This is the second year that Kevin and I have co-taught a yr 7 digital technology course, which runs for about 24 lessons on a rotation. (You can find previous reflections on this course (the first one is from this year when we introduced a greater focus on the technology curriculum here, here and here). WeContinue reading “Microbit ‘Monsters’”
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Introducing forces and making mazes
This term I have picked up a Year 7 Science class (mostly due to timetabling changes) and we have started the term with a ‘Bikes and Trikes’ topic, which is essentially aiming to cover levers, simple machines and forces. I had this class once, which was mostly a let’s get to know each other aContinue reading “Introducing forces and making mazes”
Finishing off digital technologies… till we start again next week :)
It is almost a month (where does time go) since I posted about the start of our digital technologies module, and as it finished tomorrow I thought I should remind myself and share how it has gone. It certainly has been a bit of a wobbly path the last couple of weeks, not helped byContinue reading “Finishing off digital technologies… till we start again next week :)”
Digital technologies, digital fluency, the New Zealand Curriculum and maybe even some fun….
The New Zealand curriculum got an update of sorts recently with the introduction of a new digital technologies strand. As a teacher interested in using digital technologies to enhance learning, I was really quite excited to see what it would look like, and how it might be integrated into the curriculum. The NZC digital technologiesContinue reading “Digital technologies, digital fluency, the New Zealand Curriculum and maybe even some fun….”
Getting my code on at #kiwipycon
This morning I stepped out of my comfort zone and went to a session at the Pycon conference being held in Dunedin. I have been playing around with coding for a little while without ever really getting a grasp on it, and thought this would be a great opportunity to spend some time on it.Continue reading “Getting my code on at #kiwipycon”
ibpossum takes on tech 