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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

Welcome to S3 Computing (16:9)

Welcome to National 5 Computing Science (16:9)

Welcome to Higher Computing Science (16:9)

Welcome to Computer Games Development (16:9)

Welcome to NPA Web Design (16:9)

Unlocking the Digital World (16:9)

There are 7 slide decks available in Welcome lessons.

S1 Computing

Starter Tasks

What's In The Technology News Today? (16:9)

Digital Literacy

Computer Safety (16:9)

File and Folder Management (16:9)

Piracy and Copyright (16:9)

Computers and the Environment (16:9)

Keyboard Shortcuts (16:9)

The Web

The World Wide Web (16:9)

Fake News (16:9)

Social Media (16:9)

Collaborative Web Design (16:9)

Scratch Programming

An introduction to Scratch (16:9)

Talking Cats (16:9)

Dancing Sprites (16:9)

Treasure Hunt Game (16:9)

Bouncing Ball Game (16:9)

Using the pen in Scratch (16:9)

Shark Bait (16:9)

Scratch Projects (16:9)

Marty Robot

Baby Steps with Marty (16:9)

A-Mazing Marty (16:9)

Dancing Marty (16:9)

Marty's New Band (16:9)

Hardware

Computer Architecture (16:9)

There are 23 slide decks available in S1 Computing.

S2 Computing

micro:bit

An introduction to micro:bit (16:9)

micro:bit Projects (16:9)

Web Development

HTML tags and elements (16:9)

HTML tags and elements (16:9)

Your Profile Webpage (16:9)

Images and Links (16:9)

Styling pages (16:9)

Games Development

Arcade Art (16:9)

Animation

Keyframes and Tweens (16:9)

Rigging and Rigs (16:9)

Computer Programming

Expressions and Constructs (16:9)

There are 11 slide decks available in S2 Computing.

S3 Computing

Computer Systems

Types of computers (16:9)

Computer components (16:9)

Computer storage (16:9)

Operating systems (16:9)

Binary systems (16:9)

Computers and the Environment (16:9)

Computers Connectors (16:9)

Cybersecurity

Computer crime (16:9)

Phishing and fraud (16:9)

Encryption (16:9)

Computer Networking

Computer Networks (16:9)

Types of Computer Networks (16:9)

Cloud computing (16:9)

Databases

What are databases? (16:9)

Searching and sorting databases (16:9)

Database forms (16:9)

Calculated fields (16:9)

Relational databases (16:9)

Software Development

Starting Software Development (16:9)

Maths and variables (16:9)

Data types (16:9)

If statements (16:9)

Fixed loops (16:9)

Conditional loops (16:9)

String functions (16:9)

Programming Theory

Software Design (16:9)

Computer languages (16:9)

Web Development

Website design (16:9)

Web design principles (16:9)

Website structure (16:9)

There are 34 slide decks available in S3 Computing.

National 5 Computing Science

Computer Systems

Computer Structure (16:9)

The Environmental Impact of Computers (16:9)

Security Precautions (16:9)

Data Representation (16:9)

Software Design and Development

Development Methodologies and Analysis (16:9)

Data Types (16:9)

Constructs (16:9)

Predefined Functions (16:9)

Algorithm Specification (16:9)

Evaluation (16:9)

Web Design and Development

Analysis (16:9)

JavaScript (16:9)

Evaluation (16:9)

Revision (16:9)

There are 21 slide decks available in National 5 Computing Science.

Higher Computing Science

Computer Systems

Computer Structure (16:9)

The Environmental Impact of Computers (16:9)

Security Precautions (16:9)

Data Representation (16:9)

Software Design and Development

Development Methodologies and Analysis (16:9)

Data types and structures (16:9)

Subprograms (16:9)

Predefined Functions (16:9)

File Handling (16:9)

Algorithm Specification (16:9)

Evaluation (16:9)

Web Design and Development

Analysis (16:9)

JavaScript (16:9)

Evaluation (16:9)

Revision (16:9)

There are 21 slide decks available in Higher Computing Science.

Digital Design and Media

An Introduction

What is digital design? (16:9)

Collaboration

Collaborative digital design (16:9)

Digital Design Concepts

Colour Theory (16:9)

Target Audience (16:9)

User Interface Design (16:9)

Desktop Publishing

What is desktop publishing? (16:9)

Web Design and Development

Web Design (16:9)

Wireframing and Design (16:9)

What You See Is What You Get (16:9)

Website Structure (16:9)

JavaScript (16:9)

Computer Graphics and Animation

Computer Graphics (16:9)

Computer Animation (16:9)

Podcasting

Making a Podcast (16:9)

Editing a Podcast (16:9)

There are 19 slide decks available in Digital Design and Media.

NPA Web Design

Website Graphics

Graphics file formats (16:9)

Types of website graphics (16:9)

Legal concerns around graphics (16:9)

Optimising website graphics (16:9)

Website Design and Development

What is a website? (16:9)

Purpose and audience of a website (16:9)

Web Servers (16:9)

Requirements of a website (16:9)

Wireframing and Design (16:9)

Web Design (16:9)

Current Design Trends (16:9)

Testing Websites (16:9)

Interactive Multimedia

JavaScript (16:9)

There are 17 slide decks available in NPA Web Design.

NPA Computer Games Development

Design

The History of Video Games (16:9)

Gaming platforms (16:9)

Video game input devices (16:9)

Video game output devices (16:9)

Video Game Storage Devices (16:9)

Emerging Video Game Technologies (16:9)

Game Types (16:9)

Game Genres (16:9)

Game Flow (16:9)

Character Design (16:9)

Game Narrative (16:9)

Level Design (16:9)

Gameplay Design (16:9)

User Interface Design (16:9)

Game Libraries and Engines (16:9)

Project Planning (16:9)

Media Assets

What Are Media Assets? (16:9)

Types Of Media Assets (16:9)

Acquiring Media Assets (16:9)

Development

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

Formulas (16:9)

Presentations

Making a Business Presentation (16:9)

Email

Writing a Professional Email (16:9)

Databases

Using Databases (16:9)

There are 5 slide decks available in S2 Administration and IT.

Practioner Enquiries

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There are 0 slide decks available in Practioner Enquiries.

Other teaching slides

General

Praise Postcards (16:9)

There are 1 slide decks available in Other teaching slides.

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