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Programming through the decades: by Tricia Lockhart — published Feb 10, 2014 — last modified Jun 08, 2015 01:39 PM — filed under: story, journey, programming, first use
In 1964, as a 15/16 year old, in a Herefordshire school founded in 1632, an inspiring Maths teacher (Mr Jones) taught us Fortran IV. We borrowed a punch for the cards from Wiggins a local paper company and they ran our programs for us.
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Computer Studies without touching a keyboard: by Ruby Rennie Panter — published Dec 17, 2013 — last modified Jun 08, 2015 01:28 PM — filed under: story, programming, first use, secondary education
While at Oban High School in the 1970s I took computing studies as one of my 6th-year courses. I didn't touch a keyboard for the whole year.
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Chris is Cool: by Christopher Gutteridge — published Nov 02, 2011 — filed under: story, programming
The best musicians are the ones who started practising young, and never stopped. It's the same for computer programmers.
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Mindstorms: by admin — published Mar 05, 2011 — last modified Jan 24, 2015 01:48 PM — filed under: pedagogy, programming
'Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas' published - the seminal book on LOGO by Seymour Papert
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Computer appreciation: by Bill Gibbon — published Sep 20, 2010 — last modified Apr 05, 2011 11:05 PM — filed under: teacher education, story, programming, inspiration
Early experience of computers in teacher training
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Computing to Art and then ICT: by Keith Sibley — published Sep 14, 2010 — last modified Apr 05, 2011 11:05 PM — filed under: story, industry, programming, journey, teaching, ICT
A professional life story, starting with computing in a commercial context and them moving into education through Art teaching to ICT
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First experience with a computer system: by Neil Stanley — published Mar 11, 2010 — last modified Apr 05, 2011 11:05 PM — filed under: story, education, programming
Programming with punch cards in school in 1970
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First program: by Julian Fletcher — published Jul 30, 2008 — last modified Apr 05, 2011 11:05 PM — filed under: story, programming
My first programming experience, probably shares similar characteristics to many other people who started using computers
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The archive is directed and maintained by Richard Millwood of Core Education UK supported by Sandra Crapper, Maureen Gurr, Margaret Cox, Nick Rushby and Joy Hooper. The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) were archive sponsors in 2008 and Becta were sponsors in 2009. Much of the archive was gathered in the years 1990 - 2006 by Prof Stephen Heppell with Richard Millwood and stored at Ultralab at Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford. In its early days it was catalogued by Greta Mladenova and in 2006 Rex Wingate helped to organise the items in store. More recently, since 2011, Doreen Wright, Nick Rushby, Chris Monk and Joy Hooper have been helping catalogue the materials and develop policies.

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