By @edent · schools security Unsecured State · 650 words · read ~980 times.
The UK's official web infrastructure is in a shockingly poor state. I've been doing some light digging into the security of UK Schools' websites. As I've written about ad nauseum, the Government takes almost no interest in the way some of its official websites are managed. The Department for Education is particularly inept when it […]
Continue reading →By @edent · appsforgood code schools yearofcode · 34 comments · 600 words · read ~70,726 times.
It's always very tricky when people who aren't educators start banging on about what should or shouldn't be taught in schools. My own school days are but a hazy memory of hormones, angst, and boring homework. Yet here I am, pontificating. With the current "fad" of encouraging children to learn to code, I thought I […]
Continue reading →By @edent · appsforgood codeclub helping kids schools scratch · 600 words · read ~244 times.
It occurred to me that I've been very lucky in my computing career. I had parents who encouraged my love of technology, who were able to teach me BASIC, and buy my brother and I our first computer when we were still quite young. That old BBC Micro served me well and helped springboard me […]
Continue reading →By @edent · android codingforkids education schools · 3 comments · 1,200 words · read ~1,432 times.
Last night I went to the Coding For Kids Barcamp. This event, organised by Emma Mulqueeny, was designed to bring together geeks, parents, kids, and educators to see if we can improve the woeful state of computer science education in this country. This is the blog version of the discussion I lead.
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