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Wolsey Academy operates as a non-profit, with every penny we make going to one of our charity partners or into the Ipswich Initiative, funding good works across the town and county. Search for Wolsey Academy to see our website for more details and to purchase resources at a discount.
HTML Basics for EAL Learners - Lesson 4 - Backgrounds in HTML
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HTML Basics for EAL Learners - Lesson 4 - Backgrounds in HTML

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Designed purely with EAL students in mind. Each lesson features a fun and active way of learning 4-6 keywords/script with a progress check at the end. Lessons then include an example, usually with a screen grab video to aid teaching, followed by an exercise on w3schools.com. Plenary checks their progress against the LOs. Simple. Effective. Free. WolseyAcademy.com, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
The Computer Revolution - 14.	DeepMind, AI, AlphaGo and ChatGPT
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The Computer Revolution - 14. DeepMind, AI, AlphaGo and ChatGPT

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The Computer Revolution - Meant as a cross department study with the Humanities and ICT/Computer Science. This is 1 lesson from a series of 17 (see below). Each lesson is well constructed and fully resourced (all resources contained at the end of each PowerPoint to avoid multiple files). Lessons include a varied sequence of activities building up content and skills to answer a large essay question in lesson 17 on the nature of change and continuity thanks to the computer revolution, and a speculative discussion of the impact of future developments. The series also runs parallel to a 17 part ‘Guided Reading’ pack on the same topic. Each lesson is paired with an extended piece of computing literature – for ease these extracts have been included inside the PowerPoints but you can access the reading as a separate bundle, and for free at Wolsey Academy. The lessons are as follows: Enigma and Turing (free) The History of Women in Computing (free) The Microchip and Moore’s Law The PC, GUI and Microsoft How Video Games Shaped Our World Mid-Unit Test and Revision Impact of the Internet Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies (free) Covid Track and Trace Quantum Computing (free) Artemis and Space X Facial Recognition Digital Divide DeepMind, AI, AlphaGo and ChatGPT (free) Emerging Technologies and their impact Cybersecurity case studies Revision keyword flash cards and essay assessment. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission. We hope it helps. #BetterTeachingBetterPlanet
The Computer Revolution - 8.	Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
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The Computer Revolution - 8. Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies

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The Computer Revolution - Meant as a cross department study with the Humanities and ICT/Computer Science. This is 1 lesson from a series of 17 (see below). Each lesson is well constructed and fully resourced (all resources contained at the end of each PowerPoint to avoid multiple files). Lessons include a varied sequence of activities building up content and skills to answer a large essay question in lesson 17 on the nature of change and continuity thanks to the computer revolution, and a speculative discussion of the impact of future developments. The series also runs parallel to a 17 part ‘Guided Reading’ pack on the same topic. Each lesson is paired with an extended piece of computing literature – for ease these extracts have been included inside the PowerPoints but you can access the reading as a separate bundle, and for free at Wolsey Academy. The lessons are as follows: Enigma and Turing (free) The History of Women in Computing (free) The Microchip and Moore’s Law The PC, GUI and Microsoft How Video Games Shaped Our World Mid-Unit Test and Revision Impact of the Internet Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies (free) Covid Track and Trace Quantum Computing (free) Artemis and Space X Facial Recognition Digital Divide DeepMind, AI, AlphaGo and ChatGPT (free) Emerging Technologies and their impact Cybersecurity case studies Revision keyword flash cards and essay assessment. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission. We hope it helps. #BetterTeachingBetterPlanet
HTML Basics for EAL Learners - Lesson 2 - How to save HTML
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HTML Basics for EAL Learners - Lesson 2 - How to save HTML

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Designed purely with EAL students in mind. Each lesson features a fun and active way of learning 4-6 keywords/script with a progress check at the end. Lessons then include an example, usually with a screen grab video to aid teaching, followed by an exercise on w3schools.com. Plenary checks their progress against the LOs. Simple. Effective. Free. WolseyAcademy.com, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
HTML Basics for EAL Learners - Lesson 3 - Editing Text in HTML
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HTML Basics for EAL Learners - Lesson 3 - Editing Text in HTML

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Designed purely with EAL students in mind. Each lesson features a fun and active way of learning 4-6 keywords/script with a progress check at the end. Lessons then include an example, usually with a screen grab video to aid teaching, followed by an exercise on w3schools.com. Plenary checks their progress against the LOs. Simple. Effective. Free. WolseyAcademy.com, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
HTML Basics for EAL Learners – Lesson 7 - Tables
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HTML Basics for EAL Learners – Lesson 7 - Tables

