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[…]
I’ve had a quick play with the BBC micro:bit app for iOS, which, on first impressions seems to work well. Unfortunately, unlike the Android app, the iOS app is simply a way of transferring programs onto the micro:bit and does not allow the micro:bit to interact with the phone at this stage. For example, on the Read more about Hands on with the BBC micro:bit iOS app[…]
I’ve been lucky enough to get my hands on a BBC micro:bit, which were delivered to Y7 teachers last week. The micro:bit website provides a range of resources to help secondary school teachers and I intend to produce a guide for primary teachers over the next few months. On the micro:bit website, pupils can write their programs Read more about Tilting Text Entry on the BBC micro:bit[…]
I recently wrote a blog post for the Switched on Computing website, which is Rising Star’s excellent scheme of work for primary schools. It contains links to a range of tools for teaching the principles of computer programming and can be found here: http://www.switchedoncomputing.co.uk/getting-started-algorithms/