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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Putting some technology into our digital technologies module
Last year, Kevin and I taught a yr 7 digital technology module based around the digital technology curriculum. (If you like, you can read about our efforts here and here). Part way through last year we got a new Technology HoD, who has ‘encouraged’ us to include more from the technology curriculum, and we areContinue reading “Putting some technology into our digital technologies module”
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 :)”
Thoughts on Computational Thinking
I’m not super sure when I first heard the term Computational thinking, but the first time I took proper notice of it was in March this year when I was fortunate enough to hear Lisa Anne Floyd speaking at E2 this year. Even then, I thought, this is nice, this is a way to get peopleContinue reading “Thoughts on Computational Thinking”
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….”
Dunedin Maker Party
After a fairly tough week, it was a massive effort to get up this morning and head to the Dunedin Maker party hosted by Hive Dunedin at Port Chalmers School. But I am soooo glad I did. It was an amazing day – mostly because I didn’t really have a set job so just gotContinue reading “Dunedin Maker Party”
ibpossum takes on tech 