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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 10/05/2025

@peterejkemp.bsky.social's SCARI Computing site has this from the NPD. Red is non-FSM, blue is for FSM.

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 23/04/2025

Thanks so much for visiting, and teaching us Crumble!

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Al Kingsley MBE @alkingsley.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

In this thought-provoking episode, we sit down with Miles Berry, a leading voice in education, computing, and teacher training. We dive into the evolving role of technology in schools, current teacher training frameworks, Ai and more. www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-qh...

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Alan Harrison @httcs.online · 07/03/2025

LATEST PODCAST: "Will AI revive the art of tinkering?" @beccip.bsky.social gives practical AI tips. @milesberry.net favours a knowledge-based curriculum but knows nothing about K-pop. And we ask "Is CT 2.0 just tinkering?" #TeamCompSci #CSED #caschat buff.ly/8rFN8Bl

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Alan Harrison @httcs.online · 07/03/2025

NEW PODCAST EP: "Will AI revive the art of tinkering?" We ask "Is CT 2.0 just tinkering?" @beccip.bsky.social gives practical AI tips. @milesberry.net favours a knowledge-based curriculum but knows nothing about K-pop. 50 minutes of pure gold. #TeamCompSci #CSED #caschat pod.httcs.online/e/s2e05/

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 24/02/2025

… but (almost) all my demos are on screen. Would be different for practical science.

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 24/02/2025

If it’s live-streaming, then the horrible Teams. If it’s recording a live session then the almost as horrible Panopto. For pre-recorded, I use Screenflow on my MacBook and export to YouTube. For live recording and streaming, I wear a DJI mic mini so I don’t have to stay in front the laptop.

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 11/02/2025

Playing with the offer and uptake data for GCSE CS in summer 2024. Still big variations by deprivation indicators...

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 22/01/2025

“Generative AI tools can make certain written tasks quicker and easier, but it cannot replace the judgement and deep subject knowledge of a human expert.” www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 22/01/2025

@stephenfry.bsky.social on the danger of an educated elite and a trained majority. cf knowledge vs skills? #bett25

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 22/01/2025

I like @stephenfry.bsky.social’s idea of more open assessment with AI, as a conversation exploring and drawing out what a child knows, Socratic method and assessment as learning. #bett25

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 22/01/2025

“You can’t invent flying without putting in air traffic control, otherwise everyone dies“ @stephenfry.bsky.social at #bett25

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 22/01/2025

@stephenfry.bsky.social at #bett25 suggests that the flourishing of AI is a consequence of Moore’s law and Big Data, rather than human ingenuity.

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 22/01/2025

I liked Bridget Phillipson’s emphasis on the importance of the relationship between pupils and teachers, as well as addressing the digital divide and inclusion. Optimism about AI to help with workload, but addressing recruitment, retention and school attendance may be more complex… #bett25

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 22/01/2025

Bridget Phillipson says we must close the digital divide. Use of Ed tech should be based on evidence, including ‘the latest neuroscience’ #bett25

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 22/01/2025

Duncan Verry opens #bett25, saying education has massively changed over the last 40 years, since RM launched the Nimbus at the first BETT at the Barbican back in ‘85. Has it?

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Emma Goto @emmagoto.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Wonderblocks is a new CBeebies programme, released on Jan 20th, that aims to develop children's early computational thinking skills & problem solving. I'm very proud to have been involved. @compscitsui.bsky.social @milesberry.net @computingatschool.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

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CBeebies unveils new educational animation series Wonderblocks to teach pre-coding skills

New educational series launches on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer from Monday 20 January

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 07/01/2025

We launched the primary version ten years ago today! The KS3 subject knowledge one is online here pure.roehampton.ac.uk/portal/files...

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 04/01/2025

But now, it seems that getting the complete lyrics is a policy violation?

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 25/12/2024

The third season of Charles doesn’t have the same dramatic thrust as the first.

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Codetoday Unlimited @codetodayunlimited.com · 19/12/2024

Dear Computing Teachers, as the term ends and you get a well-deserved break, we have a Christmas present for you… …from January, the entire Codetoday Unlimited platform is FREE FOR SCHOOLS 50+ hrs of Python videos from beginner to advanced Use them as you wish Read more in rest of thread…

Anime-style cartoon image of a girl with headphones sitting in front of a computer, with a window showing a city

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 21/12/2024

DfE workforce census reported just shy of 6k teaching ICT in English secondaries in Nov 23. I know.

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 20/12/2024

It’s a trick question. Interestingly, Chat GPT answers in the passive voice.

In the song The 12 Days of Christmas, the total number of presents given is 364. This total comes from adding up all the gifts given each day, accounting for the fact that the gifts are repeated cumulatively. For example, on the first day, one gift is given, but by the twelfth day, all the gifts from the previous days are given again along with the twelfth day’s gift.

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 16/12/2024

Interesting. Did it help to provide it as a CSV rather than the PDF? Have you tried doing this as a custom GPT?

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 13/12/2024

I think it still matters, but in a different way. Programming education should be more than ever about problem solving, criticality and creativity. I spoke a little about this in my talk yesterday: youtu.be/GQbZNxka-tA?... #BCLC24

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Creativity and Curiosity in Secondary Computing

YouTube video by Miles Berry

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 12/12/2024

Just passed my Turing test, then?

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Computer Science for Fun (CS4FN) @cs4fn.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Hmm! It said I won then overwrote it with a message saying it had won...so it learnt to be a poor loser from humans perhaps? :-) I do love Nim though. Randomly reminds me of Sprouts (and even better Brussel Sprouts) as also wonderful games as learnt the maths behind them at same time (from Conway)

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 12/12/2024

Inspired by Simon Peyton Jones and @beccip.bsky.social at #BCLC24 - here's Claude playing Nim claude.site/artifacts/48...

