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Communicate visually wit colourful graphics to tell a story, explain a concept, summarise a plot, or show how a pattern can be represented visually. Comics can be a great way for learners to showcase their storytelling skills, explain concepts, and visually represent a concept. For learners with limited or no communication skills, this can be an excellent way to have them contribute to the wider conversation in class. For this activity we have used a… Read more

Open House at The School of Innovation + Technology – Glasgow School of Art, Sat 14 Dec 2024 at 13:00 Come and join our creative community for a taste of studio life, speak to students + staff and get an insight into your time at the GSA. Find our more and sign up using this Eventbrite link     The School of Innovation and Technology(SIT) invite you to an open studios event at the Glasgow… Read more

Tweedbank Primary ELC was one of the first ELC settings to be awarded with the new DSAS Digital Learning Through Play Award in ELC, earlier this year. In this blog post, Early Years Officer Amy Simpson shares a practice highlight on the whole team approach to digitally evidencing key identified areas for improvement, at Tweedbank Primary ELC.   Our aim is to ensure self-evaluation is an ongoing, enjoyable and collaborative process. Previously, we used a… Read more

This session, facilitated by Rebecca from Code Club is aimed at learners have had some experience with Scratch. Join Rebecca from Code Club and create a wintery wonderland animation in Scratch. You will learn to use loops, create clones of sprites, use sensing, and operator blocks! This codealong is suitable for learners who have some prior experience with Scratch. Sign Up Read more

Can you beat the quiz? Got what it takes to beat our Very Computational Christmas Quiz? 20 questions, no time limit.  Try it on your own, as a group or as class!  Let us know how you do @digilearnscot TRY THE QUIZ Too easy?  Looking for a different challenge? Why not try to customise our quiz code with your own questions, colours and images.  Interested?  Follow out tutorial below… Customise our Quiz with Code The… Read more

Provocations There were a number of speakers during  the morning session to set the scene and provide stimulus for discussions. You can watch and / or download the presenters slides below. You are may wish to add your thoughts, individually, or from a group perspective to the discussion boards. The purpose of this first session is to identify the WHY and the WHAT of Computing Science.  The key questions asked are Question Set 1 Where… Read more

By attending The Bongles and The Crafty Crows educator webinar (60 minutes, multiple dates) or by participating in the 2-part Cyber Resilience Internet Safety early level support webinars (120 minutes, dates TBC, please share your preference here), you will be eligible* to request a ‘exploring cyber security play pack’, for the early level learners in your care. You will be invited to share feedback on how children choose to explore the pack and evaluate the… Read more

What is Teach the Teacher?   Teach the Teacher is part of the pro bono STEM program offered by JP Morgan. This runs alongside other initiatives to train primary school children to do basic coding in a ‘language’ called Scratch.    What is the learning intention of Teach the Teacher?  To upscale primary school teachers and to give them the skills (and more importantly the confidence) to be able to run Scratch code club sessions… Read more