Seven years ago, I was teaching Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint to my Year 11 Digital Technology students. It was an important skill (I believed) […]
Continue readingProgramming language choices for the future!
One of my goals is to compile a ‘Full stack Developer’ course option for students of Year 11-13 which will most likely be a year […]
Continue readingTesting the Edison v2.0, Lego Mindstorm EV3 and the mBot
Teaching students the basics of coding using modular components which are relatively easy to ‘put together’(in a lesson) as well as ‘put away’ (tidily in […]
Continue readingDigital Door transformation
So I have been thinking about this for a really long time and finally made it happen with some help from friends and colleagues. Designed […]
Continue readingThings you can do in the first few weeks of school.
Welcome 2017 . A frantic start to the year which finally seems to be settling down and I can blog my first post for the […]
Continue readingGreen Screen (Chroma Key) techniques for classroom animation
I’ve been wanting a permanent green screen setup in class for a really long time now! For the last few years I have been using […]
Continue reading5 uses of old computers
At the end of a big upgrade, we had a whole bunch of Intel Core 2 Duo machines left over. They were stable machines with […]
Continue readingStop Motion / Time Lapse Movie Making Activity ( Juniors)
Stop motion animation is one of my favorite topics to teach at year 9. It gives students a lot of freedom to imagine and storytell […]
Continue readingGoogle Classroom update
For a second year in a row, Google Classroom is proving to be a highlight in delivering and managing content for my classes. It’s highly […]
Continue readingDreamWorks Exhibition at Te Papa Museum Wellington.
[easymedia-gallery med=”73″ filter=”1″]On 2 March the year 9 – 10 students went to the DreamWorks exhibition at Te Papa Museum in Wellington. This exhibition showcased […]
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Outreach Newsletter
- ECS Outreach - Month of September September 17, 2019
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