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Functions in programming and functions in Maths this week! If you teach both, why not combine the two, e.g. if f(x) = x² and g(x) = x + 1, then you could code both as functions to reinforce the programming concepts and demonstrate the difference between f(g(2)) and g(f(2)). #TeamCompSci
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Very excited for Bebras www.bebras.uk, accessible computational thinking, love this week!
#CSed #TeamCompSci #caschat
Home - UK Bebras
The Bebras Challenge introduces computational thinking to students worldwide. This exciting challenge takes place in schools, under the supervision of teachers, over a two-week period every November. Last year, over 3 million students from more than 80 countries participated!
www.bebras.uk
November 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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If you're looking for a quick starter, I've recreated this common Christmas cracker trick! #TeamCompSci
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Binary: Christmas Cracker Trick
Understand how this common Christmas cracker trick works - it's not magic, it's maths!
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November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Do you struggle to think of examples of embedded systems? There's a sorting activity at the bottom of this page with some good examples. #TeamCompSci
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Embedded Systems in a Smart World - 101 Computing
In our modern world, we are surrounded by technology and more and more every day objects now include some built-in computer system. Such objects are called embedded systems and we can define an embedd...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Make a game inspired by pacman on the microbit 😁 Check description on YT for a link to worksheet and code 👉 youtube.com/shorts/VA… #TeamCompSci
November 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
httcs.online
If you're free on Wednesday after school, why not boost your programming pedagogy with my online short course brought to you by OTSA.
#caschat #TeamCompSci #Computing #Programming #PRIMM
httcs.online Alan Harrison @httcs.online · 18d
Book now for my #Programming #Pedagogy short course from OTSA. Learn proven techniques like #PRIMM, #SemanticWaves, Parson’s Problems and the Notional Machine to help you teach programming more fluently in Secondary Schools.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:00 - 17:30 GMT, £45. #TeamCompSci
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November 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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If the essence of life is computational, then why couldn't we code artificial intelligence? #TeamCompSci
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Is the essence of life computational?
AI researcher Blaise Agüera y Arcas offers a thought-provoking investigation into the nature of evolution and intelligence
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November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Quantum computing will be big, but I'm not confident I'll ever use a quantum computer. #TeamCompSci
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Will quantum be bigger than AI?
The highly-complex technology is increasingly being tipped to transform computing.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Here's an interesting graph of social media usage by age (from ukonward.com/reports/ball...) #TeamCompSci
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Go home, AI, you're drunk.
#ai #genai #teamCompSci #computing
A sponsored Facebook post from the Adobe Photoshop account. The post text reads "Next-gen Generative Fill is now in Adobe Photoshop." Underneath are two portrait orientation photos side by side. On the left is a close up of a plant with blue leaves, and no wildlife visible. A dotted marquee selection box is overlaid on it, and a dialog box underneath says "Generate" and the prompt "Tropical frog with beautiful detail." On the right is the same image, with a tropical frog added, with red feet white body and black spots.
November 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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A MIDI device bought in 1986 would still work with a MIDI device bought now. There can't be many standards or formats that were commonly used 40 years ago that are still used today. #TeamCompSci
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1986: MIDI and the MUSICAL MICROS | Micro Live | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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November 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Have you seen the latest Craig'n'Dave Unscripted?

This time, we’re diving into the latest Smart Revise feature that’s set to take your study game to the next level: Goals.

Watch it here - youtu.be/ABBast3Reto

#CraignDave #computerscience #CSEd #TeamCompSci #STEM
Craig'n'Dave Unscripted October 2025: Smart Revise Goals Explained
YouTube video by Craig'n'Dave
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November 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
httcs.online
Great thread for #TeamCompSci
I know @advanced-ict.info will be on this like a shot, with a coded solution :)
kityates.bsky.social Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 11d
It took just 8 minutes for thieves to steal the Napoleonic-era crown jewels from the Louvre. There weren't enough cameras and the ones there were there were facing the wrong way.

Could a 50-year-old maths problem have foiled the heist?
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www.bbc.com/news/art...
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Where are the Louvre jewels now and can France get them back?
Experts warn that whilst the criminals may yet be caught, the gemstones they stole may never be recovered.
www.bbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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If you ask an LLM to create a worksheet, it doesn't know what you want to ask, it just knows what everyone else does. Is there a question that you regularly ask your students that you haven't seen anyone else ask? I'll start - "Is there more than one way to represent 20₁₀ in binary?" #TeamCompSci
November 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Here's a headline I didn't see coming! #TeamCompSci
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‘History won’t forgive us’ if UK falls behind in quantum computing race, says Tony Blair
Exclusive: Former PM and ex-Tory leader William Hague warn UK lacks high-risk capital and infrastructure to harness benefits of powerful technology
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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#TeamCompSci
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perryodontal.bsky.social Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · 8d
the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre"

www.thesocialpost.it/2025/11/02/f...
according to the liberation newspaper, documents dating back to a 2014 inspection by the French National Agency for the Security of Computer Systems reported a staggering detail: "the password of the louvre's video surveillance server was simply " louvre. "
November 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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New - with added filtering and link to a GCSE programming checklist that we use in lessons! #TeamCompSci
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Programming Practice Tasks
Programming tasks - can be adapted for any language.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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...into a database and using PHP for this page. Whilst the two pages still looked the same, I thought I'd check the impact on performance. Chrome is telling me that the Largest Contentful Paint for both pages is near-enough the same. [2/2] #TeamCompSci
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Programming Practice Tasks
Programming tasks - can be adapted for any language.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Hundreds of teachers are helping their students learn to code with our free Python Fundamentals course. It’s broken into a series of scaffolded levels - with clear tutorials, quizzes, and engaging projects.

🔗 missionencodeable.com/get-started

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November 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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I think that Google Keyboard is getting worse, too. #TeamCompSci
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Ducking annoying: why has iPhone’s autocorrect function gone haywire?
The internet has been rumbling about autocorrect for years – and now AI is changing how the technology works
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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I've moved my tips on becoming a more confident programmer from a PowerPoint presentation onto a web page, so it's more mobile-friendly, etc. Anything I've missed? #TeamCompSci
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Programming: Increasing Confidence
Tips for improving your confidence as a programmer.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
codeteacher.bsky.social
Is AI exacerbating the digital divide or just highlighting it's there? Schools with better CPD will respond quicker to new tech developments so staff are better trained, engage more, feel more confident etc.

www.suttontrust.com/wp-content/u...

#CSed #TeamCompSci #EdTech #AIinEducation #caschat
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November 2, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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If the issue is security updates, I wonder why you can't just carry on using them at your own risk? This is another reason I avoid things that are internet-connected. Will the same thing happen with cars? #TeamCompSci
www.techspot.com/news/110075-...
Google pulls the plug on first and second gen Nest Thermostats
Google announced the end of support for early Nest Thermostats in a support document earlier this year that largely flew under the radar. As of October 25,...
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November 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
codeteacher.bsky.social
Just spent 20 mins playing around with Fortnite Creator having seen it at #CASconf2025. There's no teacher oversight on chats, friend requests etc. It also needs unrestricted access to Fortnite to work. Seems sadly unworkable in a school. Did I miss something? #CSed #TeamCompSci #EdTech #caschat
The Fortnite Creator Portal
Welcome to the Fortnite Creator Portal. Login and manage your Fortnite Islands, content and Creator Portal account.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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That's quite a drop! #TeamCompSci
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Pornhub says UK visitors down 77% since age checks came in
The site tells BBC News it believes people are viewing riskier sites - but they may just be using VPNs.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM