Category Archives: education

BETT 2016 Review

Posted on January 31, 2016 by blogmywiki

My first visit to BETT, and although I knew it was large, I wasn’t quite prepared for the sheer scale and sensory overload. I did, however, manage to come away with some very interesting ideas for hardware, software and methods … Continue reading →

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Pimoroni Flotilla – first impressions

Posted on December 24, 2015 by blogmywiki

Hot on the heels of my official Raspberry Pi SenseHAT, Mr Postman brought me the Pimoroni Flotilla. I got this early because I backed it on Kickstarter, ooh quite a long time ago now, and I’d almost forgotten about it. … Continue reading →

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Is the BBC Microbit project fatally damaged?

Posted on December 14, 2015 by blogmywiki

In September 2015 I was very excited to be starting a job teaching KS3 Computing and ICT at the time when the BBC Microbit was being given, free of charge, to every Year 7 child in the country – or … Continue reading →

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Python & Scratch Bubble sorts for KS3

Posted on October 26, 2015 by blogmywiki

Here’s a bubble sort I knocked up to help teach bubble sorts in Year 9. Before we get to this point we will have looked at Hungarian folk-dancing bubble sorts, done a bubble sort ourselves in class with human numbers … Continue reading →

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Scratch vs Python

Posted on October 22, 2015 by blogmywiki

Which is better for teaching coding in KS3: Scratch or Python? There’s only one way to find out! But seriously… I love Scratch. I think it’s a great tool for getting children interested in computing, and I do think there’s … Continue reading →

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