CAScade: Online CPD from CAS Computing at School.
Today's hangout:
The draft PoS Computing: Computing
What is an algorithm: A formula or set of steps for solving a particular problem. To be an algorithm, a set of rules must be unambiguous and have a clear halting point. (www.webopedia.com) this is one answer, there are many others. More definitions listed below in the chat room comments section.
Key points discussed:
Dept of Education wanting to step away from levels.
Schools will be responsible for creating their own curriculum. Share resources, crowd source curriculums.
Agiles testing: testing quadrants. Using this for assessment tool. Agile Testing Quandrants
ALL subject levels are going- not just for ICT aka Computing.
E- portfolios: as assessment.
A good scratch activity that covers: logic, variables, objects, algorithm: Scratch Quiz
Open badges: Open Badges
Chat room comments from CAScade hangout on Assessment.
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An algorithm can be expressed as a program in many different programming languages.
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