Visiting Omaha, Nebraska for the CSTA 2018 conference

Posted on August 28, 2018August 30, 2018 by Neil Rickus

In July, I was able to attend and deliver a number of sessions at the Computer Science Teachers’ Association (CSTA) conference in Omaha, Nebraska. I’d previously visited schools in California to see how they deliver Exploring Computer Science http://www.exploringcs.org/ so I was particularly interested to hear how other areas of the country implemented their CS curriculum. Read more about Visiting Omaha, Nebraska for the CSTA 2018 conference[…]

Scratch 3.0 and the micro:bit

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Neil Rickus

Now work has quietened down slightly for the academic year, I’ve had a chance to play with the Beta version of Scratch 3.0, which can be found at https://preview.scratch.mit.edu/ The interface feels much cleaner and more in line with other block based programming environments, such as the Tickle app. However, the area I’m most interested in Read more about Scratch 3.0 and the micro:bit[…]

Norfolk libraries

Posted on September 19, 2017July 31, 2018 by Neil Rickus

Thanks to all of you for attending my sessions in Norfolk this afternoon. The various resources were adapted from mb4ps.co.uk For those of you wishing to use Python, the microbit drop in- beginner and microbit drop in- intermediate sheets are available for download. For those of you unable to attend, or simply reading this blog Read more about Norfolk libraries[…]

Scratch Conference – Bordeaux 2017

Posted on July 18, 2017July 31, 2018 by Neil Rickus

I’ve just returned from the excellent Scratch worldwide conference in Bordeaux, France. The people attending were great, the food and drink amazing, and the sessions all extremely engaging! Thanks to everyone who attended my workshop / sessions over the past few days. The various resources can be found below… Wednesday Raspberry_Pi_UH_Scratch_2017 (session introduction) NR_Pibrella_Scratch_session (session resources) Read more about Scratch Conference – Bordeaux 2017[…]