Uploading to CAS

I'm fairly new to uploading resources to CAS. I have always used TES or made things available via GitHub. However, over the summer holidays (which feel like an age away now) I decided to take the plunge and add my resources to the CAS website.

Why choose the CAS website?

Ever since I have done my teacher training we wrte told about CAS and how it can be used to help computing teachers around the country to share ideas and collaborate on different works. From there I had used CAS to look at resources from other members of teaching staff and gather ideas that could then inspire my own lessons.

The fateful day of doing CPD through the National Center for Computing Education soon came around and I was completing my "Teach Secondary Computing" training. I was asked to create a resource and share it on CAS for other people to see and use. I was quite nervous of this as I was not sure I wanted other people to see my work or if it had any actual value within it.

The process of adding a resource was actually really easy and I quickly added my first resource (sadly I believe I have since removed that resource due to it being outdated) and I felt a good sense of achievement.

Other Services

During my time of making resources I have used other content sharing platforms which has included TES. Which has been great however not as simple as CAS. I had uploaded a couple of paid resources which have been great for me as and when I have needed it. This was until I properly discovered Creative Commons while teaching the OCR's J276 curriculum which had included creative commons licensing.

I find creative commons so interesting as a concept as I believe it builds on the mutual respect that creators and educators have between one another. Knowing that I can help someone out while they help me is a great boost to my teaching practice and in a world of collaboration no one should have people's back turned on them.

Thinking about contributing?

If you are thinking about contributing then it is time to take the horse by the reigns and do so. The feeling of knowing that you have helped someone out is great and I am sure the people downloading your resource will be equally happy. It also just might encourage them to contribute to the CAS ecosystem, you just never know!