Author: Ian
Two’s Complement Revision Quiz
Are you or someone you know preparing for a Higher Computing Science exam? Look no further! My students have been using this interactive program to ace their prelim exam, and now it’s your turn to give it a try.
Read MoreCost comparison of hosting vs using Replit cycles
Are you looking for a way to cut hosting costs for your website? Look no further! I recently faced a similar challenge with my csteach.uk site and I’m excited to share my findings with you. As many of us know, the cost-of-living crisis in the UK has made it important to reduce expenses wherever we […]
Read MoreInstalling WordPress on a repl
Are you tired of sky-high hosting costs for your website? Have you ever considered running your own web server? If so, you’ll be excited to hear about the success I had reducing hosting costs for my csteach site.
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Changing digital lanes
Like many other users in the last few months I’ve archived my Twitter account. It contained 13 years of memories and photos which I thoroughly enjoyed creating but the service was – and had been for a long time – not serving me as a user particularly well. I decided that a change was needed.
Read MoreUsing Replit to Deliver 21st Century Assessment #replitedfest2022
Below are the slides from my Replit EdFest 2022 session on 21st July 2022
Read MoreMail merge and splitting files Google Docs
We are in prelim season and just about at the stage where we analyse student marks individually and as a cohort. I wanted to use my Google Sheet prelim breakdown showing how students performed in each question of the exam as source for a mail merge so that I could generate individual reflection sheets for […]
Read MorefreeCodeCamp: Responsive Web Design
This evening I worked my way through a few courses on the Responsive Web Design Certification | freeCodeCamp.org pathway. I really liked the way the tutorial worked. I think it would be a very useful way for NQ students to learn and practice their web design skills (HTML, CSS, simple Javascript). I wonder if freeCodeCamp […]
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Trust your own judgements? A ten year update
As we bid farewell to another year and welcome in the new, it’s natural to reflect on the past and consider the lessons we’ve learned. For me, the past decade has brought both incredible highs and difficult lows, and through it all I’ve learned the importance of trusting my own judgement and embracing the power of regret. In this post, I’ll share some of the key insights I’ve gained over the past ten years and offer some tips for making the most of your own journey through life.
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Do we need to expand tech-based jobs in Scotland? (Brookings Report response #1) #compsci #digital #pathways
The recently released 46 page “Building Skills for Life” report examines instances of Computer Science education across the world and, through this lens, attempts to summarise what all countries should do in order to introduce CS education or expand their existing provision. It was written to highlight the inconsistencies in CS education worldwide and to […]
Read MoreBack to blogging – why?
Image by Werner Moser from Pixabay I’m working through my evidence for my GTCS five yearly sign off and was sincerely grateful that I was an active blogger during my time abroad. I spent a long time yesterday making sure that the evidence (what I could include anyway given myGTCS upload issues) was linked to my development […]
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