19/1/24 19/1/24

6 fundamentals of coding

There are only 6 fundamental concepts of coding. We covered the first three concepts in a previous blog post. Let's go through the last three concepts here: arithmetic, data storage, data in / data out.

18/1/24 18/1/24

3 logic patterns of coding

Coding, or computer programming, is built on three basic logic patterns:

Sequencing
Branching
Looping

These three ideas form the basis of all coding knowledge.

17/1/24 17/1/24

Programming Pepper, the friendly humanoid robot

This week at the Pepper Studio, in Brisbane, we held a 5 day Pepper workshop. In this workshop, the kids learned how to use Choregraphe software to create programs for Pepper with both drag and drop code and python.

13/1/24 13/1/24

"Is this correct?"

“Is this correct?” This is a typical question students new to coding ask their teachers. There’s nothing wrong in asking per se, but it highlights the effects of grading on hindering the development of a growth mindset.

11/1/24 11/1/24

Judging at the Young ICT Explorers QLD

Let me share my experiences as judge for the Young ICT Explorers Year 5-6 category: technologies used, projects experienced and tips from a judge on how to get the most points for each criteria.

10/1/24 10/1/24

Digital Technologies Curriculum PD

Anna Kinnane, one of the ACARA writers of the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies, and Emily de la Pena, Founder of Coding Kids, will be delivering a web conference on Friday 20 January 2017 at 11am-12pm.