Jamie Balfour

Welcome to my personal website.

Find out more about me, my personal projects, reviews, courses and much more here.

Teaching slide decks

The following are my teaching DragonSlides decks. They are available to use from my website. If you are using these beware that these materials are shared for free, but reproduction of them is against the copyright set out on my website policy. You may not download or redistribute them in anyway.

You may also find the Site Preferences page useful when using my slide decks.

There are a total of 181 teaching slide decks available on my website. These are all in 16:9 aspect ratio. More are being added all the time.

Welcome lessons

Slides
Lesson 1
Welcome (16:9)
Lesson 2
Welcome to S3 Computing (16:9)
Lesson 3
Welcome to National 5 Computing Science (16:9)
Lesson 4
Welcome to Higher Computing Science (16:9)
Lesson 5
Welcome to Computer Games Development (16:9)
Lesson 6
Welcome to NPA Web Design (16:9)
Lesson 7
Unlocking the Digital World (16:9)
There are 7 slide decks available in Welcome lessons.

S1 Computing

Starter Tasks
Lesson 1
What's In The Technology News Today? (16:9)
Digital Literacy
Lesson 1
Computer Safety (16:9)
Lesson 2
File and Folder Management (16:9)
Lesson 3
Piracy and Copyright (16:9)
Lesson 4
Computers and the Environment (16:9)
Lesson 5
Keyboard Shortcuts (16:9)
The Web
Lesson 1
The World Wide Web (16:9)
Lesson 2
Fake News (16:9)
Lesson 3
Social Media (16:9)
Lesson 4
Collaborative Web Design (16:9)
Scratch Programming
Lesson 1
An introduction to Scratch (16:9)
Lesson 2
Talking Cats (16:9)
Lesson 3
Dancing Sprites (16:9)
Lesson 4
Treasure Hunt Game (16:9)
Lesson 5
Bouncing Ball Game (16:9)
Lesson 6
Using the pen in Scratch (16:9)
Lesson 7
Shark Bait (16:9)
Lesson 8
Scratch Projects (16:9)
Marty Robot
Lesson 1
Baby Steps with Marty (16:9)
Lesson 2
A-Mazing Marty (16:9)
Lesson 3
Dancing Marty (16:9)
Lesson 4
Marty's New Band (16:9)
Hardware
Lesson 1
Computer Architecture (16:9)
There are 23 slide decks available in S1 Computing.

S2 Computing

micro:bit
Lesson 1
An introduction to micro:bit (16:9)
Lesson 2
micro:bit Projects (16:9)
Web Development
Lesson 1.1
HTML tags and elements (16:9)
Lesson 1.2
HTML tags and elements (16:9)
Lesson 2
Your Profile Webpage (16:9)
Lesson 3
Images and Links (16:9)
Lesson 4
Styling pages (16:9)
Games Development
Lesson 1
Arcade Art (16:9)
Animation
Lesson 1
Keyframes and Tweens (16:9)
Lesson 2
Rigging and Rigs (16:9)
Computer Programming
Lesson 1
Expressions and Constructs (16:9)
There are 11 slide decks available in S2 Computing.

S3 Computing

Computer Systems
Lesson 1
Types of computers (16:9)
Lesson 2
Computer components (16:9)
Lesson 3
Computer storage (16:9)
Lesson 4
Operating systems (16:9)
Lesson 5
Binary systems (16:9)
Lesson 6
Computers and the Environment (16:9)
Lesson 7
Computers Connectors (16:9)
Cybersecurity
Lesson 1
Computer crime (16:9)
Lesson 2
Malware (16:9)
Lesson 3
Phishing and fraud (16:9)
Lesson 4
Encryption (16:9)
Computer Networking
Lesson 1
Computer Networks (16:9)
Lesson 2
Types of Computer Networks (16:9)
Lesson 3
Cloud computing (16:9)
Databases
Lesson 1
What are databases? (16:9)
Lesson 2
Searching and sorting databases (16:9)
Lesson 3
Database forms (16:9)
Lesson 4
Calculated fields (16:9)
Lesson 5
Relational databases (16:9)
Lesson 6
SQL (16:9)
Software Development
Lesson 1
Starting Software Development (16:9)
Lesson 2
Maths and variables (16:9)
Lesson 3
Data types (16:9)
Lesson 4
If statements (16:9)
Lesson 5
Fixed loops (16:9)
Lesson 6
Conditional loops (16:9)
Lesson 7
String functions (16:9)
Programming Theory
Lesson 1
Software Design (16:9)
Lesson 2
Computer languages (16:9)
Web Development
Lesson 1.1
Website design (16:9)
Lesson 1.2
Web design principles (16:9)
Lesson 2
Website structure (16:9)
Lesson 3
HTML (16:9)
Lesson 4
CSS (16:9)
There are 34 slide decks available in S3 Computing.

National 5 Computing Science

Computer Systems
Lesson 1
Computer Structure (16:9)
Lesson 2
The Environmental Impact of Computers (16:9)
Lesson 3
Security Precautions (16:9)
Lesson 4
Data Representation (16:9)
Software Design and Development
Lesson 1
Development Methodologies and Analysis (16:9)
Lesson 2
Design (16:9)
Lesson 3.1
Data Types (16:9)
Lesson 3.2
Arrays (16:9)
Lesson 4.1
Constructs (16:9)
Lesson 4.2
Predefined Functions (16:9)
Lesson 5
Algorithm Specification (16:9)
Lesson 6
Testing (16:9)
Lesson 7
Evaluation (16:9)
Web Design and Development
Lesson 1
Analysis (16:9)
Lesson 2
Design (16:9)
Lesson 3
CSS (16:9)
Lesson 4
HTML (16:9)
Lesson 5
JavaScript (16:9)
Lesson 6
Testing (16:9)
Lesson 7
Evaluation (16:9)
Lesson 8
Revision (16:9)
There are 21 slide decks available in National 5 Computing Science.

