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USEFUL WEBSITES AND RESOURCES
Computational Thinking
Royal Society http://royalsociety.org/about-us/
TED http://www.ted.com/search?cat=ss_all&q=computational+thinking
Video http://www.iste.org/learn/computational-thinking
Algorithms
Algorithms http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse_computing/ocr/216_programming/
algorithms/home_algorithms.htm
Bubble sort algorithm as folk dance ht t p://w w w.yout ube.com/watc h?v=
lyZQPjUT5B4
Ghost in the Machine, Professor Christopher Bishop http://research.microsoft.
com/en-us/um/people/cmbishop/outreach.htm
Jambot http://code-it.co.uk/ ; video at ht t p://w w w.yout ube.com/watc h?v=leBEFaV
HllE&feature=youtu.be
Search algorithms ht t p://w w w.yout ube.com/watc h?v=wNVCJj642n4
Programmable Hardware
Bebots and Roamers ht t p://w w w.t t s-g roup.co.u k/shops/t t s/Produc t s/PD1723538/
Bee-Bot-Floor-Robot/
Big Trak http://www.bigtrakxtr.co.uk/
Associated Software
Logo (free) http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/products/software.html
Simple programming apps http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2013/07/ipad-apps-
for-coding/
Others
Primary and Secondary National Curriculum for Computing in ITT Expert Group
recommended resources https://sites.google.com/site/primaryictitt/
TED YouTube videos on Computing http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF70
32F8EB1A4F9E2