by admin | Sep 16, 2020 | Multimedia, Teacher, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Building 3D structures in Minecraft is a fun activity that many students enjoy. This lesson focuses on the unique challenges students face when re-creating a real world structure in Minecraft. This will involve a lot of practical mathematics, creativity and a touch of... by admin | Sep 14, 2020 | Coding, Multimedia, Teacher, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
There are many things to love about Scratch. The online Scratch community is definitely one of them. All shared projects in Scratch are public and available to everyone to use and examine how it was built. Furthermore, all shared projects can be ‘remixed’... by admin | Sep 10, 2020 | Coding, Prep, Teacher
Most of my students are very familiar with code.org and have used it extensively to learn coding concepts in class. This introduction is for parents to be able to help students login and navigate around the website to complete puzzles. Each class has been setup in... by admin | Sep 9, 2020 | Multimedia, Teacher, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4
TinkerCAD is a simplified version of AutoCAD which is the commercial software that a lot of professional designers use. It’s free to use for anyone and has a web based interface and also an app that works well in both Safari and Chrome. It’s not quite as... by admin | Sep 8, 2020 | Multimedia, Teacher, Year 5, Year 6
Creating 3D models with computer aided design (CAD) software is complicated, but an important digital technology skill. Sketchup is a fantastic tool that has a web-based interface that is free for students to use from home for a limited time. So let’s make use...