Ciphersoup
@ciphersoup.bsky.social
K12 computing educator based in the US
Students have been blowing me away with their work this year. The creativity and individual expression are amazing. It's been great seeing their excitement when sharing their creations.
#Edusky #CSed #TeamCompSci
#Edusky #CSed #TeamCompSci
September 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Students have been blowing me away with their work this year. The creativity and individual expression are amazing. It's been great seeing their excitement when sharing their creations.
#Edusky #CSed #TeamCompSci
#Edusky #CSed #TeamCompSci
Best. Job. Ever.
(gaming controllers kids designed for the games they're coding)
#EduSky #TeamCompSci #CSed
(gaming controllers kids designed for the games they're coding)
#EduSky #TeamCompSci #CSed
August 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Best. Job. Ever.
(gaming controllers kids designed for the games they're coding)
#EduSky #TeamCompSci #CSed
(gaming controllers kids designed for the games they're coding)
#EduSky #TeamCompSci #CSed
Thank you to all the participants in the Cybersecurity #Unplugged workshop at #CSTA25, and congrats to everyone for freeing their ducks with excellent code cracking skills.
#CSed #TeamCompSci #releasethequacken
All this thanks to the great staff and volunteers at @csteachersorg.bsky.social!
#CSed #TeamCompSci #releasethequacken
All this thanks to the great staff and volunteers at @csteachersorg.bsky.social!
July 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Thank you to all the participants in the Cybersecurity #Unplugged workshop at #CSTA25, and congrats to everyone for freeing their ducks with excellent code cracking skills.
#CSed #TeamCompSci #releasethequacken
All this thanks to the great staff and volunteers at @csteachersorg.bsky.social!
#CSed #TeamCompSci #releasethequacken
All this thanks to the great staff and volunteers at @csteachersorg.bsky.social!
Just submitted my slides for #CSTA2025, right at the deadline. I'm so excited for this conference! Thanks, @csteachersorg.bsky.social for putting this on. See you in Cleveland!
#TeamCompSci #CSEd
#TeamCompSci #CSEd
June 20, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Just submitted my slides for #CSTA2025, right at the deadline. I'm so excited for this conference! Thanks, @csteachersorg.bsky.social for putting this on. See you in Cleveland!
#TeamCompSci #CSEd
#TeamCompSci #CSEd
This looks like so much fun! I want to combine this with some other e-textiles (circuits/LED) next year with my new middle school group.
#CSEd #physicalcomputing
#CSEd #physicalcomputing
Today we went to the University of Warwick and did some embroidery with @megjlow.bsky.social. You use Scratch to draw the patterns and then they get stitched. #TeamCompSci
June 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This looks like so much fun! I want to combine this with some other e-textiles (circuits/LED) next year with my new middle school group.
#CSEd #physicalcomputing
#CSEd #physicalcomputing
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#TeamCompSci📣 we have a brand new resource for you and your #KS3 + #KS4 students!
Whats included?
🌏Hands-on exploration of real climate data
🌏 Interactive coding with Scratch
🌏Learning to collect, analyse & present data effectively
Download Scratch the Surface🔗https://buff.ly/ob56HuT
#CSed #EduSky
Whats included?
🌏Hands-on exploration of real climate data
🌏 Interactive coding with Scratch
🌏Learning to collect, analyse & present data effectively
Download Scratch the Surface🔗https://buff.ly/ob56HuT
#CSed #EduSky
Scratch the Surface: Climate Data in Code
Use Scratch to plot climate data, spot trends, and explore how data can be misrepresented.
buff.ly
March 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
#TeamCompSci📣 we have a brand new resource for you and your #KS3 + #KS4 students!
Whats included?
🌏Hands-on exploration of real climate data
🌏 Interactive coding with Scratch
🌏Learning to collect, analyse & present data effectively
Download Scratch the Surface🔗https://buff.ly/ob56HuT
#CSed #EduSky
Whats included?
🌏Hands-on exploration of real climate data
🌏 Interactive coding with Scratch
🌏Learning to collect, analyse & present data effectively
Download Scratch the Surface🔗https://buff.ly/ob56HuT
#CSed #EduSky
It seems like Mark Gudzial's article has been sparking a lot of discussion about sense of belonging versus personal relevance in #CSed, but I still don't understand why one would need to replace the other.
#TeamCompSci
#TeamCompSci
March 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It seems like Mark Gudzial's article has been sparking a lot of discussion about sense of belonging versus personal relevance in #CSed, but I still don't understand why one would need to replace the other.
#TeamCompSci
#TeamCompSci
You know those nightmares when you realize you didn't go to class all semester? I just had a nightmare that I accidentally missed my workshop for #CSTA2025...
So happy to be facilitating a workshop on 'Cybersecurity Unplugged' in Cleveland this July, and I promise I'll be there!
