Ever had the problem that students come into year 7 used to their home computers and how the systems worked at their last school? Perhaps you have set up the machines with a default password and need to get them to change that, but also remember that into the coming weeks and months? This lesson has been created to help you. WALT • Understand the computer room rules • Use an algorithm WILF • Access the school network • Access your user area • Present the classroom rules

A great plan for variables in computing. TESPlan.docx gives a lesson plan that guides you through the following: - VariablesTES is the main presentation to explain variables. - Data types variables introduces data types and has an exercise for students to complete (worksheet is VariablesDataTypes - Code Scramble has questions for off computer work related to variables - VariablesProgrammingTask has a set of questions (not programming language dependent) for students to complete This lesson is not dependent on a particular programming language. It is a set of activities and a presentation to help students with this important concept in computing.

Passwords poster. Useful for a display telling students how their passwords can be obtained.

Lessons based around http://fruitbots.org/ Fruitbots enable students to explore algorithmic and computational thinking. Suitable for both KS3 and GCSE students.

Full lesson to explain generalisation to your students Learning objectives: To understand that patterns are important using algorithms To know that generalisation helps us to create programs This is taught by tic-tac-toe and counting rectangles. An enjoyable lesson for the students.

An innovative computing worksheet. Teaches about compression and text messages. Developed for computing KS3 and GCSE. Moves onto Steganography.

Python Pair Programming activity for AQA GCSE Computer Science Based around the game "rock paper scissors", and students develop solutions in pairs, share their results and criteria against the exam board requirements. This lesson can also be run with a high ability Key stage 3 group.

eSafety discussion task. Each comment has a surprising addition. To use this use envelopes with a clear window (as in the images Envelopes.jpg and Envelopessecond.jpg show). Students then follow the following instructions. We are going to order the questions in the envelopes from most to least important. Leave them in their envelopes for now 1. Do you think the question is relevant (in turn) 2. Why do you think that your question might be regarded as important (in turn) 3. Order 4. Remove from envelopes to see additional information. Does this change your mind?

Full lesson includes poster and activities including starter and worksheet

Teach students about variables. They study assignments and make sure that the variables are printed to the screen, using a variety of paradigms. This resource is not based on any particular programming language, so is applicable for any particular language you choose.

Teaches students about variables. They study assignment and make sure that the variables are printed to the screen, using a variety of paradigms. This resource uses Python version 3.4

Introduction to programming using Python (3.4) Suitable for GCSE level students includes worksheet tasks and homework. This lesson covers sequence, operators and output.

Teaches students about selection. The full lesson includes booklet and homework. This resource uses Python version 3.4

Teaches students about selection. The full lesson includes booklet and homework. This resource is not based on any particular programming language, so is applicable for any particular language you choose.

Full lesson including lesson plan for the dangers of social media (KS3). Fixed problem with first video.

Two lessons: Brainstorming Research Suitable for both KS3 and KS4