This looks like an interesting development. Announcing the Arduino Command Line Interface (CLI)
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Scratch 2.0 development
The main topics covered in the Teaching programming in primary schools are :- Variables Repetition Selection Sequencing This afternoon I put together a small scratch program that demonstrates some of these concepts. Which produces:- Now includes some user interaction. Works nicely. Previous programs produced Spirograph(tm) type patterns. This program can be easily modified for this. …
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Xournal is an application for notetaking, sketching, keeping a journal using a stylus. It is free software (GNU GPL) and runs on Linux (recent distributions) and other GTK+/Gnome platforms. It is similar to Microsoft Windows Journal or to other alternatives such as Jarnal, Gournal, and NoteLa I have it installed on my system, I…
Continue readingCPD Update 2018 – Part 3
Just a quick update as to recent CPD courses undertaken, since my last update around February. Completed: Teaching Physical Computing with Raspberry Pi and Python Teaching Programming in Primary Schools With FutureLearn and obtained formal certificates for all 3 courses completed so far £32 each or £96 in total. I also completed the Grow…
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If you are still using google for e-mail, then you should read the recent article disclosing that 3rd parties may be able to read PRIVATE e-mail, the fact that this is NOT against their policies is rather worrying. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44699263 If you want real privacy, then perhaps it is time to dump Google, if you need…
Continue readingFuturelearn course update May 2018 part 3
Further to my previous update. I am now completed ‘Teaching programming in Primary Schools‘. Course with Future Learn. Training and Education page has been updated. Paper certificate will arrive in a few weeks. I am available for Teaching Assistant work if any local (Torbay) schools are interested.
Continue readingFuturelearn course update May 2018 part 2
Further to my previous update. I am now undertaking the ‘Teaching programming in Primary Schools‘. Course with Future Learn. Training and Education page will be updated in due course. Again I will be paying for this course as the £32 will allow unlimited access and a certificate. Hopefully working will then allow me to earn…
Continue readingUpdates May 2018
The past week has seen a somewhat flurry of activity around a range of different issues. Firstly, I was contacted with regard to CoderDojos starting up in Devon. This is really exciting as it takes Code Club to the next level and extends participation to 7 – 17 year olds. There should be a…
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I have decided to undertake my next future learn course ‘Teaching programming in Primary Schools‘. This covers using scratch to create simple and more complex programs. It is designed also cover the basic concepts in programming. Hopefully I can not only use what is taught to help me as a Teaching Assistant in schools…
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The project I was doing at the Department of Work and Pensions in Torquay still seems to be on hold. I am not sure what is going on exactly. What I did with them seemed to go well, intro to word press and physical computing sessions went well. Just wish I could have carried…
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