New software - Flippin' Heritage

by Richard Millwood — published Jul 21, 2015 12:40 PM, last modified Jul 25, 2015 12:05 PM

Using the name Flippin' Heritage, these are re-inventions of old learning software that is no longer available. Each is designed for mobile use and links to the original program.

Snooker Angles

This program was first written in 1979 by a maths teacher, Richard Millwood, for one of the first computers used in schools, the Research Machines 380Z.

It later became part of the SMILE suite of programs used in schools to learn about angles ('Flip' to see how the older version worked).

Play with it to learn about the numbers used for angles.

This 2012 version can also be used to investigate the physics of friction and restitution.

Eureka Moments

This program was first created by the Investigations into Teaching with a Microcomputer as an Aid project (ITMA). It was designed by Hugh Burkhardt, Richard Phillips and Malcolm Swan. It was programmed by Richard Phillips for one of the first computers used in schools, the Research Machines 380Z.

It can be used to learn about graph interpretation and sketching.

The program and its accompanying guide was published by Longman in 1982.

The 2015 version was created by Richard Millwood.

News: New premises needed to store the archive Jun 09, 2015; Computers in the Curriculum Project - 30 years on Sep 01, 2014; A Celebration of the UK's Computing Heritage Jul 01, 2013; The Legacy of the BBC Microcomputer: effecting change in the UK’s cultures of computing May 24, 2012; Cataloguing the videodiscs Jun 15, 2011; Domesday Reloaded May 16, 2011; CAL 2011 conference special feature Apr 12, 2011; A Short History Offline Sep 24, 2009; BBC's Tomorrow's World presents Nellie - a computer set to revolutionise the classroom Sep 20, 2009; The BBC Domesday Book Project and its Legacy May 14, 2009; Voices Project book published Mar 10, 2009; More news…

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The archive is directed and maintained by Richard Millwood of Core Education UK supported by Sandra Crapper, Maureen Gurr, Margaret Cox, Nick Rushby and Joy Hooper. The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) were archive sponsors in 2008 and Becta were sponsors in 2009. Much of the archive was gathered in the years 1990 - 2006 by Prof Stephen Heppell with Richard Millwood and stored at Ultralab at Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford. In its early days it was catalogued by Greta Mladenova and in 2006 Rex Wingate helped to organise the items in store. More recently, since 2011, Doreen Wright, Nick Rushby, Chris Monk and Joy Hooper have been helping catalogue the materials and develop policies.

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