Recently we had the opportunity to run a STEM workshop at a biannual warplanes event called Wings over Wairarapa in Masterton NZ. There were about […]
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Microbit Electric Garden
The Microbit is a very versatile little computing module. You can learn how to code using the device, while also using it as an interface […]
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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 workshops, one in Wairarapa and […]
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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 long hours to complete, so […]
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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 the students at the center […]
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CS Education – SubTopics
While doing my Mobile CS principles course on EdX, I came across a number of topics that could be covered in CS Ed which teachers […]
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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 around the popular quiz show, […]
Continue readingArduino 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 cubes are even better! But […]
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XR workshop summary – an opportunity for a student holiday programme in AR, VR, MR ( 6 mins reading time)
It gives me great pleasure to report back from the recent, exciting XR workshop that was organised by Craig Anslow, professor at Victoria University of […]
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2020 presents new challenges in #CSed
2020 is a year of challenges for New Zealand schools embracing the new ‘Digital Technology curriculum integration’ initiative from the government. The challenge being most […]
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Outreach Newsletter
- ECS Outreach - Month of September September 17, 2019
- This is the default subject line August 4, 2019
- This is the default subject line June 30, 2019