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Simple KS2 microbit radio activities

Posted on February 24, 2018 by blogmywiki

My KS2 (upper Junior school) after-school Code Club have been split into 3 groups up until now. Some have been hacking Minecraft on one of our three Raspberry Pis, three sets of children have been exploring the Makey Makey with … Continue reading →

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Coding in Year 1 with Scratch

Posted on January 21, 2018 by blogmywiki

Since September I’ve been teaching ICT and Computing solely in a primary school, having spent two hectic but enjoyable years teaching from KS2 to KS4 in a girls’ school in London. I’m re-writing a curriculum that has much more focus … Continue reading →

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HyperPixel touchscreen radio

Posted on December 8, 2017 by blogmywiki

I just got a HyperPIxel Raspberry Pi touch-screen LCD display from Pimoroni. This neat display is the same size as the Raspberry Pi itself, and covers all its GPIO pins but it is a touchscreen and it does shift 800×480 … Continue reading →

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Standalone microbit scrolling displays

Posted on November 11, 2017 by blogmywiki

I wanted to make a scrolling display for my desk on parents’ evening, and thought I might use a micro:bit. Then I thought 5 micro:bits might be even better. But how to get them scrolling one message across? I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Code Academy by Sean McManus

Posted on November 3, 2017 by blogmywiki

Code Academy by Sean McManus, illustrated by Rosan Magar. Ivy Kids / Quarto Publishing, £9.99 This is an intriguing new book to introduce coding to children – there’s no guided age on the back but I think it should appeal … Continue reading →

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