Free Online Course Titled ‘Teaching Computing Systems and Networks to 5- to 11-year-olds’ from Future Learn

Future Learn is offering an online course titled ‘Teaching Computing Systems and Networks to 5- to 11-year-olds’. In this course, you will increase your knowledge of "computing systems & networks" and plan how you will teach young children about this topic.

Course Overview:-

• Help young children understand the Computing Systems and Networks around them.

  • On this three-week course you’ll explore how you can build up young learners’ knowledge in an age-appropriate manner.

  • You’ll start by thinking about how you can help your learners recognise information technology - and how computers process an input to give an output.

• Networking

  • In the second week of the course, you’ll learn about the key pieces of technology that allow us to connect computers into networks, and the advantages that networks can bring.

  • You’ll also consider how you can make the concept of a computer network relatable to young children.

• The internet, the web, and networked services

  • By the end of week two, you’ll be able to explain why the internet and the world wide web are not the same thing - as well as identifying a range of services that run over the internet.

  • This will provide you with a solid basis for the third week, in which you’ll investigate computer systems consisting of multiple devices working together.

• Safety and digital citizenship

  • Young people also need to understand how to act on the internet - both for their own safety and to contribute to a pleasant online environment.

  • You’ll think about the skills and attitudes that young people need, and how you can help them develop these not only while teaching about computer networks, but also more generally across the curriculum.

Course Topics:-

• Why do we teach ‘Computing Systems and Networks’.

• Information Technology and its impact.

• Input-process-output.

• How computer networks function.

• Communication and collaboration on the internet.

• Big IT systems.

Acquired Knowledge:-

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:

• Explain the input, process, output (IPO) model of computing systems.

• Evaluate the impacts of computing systems and networks on everyday life.

• Model a computer network with your class.

• Summarise several ways in which people can communicate and collaborate over the internet.

• Lead your pupils through the working of big IT systems that span multiple networks.

• Demonstrate the skills and attitude needed to be a good digital citizen.

Requirements:-

• This course is aimed at educators who work with learners aged 5 to 11 years old.

• This course requires approx 3 weeks of work with 2 hours per week.

About Future Learn:-

FutureLearn is a British digital education platform that helps you develop as a professional or take your learning further with online programs and degrees. By enrolling in Future Learn courses, you will meet educators from top universities and cultural institutions, who'll share their experience through videos, articles, quizzes and discussions. With hundreds of cutting-edge courses to choose from, Future Learn will provide you with an on-demand enjoyable learning experience that’s totally online and available at any time.

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