Taster Session Y9 - JC

• Computing
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Taster Session Y9

Do you prefer being creative, or coding?

Creative (iMedia)

Coding (Computer Science)

You will now be put into pairs

Your team will consist of designers and coders.

There will be a golden ticket for each member of the winning team.

KO: To introduce you to the two Computing options offered by the department.

All - Identify the 2 options offered by the Computing department at GCSE

Most - Undertake the challenge to showcase your "creative", or "coding" skils.

Some - Understand the benefits picking a Computing option will bring!

Coders Challenge

Working in your pair, you need to complete the Lightbot programming challenges. 

You will not get support with this, so you will need to work out how to do it in your team.

The team that gets furthest wins! 

Both Team members must be on the same level.

Click here to open Lightbot

Creative Challenge

You will create a new visual identity (logo) for Lightbot. 

You can use either Vectr or Canva

As a pair, you must decide:

• Colour Scheme
• Suitable Graphic
• Suitable Tag Line to support the logo - for example - MasterCard: 'There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's MasterCard.

Use either Canva / Vectr

THINK - How could Computing help me in the future?

Silent thinking time!

PAIR - THINK - How could Computing help me in the future?

Think about how the job / career you plan to do uses computing?

Think about which of the options available in Computing would  best support your learning / career path.

SHARE - How could Computing help me in the future?
Think about how IT could be used in your future career?
Think about the 2 options we offer in Computing, iMedia & Computer Science?

Computing options...
Pick a suitable option from below:

I am going to pick iMedia

I am going to pick Computer Science

I am not picking either, as I want to do another option

I will pick both