I had the pleasure of receiving Phil Bagge's new book: Crumble Creations this week and it is goooooood! Having recently purchased Redfern Electronic's Crumble micro controllers for my current school and introduced physical computing, I can totally recommend this book as the perfect starting place. It's packed with detailed explanation and introduction to the crumble... Continue Reading →
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Mr Wickins Reads
Some of you may know that as well as creating training videos on computing in primary schools, I also have on my YouTube channel a playlist of me reading kids' stories (only the BEST books!), usually to my own kids and usually in funny voices. It's called Mr Wickins Reads, and has so far generated... Continue Reading →
Product review: Tech Will Save Us! Electro Dough
I've started writing product reviews for the amazing 'Tech Age Kids'. These could come in handy for parents, especially in the run up to Christmas! Take a look: Dough Universe Review - Movement, Sound and Light Kits from Tech Will Save Us
ScratchUp inspiration!
A colleague who attended my workshop on Computer Aided Design at the National Computing at School Conference 2018 has tweeted his pupil's work based on my 'ScratchUp' ideas (Combining 3D design on Sketchup, with Scratch programming). https://twitter.com/AlwaysComputing/status/1047408445098475520 https://twitter.com/AlwaysComputing/status/1047523950404751360 Needless to say, I'm well impressed and honoured to have had such an impact! Keep 'em... Continue Reading →
Anyone for crumble?
I’m teaching my year 6 class physical computing with a brand new set of crumble micro controller (Redfern electronics). We’ve also bought for each crumble set: 2 motors, 1 servo, 2 LEDs, a switch and a distance sensor. The class are currently in the process of playing, exploring and planning (I like to sometimes try... Continue Reading →
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