Tools for Teaching (www.toolsforteaching.co.uk)
A lot of my work takes place in the area of teaching apps. Here is a recent review of the content: A Computing Teacher’s Guide to toolsforteaching.co.uk There’s a moment …
GCSE Maths and English Revision Tool https://gcse-prep.toolsforteaching.co.uk/
https://gcse-prep.toolsforteaching.co.uk An AI-powered GCSE revision app for Maths, English Language and English Literature, supporting AQA, Edexcel (Pearson) and OCR exam boards. Features Study Games Video Lessons Curated links to the best free GCSE …
AI Revision Bot goes live across college!
We have started to use the AI Revision Bot across the Department of ITDD at Exeter College to support learner’s revision. Overall the feedback is very positive – apart from …
SQLSim – Teaching aid for learning SQL
This is a student-safe environment to learn and tinker with SQL queries without the complexities of setup or the risk of compromising shared data. All processing happens in a virtual …
CodeMonkey PPT Extensions – On Screen Timer
I usually develop Office extensions in response to a given need. My mentor suggested that an on-screen timer would help keep the time limit in my student’s mind when they …
Further Kallbak Improvements: searchable insertion of questions inside PowerPoint
Further Kallbak Improvements: searchable insertion of questions inside PowerPoint I decided to make the UI of the PowerPoint element of Kallbak better, so enabled the facility to see all the …
Kallbak now features Likert Scale Questions
Kallbak now features Likert Scale Questions Likert Scales are the 1-5 rating scales used all over the place. They have a long history in research questionnaires and have been seriously …
Kallback Powerpoint Module: Improved Wordcloud
Kallback Powerpoint Module: Improved Wordcloud Whereas creating a wordcloud within a web-based App was relatively easy, creating that inside PowerPoint (one of the key features of Kallbak) was quite challenging, …
Teaching the Bubble Sort Algorithm using Pringles
Teaching the Bubble Sort Algorithm using Pringles Creative Commons Simon Rundell CC NC-BY-SA 2025. Use freely. Or make your own. I just did it on my phone.
Lesson Notes: Network Protocol Layers
A network layer model helps break down communication into smaller, more manageable functions. The most common model is the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) Model, which has seven layers, each responsible …
Lesson Plan: Teaching Cybersecurity without touching technology
This is the lesson plan which got me the job. I couldn’t be sure of the resources I would have available, so I opted to teach about the CIA Model …
Kallbak – student engagement in real time.
Many schools often ban Mobile Phones as a distraction, but in Computing we view them as tools – both a platform for development and a means of using technology to …