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Designed purely with EAL students in mind. Each lesson features a fun and active way of learning 4-6 keywords/script with a progress check at the end. Lessons then include an example, usually with a screen grab video to aid teaching, followed by an exercise on w3schools.com. Plenary checks their progress against the LOs. Simple. Effective. Free. WolseyAcademy.com, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
3. ICT > iGCSE > Edexcel > Unit 2 > Connectivity > Modes of Communication
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3. ICT > iGCSE > Edexcel > Unit 2 > Connectivity > Modes of Communication

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ICT > iGCSE > Edexcel > Unit 2 > Connectivity > Digital Communication Catering for Edexcel ICT iGCSE Unit 2: Connectivity. 11 Lessons in total. Alllessons are free to download except the revision lessons which come with printable guides and links to online exams (lessons 6 & 11) These lessons were made for students in the Middle East and have a strong focus on EAL and keyword acquisition/application. Each lesson has 1-8 keywords on easy to use cards that fit into the lesson activity and also make excellent printable revision resources (the revision guide features them all in one place). Each lesson begins with a different active learning activity, a mini-plenary and a written or creative ICT task requiring the correct application of the keywords. All have stretch questioning to the main activities. The SOW has an online mid and end of unit test that can be found at Wolsey Academy Wolsey Academy has had a lot of success with this SOW with EAL students who have really progressed in their understanding of the technical vocabulary involved with the ICT iGCSE.
Computer Science - Loops and Procedures
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Computer Science - Loops and Procedures

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Active lesson that uses Kagan structures and three free to access Hour of Code resources. Settler: Numeracy, Literacy and Analysis starter Starter: Keyword relay. Team Teach: Google Doodle Programming (Loops) and Light Bot (Procedures) with worksheet. Consolidation task: Minecraft Hour or Code activity. Plenary: Mentimeter feedback plenary.
5. ICT > iGCSE > Edexcel > Unit 2 > Connectivity > Wired and Wireless Systems
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5. ICT > iGCSE > Edexcel > Unit 2 > Connectivity > Wired and Wireless Systems

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Catering for Edexcel ICT iGCSE Unit 2: Connectivity. 11 Lessons in total. Alllessons are free to download except the revision lessons which come with printable guides and links to online exams (lessons 6 & 11) These lessons were made for students in the Middle East and have a strong focus on EAL and keyword acquisition/application. Each lesson has 1-8 keywords on easy to use cards that fit into the lesson activity and also make excellent printable revision resources (the revision guide features them all in one place). Each lesson begins with a different active learning activity, a mini-plenary and a written or creative ICT task requiring the correct application of the keywords. All have stretch questioning to the main activities. The SOW has an online mid and end of unit test that can be found at Wolsey Academy Wolsey Academy has had a lot of success with this SOW with EAL students who have really progressed in their understanding of the technical vocabulary involved with the ICT iGCSE.
9. ICT > iGCSE > Edexcel > Unit 2 > Connectivity > P2P v Client-Server Networks
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9. ICT > iGCSE > Edexcel > Unit 2 > Connectivity > P2P v Client-Server Networks

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Catering for Edexcel ICT iGCSE Unit 2: Connectivity. 11 Lessons in total. Alllessons are free to download except the revision lessons which come with printable guides and links to online exams (lessons 6 & 11) These lessons were made for students in the Middle East and have a strong focus on EAL and keyword acquisition/application. Each lesson has 1-8 keywords on easy to use cards that fit into the lesson activity and also make excellent printable revision resources (the revision guide features them all in one place). Each lesson begins with a different active learning activity, a mini-plenary and a written or creative ICT task requiring the correct application of the keywords. All have stretch questioning to the main activities. The SOW has an online mid and end of unit test that can be found at Wolsey Academy Wolsey Academy has had a lot of success with this SOW with EAL students who have really progressed in their understanding of the technical vocabulary involved with the ICT iGCSE.
The Computer Revolution - 1.	Enigma and Turing
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The Computer Revolution - 1. Enigma and Turing

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The Computer Revolution - Meant as a cross department study with the Humanities and ICT/Computer Science. This is 1 lesson from a series of 17 (see below). Each lesson is well constructed and fully resourced (all resources contained at the end of each PowerPoint to avoid multiple files). Lessons include a varied sequence of activities building up content and skills to answer a large essay question in lesson 17 on the nature of change and continuity thanks to the computer revolution, and a speculative discussion of the impact of future developments. The series also runs parallel to a 17 part ‘Guided Reading’ pack on the same topic. Each lesson is paired with an extended piece of computing literature – for ease these extracts have been included inside the PowerPoints but you can access the reading as a separate bundle, and for free at Wolsey Academy. The lessons are as follows: Enigma and Turing (free) The History of Women in Computing (free) The Microchip and Moore’s Law The PC, GUI and Microsoft How Video Games Shaped Our World Mid-Unit Test and Revision Impact of the Internet Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies (free) Covid Track and Trace Quantum Computing (free) Artemis and Space X Facial Recognition Digital Divide DeepMind, AI, AlphaGo and ChatGPT (free) Emerging Technologies and their impact Cybersecurity case studies Revision keyword flash cards and essay assessment. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission. We hope it helps. #BetterTeachingBetterPlanet
7. ICT > iGCSE > Edexcel > Unit 2 > Connectivity > Server Types
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7. ICT > iGCSE > Edexcel > Unit 2 > Connectivity > Server Types

