Neil Rickus

Are you a primary teacher who uses, or is interested in using, commercial video games as part of your programming lessons? I'm currently researching this area and have already visited several schools. If you'd be open to discussing your classroom practice, I'd love to hear from you 😀

Maybe “they won’t talk to their friends” and “I wish they could be creative”?

Thank you to @ukieofficial.bsky.social, Nintendo, PlayStation, @neilrickus.bsky.social, @egosoft.bsky.social, @andygeers.bsky.social and our amazing team of helpers!

Looking forward to volunteering at the @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social London’s Family Gaming Zone with @geekdadgamer.bsky.social and team this weekend. Come along and say “hi” if you’re about 😀🕹️🎮👾

Super Arcade Football Arcade Football is back! Modifiers, Custom Tournaments, Story Mode, and More - only in Super Arcade Football!

Super Arcade Football has local co-op www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/... Like Sensible Soccer, so much simpler to play than modern football games.

CALLING INDIE DEVS!

Got a game on Switch or PlayStation that works local multiplayer? I'd love to include your game in our huge Family Gaming Zone at @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social this week. Please share and tag devs!
Here's what it looks like: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9ZG...

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Thanks for sharing this Danny

Just backed this awesome project. Give it a pledge if you can!

Did they continue with NNNBop? Maybe even go into Unicode eventually? 😉

Great to have been invited to @wearebcs.bsky.social today to celebrate 10 years of Barefoot Computing. Loved
hearing how resources I’ve written have been enjoyed in schools; particularly the Phisherman! Keep up the good work @juliaadamson.bsky.social @b3ndavi3s.bsky.social @fionabaxter.bsky.social

Really looking forward to seeing this!

www.computingatschool.org.uk/resources/20... A fantastic guide here for primary computing pedagogy! Thanks, @neilrickus.bsky.social, for putting this together and one I will definitely be giving to our trainee teachers! #TeamCompSci #Computing #EduSky #Primary #School #Pedagogy

My daughter and I have matching Casios (apart from the colour!) and they seem to deviate by a few seconds each month. What’s the one you’re wearing in the photo?

Let's fix game discovery together! Share our Ludocene app Kickstarter:
😍A dating app that matches you with games rather than people.
🃏A deck-builder that discerns your next favourite game.
🎓Get recommendations from experts you know and trust.
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Register your interest for the next CAS Conference, this time in Bromsgrove, Birmingham:
tiny.cc/casconf_25
A great way to meet other computing teachers and gain inspiration for the classroom.
#Computing #CompSci #ComputerScience #Teachers #Educators

Enjoying my #GoogleEdu #BettUK2025 selfies 😎

Really interesting hearing this panel speak about the current issues in education; particularly around teacher retention. Mary Bousted talking a lot of sense as ever! #Bett25

I think “education” needs defining here 😉

Obligatory on the way to #Bett2025 train selfie! Looking forward to catching up with people and attending the Awards later 🏆

Good to be at Barclays in Canary Wharf this evening as part of the @ukieofficial.bsky.social education and industry mixer. Some really interesting conversations about the links between video games and schools 😀 Thanks @digitalschoolhouse.bsky.social for the invitation!

Fanx 😀 Come over the pond soon ✈️

Me with my head poking out behind a big hammer that reads Family Gaming Zone.

Looking forward to running our Family Gaming Zone at @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social this year. If you want to be part of it with a game or brand or helping hand, we are building our team now. Shares and suggestions welcome. Get in touch.

#Primaryteachers, if you happen to be doing some early planning why not check out our newest resource, Build The Change!

Created with The Design & Technology Association, your students will design + build models of buildings

Live lessons coming soon✨
🔗https://buff.ly/3BIUTQG
#TeamCompSci #CSed

The announcement you have all been waiting for is finally here!📢

CAS Conference 2025 will be on the 24th October🗓️

Save the date and sign up for tickets below so you dont miss out on next years' academic event of the year 🥳https://buff.ly/4iDiZNn
#CASConf2025 #CASConference #TeamCompSci #CSed

Number one! My teacher brain can’t cope with not switching off. Zzzzz

Me!

Home Page – CSforALL CSforALL’s mission is to make high-quality computer science an integral part of the educational experience of all K-12 students and teachers and to support student pathways to college and career succe...

Hard to believe that CSforAll is no more. www.csforall.org

Yep. 80s. No where near that fast a processor in the ones I’ve seen 😉

Quantitative methods in the context of education research by Peter EJ Kemp, Richard Brock, Amy O’Brien, Carla Finesilver, Lulu Healy and David Pepper
#RStats
https://bigbookofr.com/chapters/field%20specific.html#quantitative-methods-in-the-context-of-education-research