A fabulous set of tutorials to get you going using Python. These are not ordinary 'watch and repeat' tutorials that you traditionally find on the internet. Each video will set a task for the learner to complete and if the learner needs a little support to complete the task then there is always a solution video on hand too. No prior knowledge of python required. There are 6 distinct python tasks to make. A simple calculator program, a hi lo game, a magic 8 ball, a random name picker, the fizz buzz game and a Pythagoras calculator. These would keep new programmers busy in class for a fair few hours and this app is an ideal tool to help cover the requirements of the new computing curriculum. Users will need to download Python and we will be using the IDLE IDE to get going. If you want to check out the content of these videos for free before downloading then they are available as a free app on iOS and Android. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=training.computing.learnpython https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/python-for-beginners/id1082132961?mt=8 If you do purchase the videos then you are granted a licence to place them on a shared area within your school or on a VLE that requires a user ID and password to access (no guest access). Basically as long as the general public can't get to them then that fine...

Nice little exercise that could be used as a cover lesson for a KS3 class.

OK this is a series of 28 videos that show kids how to build breakout, however they don't simply watch and repeat. There are many short little videos that break down the build into little tasks, your students simply watch a task video and try to solve that little chunk themselves. Don't worry if they get stuck then there is also a solution video. This method of teaching actually gets the kids to think rather than simply copying the standard type of tutorial videos that you find on YouTube. If you want to check out all of the videos before purchasing then you can do so with the free android app below, or for a few pennies the Apple version too. I guarantee that your students will be extended beyond what most currently do with scratch and it really is not that tough. Downloading this resource gives you licence to drop it on your VLE or shared resource drive for kids to access from in school or at home, it does not allow you to place it on a website in the public domain. Apple - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/scratch-2-games/id661122186?mt=8 Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=training.computing.scratchlite

Here you go, 5 easy to follow video solutions for the Automatic Vending Services task set for the June 2022 exam paper. Every task is solved and you will get your head around every table, query, report and form required. I have even included the 2 accdb files of the solutions for you to play with.

Fabulous deal or no deal game to test GCSE ICT students on theory. Taken from the old www.ictgcse.com website and made in conjunction with our friends at content generator.

First of all £10 - that’s a bargain, you will save so much time and the websites you get will be so much better than you have had in the past, honestly I should be charging hundreds. I never understand why you would want to build a website from the ground up with CSS and HTML - it’s daft, no-one in the real world does this, they use the likes of WordPress, SquareSpace, Wix or Shopify. Now if you go down the WordPress route, you can get free hosting, your students have access to build their sites 24/7 from anywhere they can access the net, and they will build something that actually looks professional. WordPress is not template driven like Wix. I have had many students go through this unit at Distinction level using Wordpress and these videos show you how to do it all. Themes, pages, media, plugins, CSS, Javascript and even some SEO to tie in with unit 3. I promise you your students will build cracking websites really quickly and you won’t go back to HTML or the likes of Dreamweaver or WYSWIG editors, it’s not 2005 you know, the world has moved on. Oh one thing if you watch the preview video on YouTube please understand the real videos are much better quality and easier to see what’s going on.

Lovely interactive crossword on database theory taken form the now defunct www.ictgcse.com site. You might want to press F11 on your keyboard to make it more visible in your browser.

Fabulous hangman game to test GCSE ICT students on theory. Taken from the old www.ictgcse.com website.

Podcast covering network security issues that are traditionally covered on GCSE or AS level ICT papers

Simple, yet stylish, flash animation to show the baseic concept of how email works. Taken from the now defunct www.ictgcse.com website.

Simple revision aid to help GCSE and possibly AS level students to discuss to the pros and cons of email

Podcast covering ethical issues that are traditionally covered on GCSE or AS level ICT papers

Lovely interactive crossword on hardware theory taken form the now defunct www.ictgcse.com site. You might want to press F11 on your keyboard to make it more visible in your browser.

I had a request from a student doing a GCSE database project that involved wanted to make a form that listed only the models of a specific make of car on the form. So I made this video and throught someone else might find it useful.

Here’s a fabulous resource to keep KS3/4 kids busy for several hours and show them how to make “proper” newspaper front pages using DTP and graphics using good old Publisher 2019 (which your students can get for free if you have a suitable school Microsoft licence - most do) and photopea.com (which is free and online). Loads of skills, simple to follow, easily accessible, fun for your students and you get artwork for your classroom walls. It’s what we in the trade call a win/win/win/win/win

Here you go a fabulous set of videos and 2 database files that show you how to solve all of this SAM. Easy to follow and great value edit now with the solution top the report for part A, not sure how I missed doing that first time round but at least it’s complete now!

I can't draw, dropped art in year 9 when I was at school, but drawing cartoon animals with serif drawplus is a doodle. This video will show you how you can turn your KS3 kids into fine computer based artists

Fabulous quizzes using triggers, switching off transitions, dropping some sounds in with audacity, master slides. All good fun for your KS3 and 4 classes. Will keep them busy for around 2-3 hours

I use this as a mock exam for my year 8 students. It's a mail merged letter to apply for premiership football manager&'s jobs. Bit of a spoof one that requires kids to make a logo and create a graph too. I based it around where I work in Sittingbourne, but you could easily adjust the text in the letter and instructions to work for where you live.