Answer Sheet

  • Computing Systems Quick Quiz

    A few weeks ago some friends and colleagues introduced me to those Talking Tom, Talking Ben and Talking Gina Apps from the app store which talk back and repeat what you say.  I thought it would be a good idea to make a wee computing quiz for my computing class. This is my standard grade […]