Code club is back this Saturday 15/12/2018. We will be carrying on with existing projects and helping new members get started. Lots of activities to have a go at. UPDATE This will be our LAST code club before Christmas, and probably the last of 2018. In which case Code Club will commence on the…
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Code Club 3/11/2018
A reminder that the next Code club is this Saturday at Paignton Library.
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Yesterdays code club went well. The attendees are still working on their own projects, which is fine. Everyone helps each other out, so very collaborative. However there are enough resources for any new starters who would like to use the code club materials. We have a few spaces left so are up to roughly…
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This year the Hour of Code will be the biggest and best ever. There is so much I can’t wait to share, and it starts with a special video! Creativity is our theme for the Hour of Code this year. Hour of Code during CS Education Week, December 3 – 9th. Students worldwide…
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I spent a few hours this afternoon migrating my netbook from Lubuntu to Debian 9.5 (Stretch), this went really well. There were no issues with hardware support as I had already tested this before migration. So having installed the base OS, installed extra software and copied back all my backed up files. I am…
Continue readingCodeClub Paignton – Update
Just a quick update. I will hopefully running the Paignton Code Club from 15th September 2018. I am NOT taking over on a permanent basis, but want to keep the club running until the group leader is able to take over and carry on. I can then go back to just helping out…
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I am working on a set of worksheets to explain / demonstrate various programming ideas. However as Scratch 3.0 is very close to release I am using this as a basis for these resources. I will be releasing under some sort of creative commons license, however as I am also looking for paid work…
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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…
Continue readingFuturelearn course update May 2018
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…
Continue readingExeter Pi Jam – April 2018
Exeter Raspberry Pi Jam – April 2018 Presented by 2.times do, and held at Exeter Library This months Exeter Pi jam was really busy and varied. Held in the Rougemont room, there were lots of people including families all hacking away at various projects. Outside of the main room on the way in was the…
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