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Catering for Edexcel ICT iGCSE Unit 2: Connectivity. 11 Lessons in total. Alllessons are free to download except the revision lessons which come with printable guides and links to online exams (lessons 6 & 11) These lessons were made for students in the Middle East and have a strong focus on EAL and keyword acquisition/application. Each lesson has 1-8 keywords on easy to use cards that fit into the lesson activity and also make excellent printable revision resources (the revision guide features them all in one place). Each lesson begins with a different active learning activity, a mini-plenary and a written or creative ICT task requiring the correct application of the keywords. All have stretch questioning to the main activities. The SOW has an online mid and end of unit test that can be found at Wolsey Academy (Google us) Wolsey Academy has had a lot of success with this SOW with EAL students who have really progressed in their understanding of the technical vocabulary involved with the ICT iGCSE.
2. Access Database: Relationships, Primary and Foreign Keys (2/6)
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2. Access Database: Relationships, Primary and Foreign Keys (2/6)

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This series of 6 lessons cover all the database skills required to use MS Access competently and develops students theoretical knowledge of key database terms and concepts. Ideally suited for any educational curriculum but specially modelled around the EDEXCEL IGCSE ICT ). Each lesson builds towards a Ferrari World theme park (UAE) case study and contains: • A literacy, numeracy, think settler activity. • Flash cards for all key words • Explainer slides • A range of activities. • Videos (in both MP4 & YouTube links) • Access to a google quiz for effective student progress checks and retrieval practice (2 quizzes in total – basic and an advanced quiz) Lesson topics: • Data Types and Data Entry (incl. 1 teacher tutorial video) • Key Relationships and Key Types (incl. 1 teacher tutorial video) • Validation & Sorting (incl. 2 teacher tutorial videos) • Queries & Operators (incl. 4 teacher tutorial videos) • Reports & Mail Merge (incl. 2 teacher tutorial videos) • Revision (37 flashcards and a range of revision activities) Purchasing the whole scheme of work provides you with a passcode for a dedicated webpage with links to everything. These lessons have been used with English as Additional Language students to great effect within an International School setting. WolseyAcademy.com, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
History of Space Flight - Cross Curricular - History/ICT/Science
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History of Space Flight - Cross Curricular - History/ICT/Science

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Includes: Numeracy/Literacy/Think settler Group Discussions on the role of space flight in human society/future. PowerPoint task looking at important milestones in spaceflight. Stretch and challenge activities throughout. Science based development of the concept of ‘thrust’ and overcoming Earth’s gravity to teach orbit. Advanced editing of PowerPoint animations with explainer video. WolseyAcademy.com, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
The Computer Revolution - The History of Women in Computing
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The Computer Revolution - The History of Women in Computing

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The Computer Revolution - Meant as a cross department study with the Humanities and ICT/Computer Science. This is 1 lesson from a series of 17 (see below). Each lesson is well constructed and fully resourced (all resources contained at the end of each PowerPoint to avoid multiple files). Lessons include a varied sequence of activities building up content and skills to answer a large essay question in lesson 17 on the nature of change and continuity thanks to the computer revolution, and a speculative discussion of the impact of future developments. The series also runs parallel to a 17 part ‘Guided Reading’ pack on the same topic. Each lesson is paired with an extended piece of computing literature – for ease these extracts have been included inside the PowerPoints but you can access the reading as a separate bundle, and for free at Wolsey Academy. The lessons are as follows: Enigma and Turing (free) The History of Women in Computing (free) The Microchip and Moore’s Law The PC, GUI and Microsoft How Video Games Shaped Our World Mid-Unit Test and Revision Impact of the Internet Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies (free) Covid Track and Trace Quantum Computing (free) Artemis and Space X Facial Recognition Digital Divide DeepMind, AI, AlphaGo and ChatGPT (free) Emerging Technologies and their impact Cybersecurity case studies Revision keyword flash cards and essay assessment. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission. We hope it helps. #BetterTeachingBetterPlanet
How to make and edit pie charts in PowerPoint (EAL)
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How to make and edit pie charts in PowerPoint (EAL)

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ICT: Designed for low ability native English speakers or EAL students/International schools. First slide gives an overview with icons to depict the main tasks (Writing/watching/editing etc). Second slide gives the Learning Objectives and a Mix n Match Keywords activity (meant to be added to an EAL glossary in their books). Images are there to help with this task. Third section offers a model – WITH VIDEO SCREEN GRAB – showing how to make a chart and edit the data in PowerPoint. Fourth section gives sentence stems to allow students to write up a description of how to make edits in their books (so there’s evidence in their books of progress being made). Offers stretch tasks and EAL support throughout. Homework activity on last slide to consolidate this school in the following lesson.
HTML Basics for EAL learners - Lesson 1 - What is HTML?
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HTML Basics for EAL learners - Lesson 1 - What is HTML?

