Jamie Balfour

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There are a total of 194 slide decks available on my website. More are being added all the time.

General

Personal Slideshows

About

Me (4:3)
There are 1 slide decks available in Personal Slideshows.

Talks

Software Development

Code Optimisation (4:3)

Technology

Technology And Our Health (4:3)
There are 2 slide decks available in Talks.
Jambour
Projects

ZPE

What is ZPE?

ZPE Introduction (4:3)

2022

Where is the ZPE Programming Environment in 2022? (4:3)

2023

Where is the ZPE Programming Environment in 2023? (16:9)
There are 3 slide decks available in ZPE.

jbTAR

An introduction

An Introduction (16:9)
There are 1 slide decks available in jbTAR.
Teaching

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)

Other

Lesson 1
Choose Computing Science (S2) (16:9)
There are 12 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)

Other

Lesson 1
Choose Computing Science (S3) (16:9)
There are 35 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

Introduction

Lesson 1
Course introduction (16:9)

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 1.1
JavaScript (16:9)
Lesson 1.2
JavaScript (16:9)
Lesson 2
jQuery (16:9)
There are 19 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)

Other

Lesson 1
Why Choose the Foundation Apprenticeship in Software and IT? (16:9)
There are 3 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

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There are 0 slide decks available in Practioner Enquiries.

Other teaching slides

General

Lesson 1
Praise Postcards (16:9)
Lesson 1
Choose Computing Science (S2) (16:9)
There are 2 slide decks available in Other teaching slides.
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