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Claude Artifact

Try out Artifacts created by Claude users

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 12/12/2024

Taken (a)back by the photo from the launch of Quick Start compuitng back in Jan 2015, shown by Simon Peyton Jones in his keynote for #BCLC24 - copy online here: pure.roehampton.ac.uk/ws/portalfil...

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 11/12/2024

Safety and security day with my PGCE computing trainees today. GPT o1 has done a fine job with cracking a random substitution cipher. It shows its working.

This has been encrypted using a substitution cipher. What was the plain text
M TXPCIHIC NQPINV XR X BNQYC
SLXS JNQXSR QP LMKL Q'IH ZXNIR XPC LMNNR,
TLIP XNN XS QPBI M RXT X BHQTC,
X LQRS, QJ KQNCIP CXJJQCMNR;
AIRMCI SLI NXFI, AIPIXSL SLI SHIIR,
JNYSSIHMPK XPC CXPBMPK MP SLI AHIIWI.

BQPSMPYQYR XR SLI RSXHR SLXS RLMPI
XPC STMPFNI QP SLI OMNFV TXV,
SLIV RSHISBLIC MP PIZIH-IPCMPK NMPI
XNQPK SLI OXHKMP QJ X AXV:
SIP SLQYRXPC RXT M XS X KNXPBI,
SQRRMPK SLIMH LIXCR MP RDHMKLSNV CXPBI.

Cracking the code

I’m working on a substitution cipher and using frequency analysis to figure out the most common letters and their probable substitutions. Classical techniques might simplify the puzzle.

Tracking single-letter clues

I’m mapping out the frequent single-letter word "X" in the cipher. Considering vowels and common short words, "X" likely translates to "I" or "A". Progress is steady and insightful.

Decrypting patterns

Interestingly enough, I’m piecing together puzzling patterns like punctuation and recurring sequences to decode the cipher. Progressing through contractions and guessing recognizable words, I’m narrowing down potential solutions.

Deciphering patterns

I’m examining patterns and analyzing letter frequencies to identify common words. The frequent occurrence of "SLI" might indicate "the," guiding towards deciphering the entire text.

Confirming letter codes

Mapping "SLI" to "the" and "I" to "E" is showing progress. Now I'm working through letters like "NXFI" to see if it matches "next" or similar guesses.

Weighing letter choices

I'm considering if "I" should map to "E" or another letter due to conflicts with "X" as "I" or "a". Evaluating frequent words like "the" and "and" to resolve this conflict.

Weighing options

OK, let me see. I’m adjusting my approach by exploring if "SLI" could represent "and", which changes letter mappings. This brings fresh perspectives and adds dimension to the deciphering process.

Tackling contractions

I’m piecing together how "Q'IH" could be a contraction. Considering options like "I'll" or "o'er" and testing different letter mappings for clarity. Progress is cautious but steady.

Clarifying the contraction

"I" maps to "E", "Q" to "O", and "H" to "R". This aligns with "Q'IH" being "o'er", enhancing consistency in the deciphering process.

Thought about substitution cipher decryption for 1m 24s
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 09/12/2024

OpenAI's Sora not available in the EU yet. Or the UK. help.openai.com/en/articles/...

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 07/12/2024

Well, it's *a* list, but not *the* list. See www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-dat... for the raw data.

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 06/12/2024

New DfE ITT Computing figures. Numbers are up on the last two years, but so is the shortfall from the DfE's own target.

2024-25 figures show 495 recruited from a target of 1330.

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 05/12/2024

I visited #ElectricDreams at Tate Modern earlier this evening - early, digital art. It’s stunning! If my computing teacher friends on here are looking for trip ideas, this should be high on your list! #CSEd

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Jens Mönig @jmoenig.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Hi, I'm Jens, I make snap.berkeley.edu

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 26/11/2024

I am! Taking about creativity and curiosity, and perhaps character and criticality.

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 26/11/2024

That would be ideal. I suspect it's hard to find the balance between flexibility and ease of use?

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 26/11/2024

A3: interactive live coding; pair programming; debugging; problem solving (#adventofcode starts on Sunday...) open ended projects. Are these pedagogies?

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 26/11/2024

Can anyone recommend a free, easy to setup autograder for Python programming? Github Classroom looks useful, but seems tricky for secondary pupils. Replit used to be good for this but now costs... #CSEd

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Jo-ho-ho @jobrodie.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Ta da - we are live :D go.bsky.app/JnLGoFt Kind of wish I'd called it Public Engagement and #SciComm in Computer Science but I also like that there's a bug in it ;) btw the name is exactly 50 characters (the limit), pleasing.

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 26/11/2024

Yes please! Esteemed company!

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 25/11/2024

HTTP response codes can be fun, particularly 418 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

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List of HTTP status codes - Wikipedia

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 24/11/2024

I’d read that folks had noticed some gender bias in the ‘personalities’ of Notebook LM’s enthusiastic hosts. I was pleased that the one I caused to be produced for my trainees this week had the male voice introduce the female voice with ‘This week, we have an expert with us…’

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 24/11/2024

qv the world's first webcam: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_...

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Trojan Room coffee pot - Wikipedia

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 23/11/2024

But on the other hand, she does seem quite perky.

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Prof Miles Berry @milesberry.net · 23/11/2024

Was telling my trainees about sabotage last Wednesday. Hoping they’ll give it a try.

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