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Designed purely with EAL students in mind. Each lesson features a fun and active way of learning 4-6 keywords/script with a progress check at the end. Lessons then include an example, usually with a screen grab video to aid teaching, followed by an exercise on w3schools.com. Plenary checks their progress against the LOs. Simple. Effective. Free. WolseyAcademy.com, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
The Computer Revolution - 10.	Quantum Computing
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The Computer Revolution - 10. Quantum Computing

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The Computer Revolution - Meant as a cross department study with the Humanities and ICT/Computer Science. This is 1 lesson from a series of 17 (see below). Each lesson is well constructed and fully resourced (all resources contained at the end of each PowerPoint to avoid multiple files). Lessons include a varied sequence of activities building up content and skills to answer a large essay question in lesson 17 on the nature of change and continuity thanks to the computer revolution, and a speculative discussion of the impact of future developments. The series also runs parallel to a 17 part ‘Guided Reading’ pack on the same topic. Each lesson is paired with an extended piece of computing literature – for ease these extracts have been included inside the PowerPoints but you can access the reading as a separate bundle, and for free at Wolsey Academy. The lessons are as follows: Enigma and Turing (free) The History of Women in Computing (free) The Microchip and Moore’s Law The PC, GUI and Microsoft How Video Games Shaped Our World Mid-Unit Test and Revision Impact of the Internet Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies (free) Covid Track and Trace Quantum Computing (free) Artemis and Space X Facial Recognition Digital Divide DeepMind, AI, AlphaGo and ChatGPT (free) Emerging Technologies and their impact Cybersecurity case studies Revision keyword flash cards and essay assessment. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission. We hope it helps. #BetterTeachingBetterPlanet
ICT EAL - How to make and edit Column Charts on PPT
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ICT EAL - How to make and edit Column Charts on PPT

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ICT: Designed for low ability native English speakers or EAL students/International schools. First slide gives an overview with icons to depict the main tasks (Writing/watching/editing etc). Second slide gives the Learning Objectives and a Mix n Match Keywords activity (meant to be added to an EAL glossary in their books). Images are there to help with this task. Third section offers a model – WITH VIDEO SCREEN GRAB – showing how to make a chart and edit the data in PowerPoint. Fourth section gives sentence stems to allow students to write up a description what they have learnt in today’s lesson (so there’s evidence in their books of progress being made). Offers stretch tasks and EAL support throughout. Homework activity on last slide to consolidate this school in the following lesson.
Computer Science – Literacy/Guided Reading Task 13 - Artificial Intelligence
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Computer Science – Literacy/Guided Reading Task 13 - Artificial Intelligence

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A Guided Reading Task from the set of 16 ‘Computer Science’ Guided Reading challenges used by Wolsey Academy. Each task involves reading an extract from a piece of computer science scholarship, creating a sub title for each paragraph and noting key points. It ends with a summarisation task. It allows students to engage with high end literature and developing not just their reading skills and subject specific vocabulary but engages them in contemporary issues and controversies. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission. The 16 are as follows: GCHQ – A look at the beginnings of computing the Second World War, Alan Turing and Enigma. Hidden Figures – The African American women that contributed to the NASA Apollo program. Moore’s Law – the scientist who helped developed the microchip and his (prescient) prediction on their future development. Idea’s Man – Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, on the impact of Windows Game Over – the development and origins of the Game Boy Society & The Internet – Positive and Negative Impacts The Blockchain Future – A look at the impact of blockchain Covid19 – A look at how technology and tracking apps helped (or hindered) in the fight against Covid19 Computing with Quantum Cats – An exploration of the nature of quantum computing SpaceX Starship – how space x are using computing to bring down the price of space travel Facial Reognition – how this technology promises to transform the world, for the better and for the worse. The Digital Divide – a deep study into the two tier world digitisation has created Artificial Intelligence – Wired’s top science writer gives an overview of the impact of AI The Metaverse – Billions are being poured into this technology by the Tech Giants – but what is it? They Tell Me This Is How The World Ends – Financial Times Book the Year 2021 – the threat posed by hacking and cyberthreats. Chip War – Financial Times Book of the Year 2022 – How microchips are at the centre of a new fight for superpower dominance Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission. We hope it helps.