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Here is a sequence of learning that covers the core Key Stage 4 English national curriculum content in computing. The topics cover digital literacy including e-safety, generative artificial intelligence and computational thinking. The curriculum is delivered as microlessons during form times and assemblies in 10 minute sessions. The sessions can be delivered by non-specialists as videos can be used to give the demonstrations.
Digital Literacy
Digital Literacy
Session 1 - Acceptable Use Policy of IT
Session 1 - Acceptable Use Policy of IT
Session 2 - Organising files and folders
Session 2 - Organising files and folders
At the start of the academic year pupils can organise their files and folders by suitably naming files and moving those files to appropriate folders as required.
Session 3 - Writing Formal Emails
Session 3 - Writing Formal Emails
Students write a formal email to one of their teachers with appropriate subject, salutation, message and valediction
Session 4 - Typing Practice
Session 4 - Typing Practice
Practice typing by playing online games here:
Students will need to Sign up
Session 5 - Practicing Keyboard Shortcuts
Session 5 - Practicing Keyboard Shortcuts
Practice with common keyboard shortcuts
Session 6 - Data and networking quiz
Session 6 - Data and networking quiz
Quiz covering the topics: cloud computing, data storage, wifi, mobile data, Bluetooth, file types and sizes
E-safety
E-safety
Session 7 - Safe Screen Time
Session 7 - Safe Screen Time
Session 8 - Mental Wellbeing and Social Media
Session 8 - Mental Wellbeing and Social Media
Session 9 - Your Digital Footprint
Session 9 - Your Digital Footprint
Session 10 - Fake News
Session 10 - Fake News
Session 11 - Cyberbullying
Session 11 - Cyberbullying
Session 12 - E-safety Quiz 1
Session 12 - E-safety Quiz 1
E-safety quiz on fake news, safe screen time, staying safe online are covered
Microsoft Forms E-safety Quiz 1
Session 13 - E-safety Quiz 2
Session 13 - E-safety Quiz 2
E-safety quiz on the topics of password management, scams, malware, sharing information and explicit images
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
Session 14 - What is AI?
Session 14 - What is AI?
Session 15 - Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Session 15 - Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Session 17 - LLM Prompts for Learning and Remembering More
Session 17 - LLM Prompts for Learning and Remembering More
Students can modify a range of pre-written LLM prompts that they can access here. These prompts can help student use AI as a tutor or generate questions to help them with revision.
Session 18 - Identifying AI generated images
Session 18 - Identifying AI generated images
Exercise identifying fake or real pictures: bit.ly/AI_img
Session 19 - Generating AI images
Session 19 - Generating AI images
Generate AI images using Adobe's Firefly AI app
Computational Thinking
Computational Thinking
Session 21 - Computational Thinking
Session 21 - Computational Thinking
Session 22 - Tower of Hanoi
Session 22 - Tower of Hanoi
Session 23 - Functional Programming
Session 23 - Functional Programming
A basic introduction to functional programming, explaining how to apply composite functions.
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/Ak5-GF8QTPw
Complete the quiz: https://bit.ly/func_quiz
Use the following App to help: https://mango-learning.github.io/functional/
The quiz can be duplicated here: Composite Function Quiz KS4
Session 24 - GCHQ Christmas Challenge
Session 24 - GCHQ Christmas Challenge
The annual GCQH code breaking challenge is an engaging activity that supports students computational thinking.
Session 25 - Bebras Challenge
Session 25 - Bebras Challenge
The annual Bebras challenge is an engaging activity that supports students computational thinking. There are many previous exercises students can practice on
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