Beech Computing 2023-2024

Date: 4th Sep 2023 @ 3:58pm

Thursday 2nd May 2024

E-Safety: Can you discuss key elements of keeping safe on the internet?

The children have been using the Education City  Internet Safety, 'ThinkIt' section today exploring different questions linked to keeping safe on the internet. These can be accessed at home through the Education City logins and explored further. 

Summer term 2024

This term we are look at...

Digital Art

Thursday 28th March 2024

Computer Science: Can you make more complex lines of code using Scratch Jr?

The children explored more complex coding using the Ipad app Scratch Jr. 

Thursday 21st March 2024

Computer Science: Can you make simple lines of code to move the Bee-Bot?

The children have enjoyed extending their geography knowledge by exploring maps and map symbols. They have also used the online beebots to write their own direction codes. 

Thursday 29th February 2024

Computer Science: Can you make simple lines of code to move the Bee-Bot?

Beech have had a great time in their computer sciences lessons. They accessed Bee-Bot Online (desktop friendly): https://beebot.terrapinlogo.com/ in order to write simple lines of code to move the Bee-Bot. They also discussed and refined their vocabulary choices to give each other accurate commands. They also did lots of troubleshooting such as working out the need to clear the last set of instructions before giving new ones.

Thursday 11th January 2024

E-Safety: Can you explain different ways to use technology safely

Online gaming. We discussed why games have restrictions and why they are important.  We also talked about only playing online games with the permission of our adults and why it is important to only play online games with people that we know.

Thursday 4th January 2024

E-Safety: Can you explain different ways to use technology safely?

   

Spring term 2024

This term we are look at...

Coding

Thursday 19th October 2023

Digital Citizens: Can you log onto Education City using an ipad?

E-Safety: Can you explain different ways to use technology safely?

Today the children practised the skill of loging on to Education City. They are really getting the hang of it now. They also looked on the 'Internet Safety' link at some of the videos giving information about keeping safe when online.  

Thursday 7th September 2023

Digital Citizens: Can you log onto Education City using an ipad?

Today we also practised using the internet on the ipads to find the Education City website and to log in using our usernames and passwords. We used skills such as; remebering which icon on the ipad is the internet, capitalising letters in our usernames and changing the keyboard to numbers for our passwords. 

Thursday 7th September 2023

E-Safety: Can you explain different ways to use technology safely?

We read through our E-Safety Path as a class and then signed to say they had understood the policy. We discussed some of the things we would be exploring and that any and all questions or worries are welcome so we can help to keep the children safe online.  

Autumn term 2023

This term we are look at...

E-Safety