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Scratch – how low can you go?

Posted on March 27, 2014 by blogmywiki

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

Posted on March 23, 2014 by blogmywiki

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

Posted on March 8, 2014 by blogmywiki

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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You’ve come a long way, baby

Posted on February 21, 2014 by blogmywiki

that was then… and this is now… I’ve been setting up Raspberry Pi computers since they came out, but setting up a new one with my daughter yesterday made me realise how very, very far this little computer has come. … Continue reading →

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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Lottie?

Posted on February 9, 2014 by blogmywiki

I really have better things to do (planning lessons, for example), so much has already been written and tweeted about Lottie Dexter and the Year of Code Car Crash of Newsnight – and yet, and yet… I hardly ever watch … Continue reading →

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