Second year computing science
In second year pupils will rotate subject every 5 weeks. They will complete blocks of Admin, Business and Computing Science twice. To find out information on the topics you will study during the Computing Science rotations, read the information below.
What's in the course?
Understanding modern technology
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Mobile phones are one of if not the most used computer in the world. Nearly everyone has one but do you know what your phone is capable of? How can it take snapchats, view Instagram stories and watch countless videos on TikTok? Well, you're going to find out!
Mobile phones would be nothing without Apps. In second year you are going to be creating your own app using Appshed. This will allow you to further your understanding of how apps work, how different types of screens are used and how the type of phone effects the app actions. |
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Coding your own games and designing the characters |
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Continuing to develop the skills you have learned in first year you are going to move on to a more advanced programming language. This language has been created by Microsoft to help build the future of Computing Science.
The language you are going to be using is MakeCode Arcade. This will allow you to create your own arcade games that can be accessed at home. What is a good game without a good character? You will be using Piskel to create characters of your own design. You can even animate them and turn them in to GIFs. |
Creating websites
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Last year we used Wix to create a website. This year we are going to learn how to code them using HTML. This stands for Hyper Text Markup Language and is the language of the internet. You will be learning to create a website all about your favourite Marvel Characters.
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Useful Links
The following links can be used to allow you to practice at home. This is completely optional!
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Appshed
MakeCode Arcade
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