Monthly Archives: March 2014

Scratch – how low can you go?

How low can you go? Well, in the words of MC Wildski, I think it was, ‘the lower you go, the more you show you know.’ He may have been talking about bass frequency, but I think it’s equally applicable … Continue reading

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First steps with Kano

A new cute-looking Raspberry Pi kit and OS? That’s what Kano claims to offer – a rather spiffy kit containing a Raspberry Pi, wireless keyboard & trackpad, OS on SD card, wifi adaptor, speaker, power supply and a nice case … Continue reading

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Using Scratch to make teaching resources

Sometimes I can spend hours searching TES and other web sites for the right interactive teaching resource. This week I was teaching direction, quarter and half turns to Year 2 and I wanted something I could use on the interactive … Continue reading

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