Since I’ve been working for pi-top, I’ve experienced being on the other side of the EdTech system and it’s certainly been a bit of an eye-opener I’ve tested various products over the years and found problems and complaints, bugs and surprises, delights and nightmares, but it has been a really interesting experience for me beingContinue reading “A Strange Experience – Being on the Other Side”
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Swift Playgrounds
It’s about time Apple joined the Coding Revolution – with Raspberry Pi, code.org and Google running projects for years, it was only a matter of time before something was released. And boy is it a good one… with glossy graphics and slick tutorials, Swift Playgrounds has certainly hit the ground running as a way toContinue reading “Swift Playgrounds”
Headlines about Computer Science
It’s been well over two years since the new computer science curriculum was introduced in the UK. Not that long ago, Roehampton University released its wonderful Annual Computing Education Report 2015 which says clearly, in black and white, that the numbers of pupils taking computing compared to those that took ICT are significantly lower nowContinue reading “Headlines about Computer Science”
Picademy Take 3 & 4
My picademy training was over two years ago now, but the experience remains one of the most inspiring two days of my life. As I’ve said so many times before, it literally changed my life. So, you can imagine my delight when I was invited to Glasgow Picademy, this time as a trainer. I gotContinue reading “Picademy Take 3 & 4”
Little update… big one to come
It’s been an amazing summer and a fantastic start at pi-top – I can’t wait to blog about their new operating system and all the workshops we’ve been running! I’m also looking forward to blogging about some great products and cool projects. Finally, I’ve just attended picademy for the third time, this time as anContinue reading “Little update… big one to come”
What next…
Over Christmas I made a decision. It was a tough decision to make, but the more I think about it, the more I realise it’s the right decision. I am leaving teaching. When I was nine years old, I knew that I wanted to become a teacher, to inspire children to learn and to enjoyContinue reading “What next…”
CAS Conference 2016 – workshop links
I will do a proper write up soon, but for those who were in my workshop, here is a downloadable version of the two worksheets, plus a link to the prezi and links to the resources that I showed you! Scratch workshop – Python Scratch workshop – pi-top Prezi – Scratch-ing the Surface of GPIOContinue reading “CAS Conference 2016 – workshop links”
Crumble Bot by Redfern Electronics
A few months ago, I donated ‘an afternoon of robot building’ to a charity auction and so this weekend I headed out to fulfil my promise. Last month I tried out the CamJam Edukit, which I absolutely loved, but quickly realised wasn’t necessarily the right tool for using with 9 and 11 year olds so,Continue reading “Crumble Bot by Redfern Electronics”
CamJam EduKit 3 – part 2
First of all I’d like to thank you all for the positive responses to my first blog about the CamJam EduKit 3 – loads of you commented, retweeted and even offered some really helpful advice. Yesterday, Louise came around and we embarked on phase two of the robot build. On Wednesday I hosted a CodingContinue reading “CamJam EduKit 3 – part 2”
CamJam EduKit 3 – Part 1
This weekend I decided it was time to try out the rather exciting CamJam EduKit 3 – Robotics I admit that I’ve been avoiding having a go because I was terrified of everything going wrong, so this weekend I called my friend and we embarked on our first robot building exercise. So…in the kit areContinue reading “CamJam EduKit 3 – Part 1”
Cat Lamin 