Add an eventSessions at Barcamp Blackpool 3 about Programming on Saturday 15th October
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Computing vs ICT in schools (an A level student's perspective)
by Jack Wearden
Jack Wearden (@jackweirdy) shares his perspective on the computing vs ICT and teaching programming debates
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Teach me to code in 20 minutes
Learn how to make a game (The Beach)
Scratch is an extremely friendly tool that children of any age can use to learn how to program a game.
In my talk/demo - I spent the first 10 minutes showing how to create a simple 'Pong' game. Then using a PicoBoard (a hardware interface) I engage the audience by asking them to shout to control their paddle.