Monthly Archives: October, 2011
Hack To The Future
Click on the image for more details of our massive engagement event to inspire the digital creators of the future. If you can’t see the image, click here to sign … Continue reading
Hackademy ‘Inside The Machine’- Oct 26th 2011
Here are some links to resources, photos, videos etc. from our Hackademy ‘Inside The Machine’ physical computing event that we held on Oct 26th during the half term holiday. The … Continue reading
Coding Competition for UK Kids – have I got it right?
“Everyone who’s ever taken a shower has an idea. It’s the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.” Nolan … Continue reading
Activity after BBC CodeLab
My talk about ‘BBC Codelab’ at BarCampMediaCity in which I described my vision as a reality generated a lot of interest and discussion. In the weeks since the talk, I … Continue reading
Adding a Score’ to Scratch
This evening someone tweeted “How do I add a score to Scratch?” Here is the answer… From the orange ‘Variables’ menu, select ‘Make a variable’ Then choose a name, eg. … Continue reading
The most valuable thing it is possible for education to do…
“The most valuable thing it is possible for education to do- teach you about your place in world and your capability to change that place and that world” Ant Miller … Continue reading
FLOSS UK Talk – Computing at School
These links are all for my talk at FLOSS UK, Manchester 8th October Resources Scratch Happy Nerds Python Edu-SIG Book Organisations Nesta Download the NextGen report Computing at School … Continue reading
‘BBC Micro’ project – Response Requested
Message from Keri Facer, Manchester Metropolitan University Invitation to contribute The BBC is exploring the possibility of developing a new ‘BBC Micro’ project to encourage an interest amongst young people … Continue reading
Inspire the next generation of programmers
If you are interested in contributing to a project that could have a similar impact to that of the 1980′s BBC Micro in schools project, please email Keri Facer at … Continue reading
Computing at School Events
Here are some of the events we have organised to take place at our school to raise the profile of computing at school. Click on the dates to see more … Continue reading
