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Outreach in Space!

Not literally. But maybe someday. After learning about World Space Week (https://www.worldspaceweek.org/) in August, I thought an outreach event on…

Servos with a cause, a webinar…

Thinking about using a Microbit in the classroom? Want to create something animated to tell a story? Read this article to get the basics of setting up a diorama

Cybersecurity 101 – An intro for high school students

30 students from 15 colleges attended the Cybersecurity 101 day held at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington this…

Holiday programmes

Holiday programmes are a fun way to keep kids engaged in activity. I had the opportunity to do a couple and learnt a lot.

Robotics and AR as a combined activity

Recently we had the opportunity to run a STEM workshop at a biannual warplanes event called Wings over Wairarapa in…

Microbit Electric Garden

The Microbit is a very versatile little computing module. You can learn how to code using the device, while also…

MIT App Inventor for Year 7 – 10

We had the privilege to host Karen Lang, Business and Education Development Manager for MIT App Inventor, MIT, Boston. Two…

3D printing pen for fast prototyping in the classroom

3D printing models in the classroom takes ages. Especially if your students decide to make some complex shapes which takes…

Teaching Programming with a plan and pedagogy

I have been doing a course ( https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/secondary-programming-pedagogy) which reminded me about the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of teaching programming; keeping…

CS Education – SubTopics

While doing my Mobile CS principles course on EdX, I came across a number of topics that could be covered…

Final Project for Mobile CS principles course

Project Title: Who Wants to be a Millionaire – Mobile CSP edition Elevator Pitch: This is a quiz app based…

Arduino LED Cube for year 9-10 project

I love the LED Cube. There are some amazing projects done on the web around LED cubes. The RGB LED…