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Programming on an iPad #compSci #RGCdevicetrial

At the start of the #RGCdevicetrial I was very cynical about the effectiveness of iPads in education. I did not think they were suitable for use in secondary school classrooms. I saw them as content consumption devices, tailored for personal use only, and an expensive gimmick destined to gather dust in a department store cupboard […]

Retro self-reflection

Retro Day!

So today I’ve been clearing out my cupboards a little and finally making time to try and get the multitude of 1980s computing kit I’ve collected over the years set up and working. I had limited success. The ZX Spectrum 48k with rubber keys had a broken keyboard membrane so although it powered up no […]