Dan Fisher – Noise https://noise.getoto.net The collective thoughts of the interwebz Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:14:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 How Ada Computer Science empowers students: Survey findings https://noise.getoto.net/2025/11/25/how-ada-computer-science-empowers-students-survey-findings/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:14:24 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=91962 Listening to the voices of young people is crucial in creating genuinely effective learning resources. That’s why we recently ran a survey of students who use Ada Computer Science, our platform designed to help students learn and revise key computer science concepts. “The different topics are nicely categorised and it is easy to find the…

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]]> Ada Computer Science: A year in review https://noise.getoto.net/2024/10/08/ada-computer-science-a-year-in-review/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 08:31:54 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=88558 With the new academic year fully under way in many parts of the world, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the growth and innovations we’ve achieved with the Ada Computer Science platform. Your feedback has helped us make improvements to better support teachers and students — here’s a look back at some of the…

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]]> The Computing Curriculum: Three global perspectives https://noise.getoto.net/2024/09/26/the-computing-curriculum-three-global-perspectives/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 09:22:16 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=88473 Across continents and cultural contexts, our free Computing Curriculum serves as a common thread that connects educators. Read the stories of 3 educators who share their thoughts on the curriculum’s application, adaptability, and the impact it’s had on their educational settings.  I’m Freda, and I co-founded a non-profit organisation called Waloyo in South Africa. Coming…

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]]> Careers in computer science: Two perspectives https://noise.getoto.net/2024/04/04/careers-in-computer-science-two-perspectives/ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 09:00:28 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=86724 As educators, it’s important that we showcase the wide range of career opportunities available in the field of computing, not only to inspire learners, but also to help them feel sure they’re choosing to study a subject that is useful for their future. For example, a survey from the BBC in September 2023 found that…

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]]> The Experience AI Challenge: Make your own AI project https://noise.getoto.net/2023/11/02/the-experience-ai-challenge-make-your-own-ai-project/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:00:15 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=85259 We are pleased to announce a new AI-themed challenge for young people: the Experience AI Challenge invites and supports young people aged up to 18 to design and make their own AI applications. This is their chance to have a taste of getting creative with the powerful technology of machine learning. And equally exciting: every…

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]]> Take part in the UK Bebras Challenge 2023 for schools https://noise.getoto.net/2023/09/26/take-part-in-the-uk-bebras-challenge-2023-for-schools/ Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:49:15 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=84959 The UK Bebras Challenge is back and ready to accept entries from schools for its annual event, which runs from 6 to 17 November. More than 3 million students from 59 countries took part in the Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge in 2022. In the UK alone, over 365,000 students participated. Read on to find out…

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]]> Join the UK Bebras Challenge 2022 for schools https://noise.getoto.net/2022/09/13/join-the-uk-bebras-challenge-2022-for-schools/ Tue, 13 Sep 2022 08:26:29 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=81316 The UK Bebras Challenge is back and ready to accept entries from schools for its annual event from 7 to 18 November. More than 3 million students from 54 countries took part in the Bebras Challenge in 2021. Read on to find out how you can get your school involved. What is Bebras? Bebras a…

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]]> Back to school 2022: Our support for teachers https://noise.getoto.net/2022/09/08/back-to-school-2022-our-support-for-teachers/ Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:45:12 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=81218 The summer months are an exciting time at the Foundation: you can feel the buzz of activity as we prepare for the start of a new school year in many parts of the world. Across our range of fantastic (and free) programmes, everyone works hard to create new and improved resources that help teachers and…

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]]> How do we create engaging online courses for computing educators? https://noise.getoto.net/2022/06/28/how-do-we-create-engaging-online-courses-for-computing-educators/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:41:04 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=80135 With our online courses programme, launched in 2017, we made it our mission to provide computing educators with the best possible free training we can design. Five years on, here are some of the key stats about the courses’ impact: We’ve produced and launched 35 free online courses  We’ve created over 650 educational course videos …

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]]> Why a great teacher can make all the difference https://noise.getoto.net/2020/11/09/why-a-great-teacher-can-make-all-the-difference/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:01:19 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=65222 When we think back to our school days, we can all recall that one teacher who inspired us, believed in us, and made all the difference to how we approached a particular subject. It was someone we maybe took for granted at the time and so we only realised (much) later how amazing they were. …

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]]> Join the UK Bebras Challenge 2020 for schools! https://noise.getoto.net/2020/10/15/join-the-uk-bebras-challenge-2020-for-schools/ Thu, 15 Oct 2020 11:34:36 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=64355 The annual UK Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge for schools, brought to you by the Raspberry Pi Foundation and Oxford University, is taking place this November! The Bebras Challenge is a great way for your students to practise their computational thinking skills while solving exciting, accessible, and puzzling questions. Usually this 40-minute challenge would take place…

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