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 …
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 …
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 …
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) 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 …
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 …
Sharing our reading with you… We recently shared a variety of recommend reading links around screen time. In this post we share some more, but this time, the research and articles focus on younger children’s screen time, some including babies. Special thanks to our National Early Language and Communication Team colleagues for sharing many of …
We a had a great turn out for the BIG BIG COMPUTING QUIZ on Monday 4th November to kick off Computing Science Week 2024! Over 1300 learners from schools across Scotland took part. Like any good quiz, learners had to rely on their skills, knowledge and experience as well as a good dose of luck …
As part of Scotland’s Digital Science Festival, powered by TechFest, a number of online sessions are taking place that your Secondary School students won’t want to miss! These dynamic events are packed with fascinating content and practical insights that are sure to inspire and engage your pupils! Friday 1st November, 18:30 via zoom: An Eye …
Computing Science Week 2024 will run from November 4th to 15th 2024. Both weeks will comprise of Live Lessons, Success Sharing Sessions, Educator Webinars, and a face to face event in between to bring educators together and share good practice. Week 1 has a mainly low code theme, with a few exceptions. It showcases the …
This blog post is a summary of key points in Audit Scotland’s report that might be useful for educational settings, such as schools, nurseries and local authorities to consider. Read the full report with this link Tackling digital exclusion (audit.scot). “Digital exclusion is strongly associated with poverty and people with certain protected characteristics.” Anyone working …
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