Hour of Code 2015
Wow! What a great way to lead into our 'Hour of Code' with the whole Junior School. After a very successful event last year...
History in the MakerSpace Zone
During semester two I have been teaching history to Year 6 students. Following the Australian curriculum these were the focus questions we addressed:
Focus Questions...
Sharing the journey….
Megan and I were invited to present our introduction of 'MakerSpaces' into our library at SLAQ Creating Future Libraries Conference, October 2014. Our ideas, structure and...
Annual ‘Hour of Code’ 2017
This was our fourth year of providing a time when the whole Junior School came together to enjoy an hour of coding activities. Prior...
AI & Machine Learning in the Classroom
So, what is AI and Machine Learning?
CSER (Adelaide University) have created another MOOC (Mass Open Online Course) and this time for ‘Teaching AI in...
STEM and Art
Delivering the technologies curriculum to students provides a wonderful opportunity to address many STEM principles. STEM is an approach to learning and development that integrates...
Mornings in our Makerspace
As the cooler weather slowly comes more girls and parents are enjoying the many pieces of equipment and materials we have available. One father...
The Digital Technologies Hub
Some time ago while I was out running I received a phone call from Chris Harte (educational consultant) to talk about the development of the...
Learning with LittleBits.
This term students have been prototyping with LittleBits. We have been fortunate to be able to purchase the LittleBits Pro-Library which has over 300 bits. In...
“An Oldie but a Goodie”
Five or six years ago I was involved in a research project with Griffith University looking at the impact of ‘games in education’, in-particular...