Alistair

Whiteboard.fi - Free online whiteboard for teachers and classrooms Whiteboard.fi is an instant formative assessment tool for your classroom, providing you with live feedback and immediate overview over your students.

whiteboard.fi did this but I've not used it in years so not sure what the current free/premium versions are like. Might be worth investigating similar whiteboard esq products.

I know, I'm trialing LinkedIn to see if that's better. Some of the suggested posts are very twee "Teaching is like a box of chocolates...blah" but I'm hoping they'll stop once the algorithm realises I don't care! Have a great Christmas!

Coding isn’t optional in robotics and AI, it’s the superpower that turns ideas into movement, vision, and autonomy. If we want tech to reflect all communities, we need all communities writing the code. #NoireSTEMinist #RoboticsForTheStreets #AI #STEMEducation #CSEdWeek #CSPowersAI #Robots #STEM

Turns out UK AI company builder.ai was actually 700 humans in India.

So we're taking the jobs back from AI now then?

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#CSEdWeek is 12/8-12/14. #Teachers, why not get a head start by sharing GRACE HOPPER: QUEEN OF COMPUTER CODE and checking out my educator guide. Thanks to @christinevanzandt.bsky.social for spreading the word. #csedweek #booksky #edusky @steamteambooks.bsky.social @unionsquarekids.bsky.social

Vibe coding like...

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7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.

Meta was aware that adult 'strangers' were contacting minors on its sites, that its products impacted teen mental health and that content around eating disorders, suicide and child sexual abuse were frequently detected, yet rarely removed.

Horrible but hardly surprising. 🇦🇺

time.com/7336204/meta...

A new paper argues that current generative AI tools offer little benefit for genuine learning unless students already have substantial prior knowledge. genAI gives probabilistic summaries, not the kind of support that builds expertise.

I've read A LOT of academic studies today. This looks better than all of them:

The Batman effect: Passengers were significantly more likely to offer their seat when Batman was present (67.21% vs. 37.66%). www.nature.com/articles/s44...

A.I. Is About to Become the Best Teacher The World Has Ever Had — And Almost Nobody Is Ready for What This Means! | How to learn anything 3 times faster We talk a lot about A.I. in: business, Efficiency. Automation, Productivity, but almost nobody is talking about the real revolution: A.I. as a personal teacher.A mentor that never gets tired.Never get...

A.I. Is About to Become the Best Teacher The World Has Ever Had- And Almost Nobody Is Ready for What This Means!

Most of this is untrue or misses what we actually do as teachers. Bless them for trying though.

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learn3timesfaster.com/a-i-is-about...

Love this, great take on a classic!
xkcd.com/2347/

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I felt that about the conference. Anecdotal of course but in workshops when we were asked to discuss our practice with other teachers I had to ask a few people before I found another teacher. I'd be interested to know what % of CAS members/ conference attendees are primary or secondary teachers.

Very excited for Bebras www.bebras.uk, accessible computational thinking, love this week!
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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. "

the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre"

www.thesocialpost.it/2025/11/02/f...

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...

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Mathematics disproves Matrix theory, says reality isn’t simulation UBC researchers claim the universe can’t be a simulation, citing math that proves reality goes beyond computation and algorithmic logic.

What a relief! Mathematics proves the universe cannot be a computer simulation. interestingengineering.com/culture/math...

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

@mracolley.bsky.social sorry, just realised I never actually asked to be added to the #TeamCompSci starter pack, would you mind adding me if you get a minute.

Anyone in #TeamCompSci off to CAS on Friday? If you're involved in CAS any recommendations for a hub meeting worth attending? I was a Master Teacher back in the day but haven't engaged with CAS for years. Oxon haven't had a meeting for ages. I'd be happy to travel for a good one.

I remember the school drugs adviser telling us that people don't get addicted to substances, but the circumstances under which they take them. He took diamorphine (i.e. heroin) in hospital for a broken back and had no trouble stopping. Should we look for what causes kids to get addicted to phones?

🤣 that's what you get for reading schools week!

Just stumbled across this explanation of machine learning by Simon Peyton Jones. It's really accessible, I'd really recommend it if you're interested.

youtu.be/A2QWxT9a8HU?...

Computing education | Royal Society Computing and digital skills are increasingly vital in our technology-rich world. The Royal Society advocates for a computing education that encourages and develops talent from across the school and c...

There's an interesting map of GCSE Computer Science provision on this page. If you compare Warwickshire and Birmingham, the percentage of Warwickshire schools offering the GCSE is much higher, but the proportion of students actually taking it is higher in Birmingham.
royalsociety.org/news-resourc...

Evaluating the Impact of AI on the Labor Market: Current State of Affairs

This new study from Yale shows the limited impact of AI on the US job market. Anyone got a study about its impact on the tech sector, junior dev positions etc? budgetlab.yale.edu/research/eva...

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No worries, if my lot book later I'll drop in for as much as I can. Cheap at twice the price I'm sure 😀

Programming Pedagogy for Secondary Computing (KS3/4) £45 per person

PROGRAMMING TEACHER TRAINING on 12 Nov at 4pm. Excited to be partnering with www.otsa.org.uk to deliver 90 minute courses, starting with #programming #pedagogy for Secondary Computing teachers. Come away with practical, classroom-ready strategies. #TeamCompSci
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/programmin...

Looks really good, I've got a parents evening at the same time though. If I sign up but don't attend will there be a video I can watch back later?

Morgan Stanley warns AI could sink 42-year-old software giant Market braces for fallout if AI risk plays out

Morgan Stanley warns AI could sink 42-year-old software giant Adobe.

I remember using Adobe Photoshop in lessons, then they moved to an online-subscription service. They've been overpriced for years.

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finance.yahoo.com/news/morgan-...

Children hacking their own schools for 'fun', watchdog warns The Information Commissioner's Office says schools face an

Hands up if your interest in computers began with 'hacking' school computers.

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Quick question: the 7+ grades look comparable to other subjects, to what extent is there evidence/do you think this is because enough schools still select for CS GCSE (even soft selection).