CASRoundup02

=CAS Roundup 02=


 * When was it?**

Thursday, 24th May, 8pm - 9:30pm.


 * Where is it?**

Flashmeeting URL: @http://flashmeeting.e2bn.net/fm/6f9ba4-15479 Please note: The meeting will be recorded and publicly available after the event.

**Agenda**
If there is a particular topic or question you want to discuss then write it below, along with your name so we know who wants to talk about it. Without any topics the meeting will be both very short and very quiet!
 * Discussion Topics**

1. Hypothetical question: I'm an ICT teacher, but not a Computing teacher. I'm being told I *have* to teach some of this 'Computing', but I haven't got time to learn to be a programmer. What can I do with my KS3 classes? And how will I assess it? - Mark Clarkson

2. Comparing GCSE Computing specifications - Mark Clarkson

3. Snap - a browser based version of Scratch you can use on a tablet (@http://snap.berkeley.edu/snapsource/snap.html) - Dai Barnes

4. Recently there have been several despondent blog posts from CAS teachers. Is there anything that HE/industry members can do to help? E.g. come have a quiet word with your head about why we want CS not ICT? - Neil Brown

5. I'm happy to teach Computing, but want to get it right. What terminology should I introduce at KS3 to back up and strengthen learning of Scratch, Kodu, Game Maker and Python to take us into KS4 Computing GCSE - Russell Wareham

6. What would you, as a teacher, like to get out of the CAS Network of Excellence ...? Simon Humphreys