Reverse engineering the Roomba
Yes I know, its an old project covered a few times. Most notably, The Hook up did a fantastic use […]
artificial intelligence, Uncategorized
Byte Sized AI for teachers
After much thought, I am going to deep-dive into AI. It makes perfect sense. Everyday, my ‘X’ (I prefer Twitter,
Cybersecurity 101 – version 2
Summary of the 2nd rendition of Cybersecurity 101 day held at VUW Kelburn campus.
CardboardTronics and Microbits for educators
Here is a short summary of my workshop in cardboardtronics with teachers. Attached is the video recording and a link to the powerpoint download.
Doodly for classroom educators.
Nice software to make instructional videos; but you could easily get the entire Adobe suite and do a lot more for the price. Definitely not for classroom teachers.
Games in Education and Intro to Virtual Reality spaces
This blog post has two videos; Games in Education by Simon McCallum and Intro to VR by Byron Mallett, both aimed at teachers in high school teaching digital technologies.
Outreach in Space!
Not literally. But maybe someday. After learning about World Space Week (https://www.worldspaceweek.org/) in August, I thought an outreach event on
Servos with a cause, a webinar…
Thinking about using a Microbit in the classroom? Want to create something animated to tell a story? Read this article to get the basics of setting up a diorama
Cybersecurity 101 – An intro for high school students
30 students from 15 colleges attended the Cybersecurity 101 day held at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington this
Holiday programmes
Holiday programmes are a fun way to keep kids engaged in activity. I had the opportunity to do a couple and learnt a lot.
Robotics and AR as a combined activity
Recently we had the opportunity to run a STEM workshop at a biannual warplanes event called Wings over Wairarapa in
Microbit Electric Garden
The Microbit is a very versatile little computing module. You can learn how to code using the device, while also