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Computer Programming School Visit

Schools Roadshow

Our team will bring to your school a variety of vintage computers / games consoles which are set up ready for your students; these include 16 BBC Micros which we use to provide 'Introduction to Programming' workshops. The workshops are pitched according to the age group of the students in each session. We are happy to fit in with your timetable requirements. The Road Show allows us to reach as wider audience as possible within each school.

To keep costs down, our team visits an area for a working week and goes to a different school every day, or may use one school as a base with other schools visiting on different days. The Computing History Road Show receives some funding from Google; this allows us to keep charges at a minimum.

Assembly

We can, if required, give a short presentation during perhaps an assembly.

Prices

The cost of our school visits depends on your location (distance from us) and any specific requirements you may have. We are keen to integrate our visit with your curriculum as much as possible. Please email education@computinghistory.org.uk or call us on 01223 214446 for further information.

Practical Points

We will need about 1 hour 30 minutes to set-up the computers and about 1 hour to pack them away again at the end of the day. We will require one room for the duration of the day (it is not easy to move the computers around). We will also need at least 5 mains plug sockets and 10 clear desks. All of our equipment and cables are PAT tested.

Learning Boxes

Why not add a new dimension to your lesson plans with our Computing History Learning Boxes? These popular resources are packed with items that help children understand the changes in computing technology over the past 40 years. Our learning boxes are delivered by courier in a convenient case that can be easily packed away and returned at the end of the term.

If your school is too far away to make our visit cost effective our learning boxes are a great alternative. They will introduce some 'real' vintage computing items into the lesson. Each box includes a BBC Micro computer - specially modified to work with a modern LCD television - software, original magazines and more ... Learning box prices start at £160.00 depending on your location within the UK.

Please email education@computinghistory.org.uk or call us on 01223 214446 to find out more about our learning boxes.

Photography

Education work is vital to the running of the Centre. As such, we may take photographs and video footage during your session here, to be used in our promotional material. If this is a problem, please contact us before your visit.

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