#CSed #TeamCompSci
So happy to be facilitating a workshop on 'Cybersecurity Unplugged' in Cleveland this July, and I promise I'll be there!
#CSed #TeamCompSci
March 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
You know those nightmares when you realize you didn't go to class all semester? I just had a nightmare that I accidentally missed my workshop for #CSTA2025...
So happy to be facilitating a workshop on 'Cybersecurity Unplugged' in Cleveland this July, and I promise I'll be there!
#CSed #TeamCompSci
So happy to be facilitating a workshop on 'Cybersecurity Unplugged' in Cleveland this July, and I promise I'll be there!
#CSed #TeamCompSci
I love PRIMM! Congratulations to @suesentance.bsky.social for this recognition of her work. Thank you to Sue and all the other people out there helping to develop resources for computing CPK!
#CSed #TeamCompSci
#CSed #TeamCompSci
Sue Sentance was recently awarded the BCS Lovelace medal for her work on #PRIMM. Here is why - teaching the world to program
cs4fn.blog/2025/03/23/s...
cs4fn.blog/2025/03/23/s...
Sue Sentance: Teaching the world to program
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay (edited) How do you learn to program? How do you best teach programming. When the English school curriculum changed, requiring even primary school …
cs4fn.blog
March 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I love PRIMM! Congratulations to @suesentance.bsky.social for this recognition of her work. Thank you to Sue and all the other people out there helping to develop resources for computing CPK!
#CSed #TeamCompSci
#CSed #TeamCompSci
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Was using Michie's 1961 MENACE (Gardner's Hexapawn variation) to demonstrate machine learning algorithms as part of an introduction to Intelligence & Artificial Intelligence at an Ri Masterclass today ... punish it by eating its sweets!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexapawn
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexapawn
March 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Was using Michie's 1961 MENACE (Gardner's Hexapawn variation) to demonstrate machine learning algorithms as part of an introduction to Intelligence & Artificial Intelligence at an Ri Masterclass today ... punish it by eating its sweets!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexapawn
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexapawn
What a cool project! I can't make out what's on the small papers. I'm really curious what the student experience of this was like.
#TeamCompSci #EdTech
#TeamCompSci #EdTech
So proud of my 8th graders who presented their progress on our “electronic word art for belonging” mini-projects yesterday. So many compliments from our audience of parents & staff. Wish I could share all the smiles 😊
(built with @raspberrypi.com Picos) #CSed #MakerEd
(built with @raspberrypi.com Picos) #CSed #MakerEd
March 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
What a cool project! I can't make out what's on the small papers. I'm really curious what the student experience of this was like.
#TeamCompSci #EdTech
#TeamCompSci #EdTech
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Please register and join us whether you are a member of CSTA GLA or not! #EduSky #TeamCompSci
CSTA GLA is excited to welcome Devon Marano, Ed.D & Dr. Beth Simon on 3/19 at 5pm PT. Our guests will share ways to increase opportunities for processing and practicing both language and content in CS classes.
Register & join us for our Zoom meeting at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register & join us for our Zoom meeting at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
March 6, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Please register and join us whether you are a member of CSTA GLA or not! #EduSky #TeamCompSci
My favorite kind of sport - when the robot does it! Thanks to @compscitsui.bsky.social for the great video. I love that little blue robot.
#robotics #TeamCompSci #CSed
#robotics #TeamCompSci #CSed
Hello again @ciphersoup.bsky.social Does this video version work?
March 3, 2025 at 7:31 AM
My favorite kind of sport - when the robot does it! Thanks to @compscitsui.bsky.social for the great video. I love that little blue robot.
#robotics #TeamCompSci #CSed
#robotics #TeamCompSci #CSed
Wow, #EduSky, this is a thoughtful group of people who do amazing work in supporting teachers. Please #TeamCompSci and #CSed folks, if you know a K5 educator in TX who's interested in bringing more TechApps/CompSci into their work, this is a great program! They also have great rubber ducks!
WeTeach_CS is accepting applications for Launch K5, our 3-day program that equips K-5 educators with the tools and training to seamlessly integrate the Technology Applications TEKS into their teaching practices, preparing students for success in the digital age.
Learn more: buff.ly/4jCBiCJ
Learn more: buff.ly/4jCBiCJ
February 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Wow, #EduSky, this is a thoughtful group of people who do amazing work in supporting teachers. Please #TeamCompSci and #CSed folks, if you know a K5 educator in TX who's interested in bringing more TechApps/CompSci into their work, this is a great program! They also have great rubber ducks!
This would be a lot of fun for a warm-up group game. Low stakes and combines hex with additive color mixing. #CSed #TeamCompSci
Also, great name choice "What the Hex?" 😆 I love a good pun.
