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Sep 18 2015

Developing Computing in a Primary values based school

By Mark Anderson Computing 5 Comments

I was delighted to spend two days at the successful values based, Ledbury Primary School this week. My work there covered a number of areas including a digital parenting session for parents after school and some e-safety sessions, for Y1-5 but more on that in another post. Another part of…

Jun 29 2015

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Parrot drones to teach coding

By Mark Anderson Computing 4 Comments

I love gadgets. It has to be said. For me they represent the cutting edge of humanity and where we can go as a human race. When I used to watch Star Trek: Next Generation, as a teenager I used to say 'never in my lifetime' when I used to…

Sep 14 2014

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Sphero, computing and gamifying learning

By Mark Anderson Computing 3 Comments

If you haven't come across the Sphero ball, it's a tidy little thing. Ever since I first saw one I wanted one thinking of its potential for learning. I knew I had to get one. It's about the size of a tennis ball (perhaps slightly bigger) and advertised as waterproof…