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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Updates 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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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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CPD Update 2018 – Part 1 Over the past week or so I have been working hard to update my CPD and CV. Firstly on the 16th of Feb I attended a Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness course. This was presented by the Children’s society and held at the Foyer in Torquay. I found out…
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Learning Ruby Part 11 Further to my previous post on this. I have now completed the Ruby course. Points : 534 Total Badges : 73 Skills: 6
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Learning Ruby Part 10 Further to my previous post on this. I have now completed 89% of the course on Codecademy. This extends my coding streak to 44 days. Moving on to : Object Orientated Programming II Points : 510 Total Badges : 69 Skills: 5
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Learning Ruby Part 9 Further to my previous post on this. I have now completed 73% of the course on Codecademy. This extends my coding streak to 39 days. Moving on to : Blocks, Procs, and Lambdas Points : 460 Total Badges : 39 Skills: 5
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Learning Ruby Part 8 Further to my previous post on this. I have now completed 63% of the course on Codecademy. This extends my coding streak to 32 days. Moving on to : The Zen of Ruby 1/20 Points : 463 Total Badges : 62 Skills: 5
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Exeter Raspberry Pi jam Saturday 3rd Feb 2018 sees the next Raspberry Pi jam taking place at Exeter Library, as usual the will have Pi’s, Micro:bits, Arduino, electronics etc. So lots of hacking, learning and fun, as well as the usual chat, help, advice and support. Should be good. See you between 10 and…
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