If you’re using Joy-Con controllers, your PC will see each controller as a separate device. This is fine if you want to play some retro games in 2-player mode on your PC, but modern games aren’t going to work at all. One option is to manually map controls in the game to each individual Joy-Con, but most titles won’t support this. It was a unique event - probably the first of its kind for many years. Computing At School held their inaugural conference for teachers on 19th June at Birmingham University. Focused squarely on the classroom it sought to provide resources and ideas for those looking to engage their students in fun and exciting ways. Over 120 people participated in a day of lively presentations, workshops and smaller discussion groups. If nothing else, we hope that the conference demonstrated to those present that they are not alone and that many excellent resources exist to help them inspire their learners to engage with Computing. We had, in the words of one attendee, 'an absolute blast'! Too many people still see Computing as a niche subject for the technically minded. CAS takes a different view. Computational Thinking has generic educational value for developing ways of thinking and learning in all children. The benefits are applicable to many areas, not just our own discipline — one reason CAS lobbied for a curriculum entitlement across all key stages. This issue focuses on inclusion; on making Computing accessible to every child, not just a select few. If you want to upgrade to a larger SD card, you can use your PC to copy the contents over, and it will work without issue. Play The PC Version of the Switch Game Instead

Of course, this doesn’t help if you want to continue using the same save files present on your Switch. Sadly, few games on the Switch offer cloud syncing with their PC versions, but a few key titles do allow this. For example, Diablo II Resurrected (cross-progression is planned), The Witcher 3, and Divinity Original Sin 2 offer cross-progression features. System Settings > Data Management > Manage Screenshots and Videos > Copy to a Computer via USB Connection Lessons are well resourced and planned for. Teachers would definitely benefit from using the videos and slides, especially if they are not confident with computing.’ Software required: Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Excel, Picasa or IrfanView to edit the photos, Google Earth How teachers portray our emergent subject to pupils is crucial. Computing and IT has often been viewed as a boys' thing. Negative stereotyping, project contexts, the hidden curriculum of the classroom, past contributions from women going unrecognised and peer pressure amongst girls themselves have left a gender imbalance. A new beginning carries opportunities to portray the subject in a fresh light.  Inside this issue we've a special focus on 'minding the gap'. You'll find reports on initiatives, pointers to resources and insights into things that can work in the classroom.Again iPhoto is a paid-for app so we will need to sort out our VPP account as per Unit 1. One of my schools currently uses IrfanView to edit and manipulate photos, so we will need to compare this against Picasa and decide which one to use. This looks at first glance like a relatively straightforward unit which is nice and open-ended so should lend itself well to whatever topic the class is studying. Adam’s specialism is how we can use Unplugged Learning to aid children’s understanding. He believes that it has a place in all aspects of Computing and EdTech as it’s where children understand the why and how digital processes work. This fine collection puts creativity and collaboration to the fore. It draws on deep and extensive knowledge of computing, progression and continuity, and is well planned, innovative, cross-curricular, stretching but accessible, and vitally, it has been well-trialled in schools. This 5-step guide provides you with some hints and tips to help you to fully embed Switched On Computing within your school successfully. The teachers’ books are well written and offer comprehensive, step-by-step instructions and assessment guidance. There are ideas for things to do, prompts to use CD resources, notes about e-safety and useful links to online tutorials, software and tools. But that’s far from everything. There’s also clear guidance for core steps with extensions to consider for home and school, and more. These include suggestions for stretch and challenge, and how content can be adapted for pupils with SEN/D or EAL. The organisation of each unit, and all the help contained within, will make teaching computing an absolute joy.

There is a lot of scope for teacher CPD in this unit – investing the time in this though will definitely pay off. Again it is nice and open-ended to link in with a relevant topic. In the case of the Pro Controller, you can simply plug it into your computer using a USB wired connection, and it will work with no further effort. Alternative Option: Use a Portable Monitor If you see a “Connected to the Computer” message, you can open the Switch drive in your operating system. When done, remember to select Disconnect. Use Smart Device Transfer for Photos and Videos There can be few contexts as motivational for pupils as developing applications for their mobile phones.  Until now, though, developing mobile applications has been the preserve of small numbers of older students.  All that is set to change with a new development from Google.  Google App Inventor is a web based application that has the poptential to allow anyone to create software for Android devices.   We cover this and a whole lot more!ile app development goes visual (Spring 2011)Help your students stay safe online with a whole school online safety provision including lessons and assemblies, teacher guidance, CPD videos and regular guidance on key online safety issues. This is an ingenious solution on Nintendo’s part, but it doesn’t always work for everyone. The good news is that you can access the data more directly from the SD card. Use an SD Card Reader Adam is a Year 5 teacher and Computing and Assessment Lead at Old Hall Primary School. He has been the Bury LA Leading Teacher for Computing since 2015, providing training and advice to schools and in 2019 he was appointed the role of SLE for the Bury Teaching School Alliance.

Year 2 definitely builds on Year 1 in lots of ways, and I think there will also be a fair amount of learning about new technologies for both teachers and pupils. Laptops / netbooks / PCs will be used more this year than iPads I think. Plus a look at the contribution made by Ada Lovelace to our history with the bicentenary of her birth coming later in the term, a host of teaching ideas and some really informative contributions illustrating the pedagogy emerging from reflective practice.If you teach computing and do it right, you can help children develop their learning in literacy and numeracy," says Bill Mitchell, Director of Education at the Chartered Institute for IT. Mr Gove's speech was critical of ICT, and announced a consultation on "disapplying" the National Curriculum in ICT. For ICT teachers, it is easy to become disheartened, or to 'shut down'. The Royal Society report, Shut Down or Restart, published in January 2012 took a different view. It recommended restarting; recognising the discipline as Computing, within which clearly defined strands could guide students towards future progression.  We are, in short, re-inventing our subject. As you can tell from the various workarounds, there isn’t a true way to connect Nintendo Switch consoles to a PC that lets the devices operate. At best, you can make your PC act as a glorified TV, but if your main goal is to capture game footage, then that’s exactly what you want to do!