Higher Computing Science

Computer Systems
Lesson 1
Computer Structure (16:9)
Lesson 2
The Environmental Impact of Computers (16:9)
Lesson 3
Security Precautions (16:9)
Lesson 4
Data Representation (16:9)
Software Design and Development
Lesson 1
Development Methodologies and Analysis (16:9)
Lesson 2
Design (16:9)
Lesson 3
Data types and structures (16:9)
Lesson 4.1
Subprograms (16:9)
Lesson 4.2
Predefined Functions (16:9)
Lesson 4.3
File Handling (16:9)
Lesson 5
Algorithm Specification (16:9)
Lesson 6
Testing (16:9)
Lesson 7
Evaluation (16:9)
Web Design and Development
Lesson 1
Analysis (16:9)
Lesson 2
Design (16:9)
Lesson 3
CSS (16:9)
Lesson 4
HTML (16:9)
Lesson 5
JavaScript (16:9)
Lesson 6
Testing (16:9)
Lesson 7
Evaluation (16:9)
Lesson 8
Revision (16:9)
There are 21 slide decks available in Higher Computing Science.

Digital Design and Media

An Introduction
Lesson 1
What is digital design? (16:9)
Collaboration
Lesson 1
Collaborative digital design (16:9)
Digital Design Concepts
Lesson 1
Theme (16:9)
Lesson 2
Colour Theory (16:9)
Lesson 3
Layout (16:9)
Lesson 4
Target Audience (16:9)
Lesson 5
User Interface Design (16:9)
Desktop Publishing
Lesson 1
What is desktop publishing? (16:9)
Web Design and Development
Lesson 1
Web Design (16:9)
Lesson 2
Wireframing and Design (16:9)
Lesson 3
What You See Is What You Get (16:9)
Lesson 4
Website Structure (16:9)
Lesson 5
HTML (16:9)
Lesson 6
CSS (16:9)
Lesson 7
JavaScript (16:9)
Computer Graphics and Animation
Lesson 1
Computer Graphics (16:9)
Lesson 2
Computer Animation (16:9)
Podcasting
Lesson 1
Making a Podcast (16:9)
Lesson 2
Editing a Podcast (16:9)
There are 19 slide decks available in Digital Design and Media.

NPA Web Design

Website Graphics
Lesson 1
Graphics file formats (16:9)
Lesson 2
Types of website graphics (16:9)
Lesson 3
Legal concerns around graphics (16:9)
Lesson 4
Optimising website graphics (16:9)
Website Design and Development
Lesson 1
What is a website? (16:9)
Lesson 2
Purpose and audience of a website (16:9)
Lesson 3
Web Servers (16:9)
Lesson 4
Requirements of a website (16:9)
Lesson 5
Wireframing and Design (16:9)
Lesson 6
Web Design (16:9)
Lesson 7
Current Design Trends (16:9)
Lesson 8.1
HTML (16:9)
Lesson 8.2
HTML (16:9)
Lesson 9
CSS (16:9)
Lesson 10
Testing Websites (16:9)
Interactive Multimedia
Lesson 1
JavaScript (16:9)
Lesson 2
jQuery (16:9)
There are 17 slide decks available in NPA Web Design.

NPA Computer Games Development

Design
Lesson 1
The History of Video Games (16:9)
Lesson 2
Gaming platforms (16:9)
Lesson 3.1
Video game input devices (16:9)
Lesson 3.2
Video game output devices (16:9)
Lesson 4
Video Game Storage Devices (16:9)
Lesson 5
Emerging Video Game Technologies (16:9)
Lesson 6.1
Game Types (16:9)
Lesson 6.2
Game Genres (16:9)
Lesson 7
Game Flow (16:9)
Lesson 8
Character Design (16:9)
Lesson 9
Game Narrative (16:9)
Lesson 10
Level Design (16:9)
Lesson 11
Gameplay Design (16:9)
Lesson 12
User Interface Design (16:9)
Lesson 13
Game Libraries and Engines (16:9)
Lesson 14
Project Planning (16:9)
Media Assets
Lesson 1
What Are Media Assets? (16:9)
Lesson 2
Types Of Media Assets (16:9)
Lesson 3
Acquiring Media Assets (16:9)
Development
Lesson 1
An Introduction To Game Maker Studio 2 (16:9)
There are 20 slide decks available in NPA Computer Games Development.

NPA Software Development

Software Design & Development
Software Design & Development (16:9)
Authoring a Website
Authoring a Website (16:9)
There are 2 slide decks available in NPA Software Development.

S2 Administration and IT

Spreadsheets
Lesson 1
Charts (16:9)
Lesson 2
Formulas (16:9)
Presentations
Lesson 1
Making a Business Presentation (16:9)
Email
Lesson 1
Writing a Professional Email (16:9)
Databases
Lesson 1
Using Databases (16:9)
There are 5 slide decks available in S2 Administration and IT.

Practioner Enquiries

Nothing here...
😔
There are 0 slide decks available in Practioner Enquiries.

Other teaching slides

General
Lesson 1
Praise Postcards (16:9)
There are 1 slide decks available in Other teaching slides.

Using my stuff?

Read the rules when using my stuff
Read the rules
Loading
!
Code previewClose