Also, great name choice "What the Hex?" 😆 I love a good pun.
Want your student to quickly judge the size of hexadecimal numbers? This is a nice little game.
yizzle.com/whatthehex/
yizzle.com/whatthehex/
What the Hex?
yizzle.com
February 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This would be a lot of fun for a warm-up group game. Low stakes and combines hex with additive color mixing. #CSed #TeamCompSci
Also, great name choice "What the Hex?" 😆 I love a good pun.
Also, great name choice "What the Hex?" 😆 I love a good pun.
Not computing, but this is amazing!
February 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Not computing, but this is amazing!
Ha ha, yes, I remember the hardest part of having kids 'mod' themselves for the 3d printer was getting them to hold still for the scan. The crane looks amazing! #CSed #physicalcomputing #TeamCompSci
My student and I built this crane using @strawbees.bsky.social and two radio-controlled micro:bits. The biggest challenge was keeping my student still while he was wearing the armband. His excitable cheers and dances really put the crane through its paces! @microbit.org #STEM #EdTech #Edusky
February 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Ha ha, yes, I remember the hardest part of having kids 'mod' themselves for the 3d printer was getting them to hold still for the scan. The crane looks amazing! #CSed #physicalcomputing #TeamCompSci
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How is Finland teaching AI in schools? New blog on a talk given by Matti Tedre, currently visiting us at @rpcerc.bsky.social: computingeducationresearch.org/blog-develop...
Developing a new AI generation in Finland - Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre
Discover how Finland is leading the way in AI education for young learners with the Generation AI project. Learn about innovative tools, ethical discussions, and research-led curriculum development to...
computingeducationresearch.org
January 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
How is Finland teaching AI in schools? New blog on a talk given by Matti Tedre, currently visiting us at @rpcerc.bsky.social: computingeducationresearch.org/blog-develop...
What a fantastic day at @raspberrypiorg.bsky.social with so many great people from the world of computing education. Considering what we should be teaching our children about #AI in schools here in the UK. Massive thanks to @janewaite.bsky.social @suesentance.bsky.social
@katharinechilds.bsky.social
@katharinechilds.bsky.social
February 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
What a great simple interface to demonstrate this issue! Be sure to check out the one with decimals in the reply.
#CSed #TeamCompSci
#CSed #TeamCompSci
This is the first draft of a page that I made for my Maths class - I kept it to help me demonstrate an issue with floating point numbers. Enter 0.3 and click the right-arrow button. Python does a similar thing, e.g. if you calculate 0.3 - 0.1. But why?
www.advanced-ict.info/mathematics/...
www.advanced-ict.info/mathematics/...
Standard Form - with Error!
Try the first version of the standard form page and see how programs are affected by floating point errors.
www.advanced-ict.info
January 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
What a great simple interface to demonstrate this issue! Be sure to check out the one with decimals in the reply.
#CSed #TeamCompSci
#CSed #TeamCompSci
I rarely share before I have time to read the actual paper, but these people always knock it out of the ball park, so 🤷♀️
#TeamCompSci #EdTech
#TeamCompSci #EdTech
New paper alert! What We Talk About When We Talk About K-12 Computing Education looks at why we teach computing and proposes four traditions for computing education at the school level : algorithmic, scientific, societal and design-making. Read moreL computingeducationresearch.org/blog-why-tea...
Why teach computing in school: new paper published! - Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre
This week, we've published a paper called 'What We Talk About When We Talk About K-12 Computing Education’ that looks at why we teach computing in school. Find out more about the different views on th...
computingeducationresearch.org
January 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I rarely share before I have time to read the actual paper, but these people always knock it out of the ball park, so 🤷♀️
#TeamCompSci #EdTech
#TeamCompSci #EdTech
The #CSed discussion group topic today is 'Ethics of LLMs'. It'd be great to get some new faces from #TeamCompSci or other #AIinEducation or #Edtech folks. It's 2-3pmPT/10-11pm GMT.
Click below for the article and Zoom link. It's okay if you can't do the reading. Hope to see you there!
#EduSkyAI
Click below for the article and Zoom link. It's okay if you can't do the reading. Hope to see you there!
#EduSkyAI
Computer Science Education Discussion Group
Educators, join our weekly discussion group to discuss topical education research that is relevant to your classrooms.
csedresearch.org
January 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The #CSed discussion group topic today is 'Ethics of LLMs'. It'd be great to get some new faces from #TeamCompSci or other #AIinEducation or #Edtech folks. It's 2-3pmPT/10-11pm GMT.
Click below for the article and Zoom link. It's okay if you can't do the reading. Hope to see you there!
#EduSkyAI
Click below for the article and Zoom link. It's okay if you can't do the reading. Hope to see you there!
#EduSkyAI