Today Primary 7 have been learning all about online gaming and Internet safety. Donna Brunton from Fast Forward led a workshop investigating digital footprints and the risks of online gaming and gambling. We learned ways to stay safe online, including keeping our private information private and not sharing passwords.
We have been putting our coding skills to the test, creating Up-Helly-Aa pictures with working circuits. We programmed our Microbits to create flashing light shows.
After our introduction to different types of computer hardware, earlier in the term, we have started to learn about coding.
Today we worked hard to code our Microbits into pedometers to track our step counts. There was a lot of discussion around which improvements we could make as, after outside testing, we realised there were a few flaws in our code. We had fun measuring perimeters and distances around our school, using our step count. Bunny hops were the most effective!
We have been learning about the key components on computers and the difference between hardware and software. Primary 7 collaborated in small groups to identify the different computer parts. It was a lot of fun. We were glad we didn’t have to put them back together again!
