Tagged With: algorithms
Hour of Code @RRIS
This week the Digital Leaders completed their first Hour of Code on the Code.org website working their way through Course B. Having already had experience of programming using blocks in Scratch they enjoyed using Blockly to complete the challenges. “Using the loops block makes it easy to do the same codes over and over again.” … Continue reading
Trying Makey Makey @RRIS
This week at the Digital Helpers lunch club we tried out Makey Makey! We followed all the instructions to put the circuit together with the board and all the clips and leads. It looked rather complicated to start with once we understood what to do it was easy! We tried two different Makey Makey apps … Continue reading
First Ever Digital Helper Meeting @RRIS
This year the Digital Helpers have their own dedicated meeting and the first one was held this week. We have some exciting Ollies and Spheros which are programmable robots that you can steer! The Digital Helpers worked with a partner and really enjoyed exploring what they could do. They couldn’t wait to go and tell their … Continue reading
Helping in Year 1 @RRIS
This week some of the Digital Leaders visited a Year 1 class to see how they were getting on with the Bee Bots! They were most impressed how much the children knew and took the opportunity to pass on some tips 🙂
Making Music with Incredibox @RRIS
This week the Digital Leaders have been using the program Incredibox to make some groovy music! “It is really easy you just drag the sound you want on top of the man and it starts playing.” “All the sounds are really cool.” “Some of the sounds fit together better than others.” “Our class are really going … Continue reading
Investigating Robot Dancing @RRIS
Who doesn’t love a dancing robot?! This week the digital leaders have been testing out some websites that allow you to programme a robot to dance, Move Mixer and Robo Boogie What was really clever about Robo Boogie was that you were able to change the robots movements and then look at the code to … Continue reading
Debugging with Blue-Bots @RRIS
This week the Digital Leaders have been supporting children in their own class with using our new Blue-Bots to write and debug algorithms. We used cards to write the algorithm and followed the steps as the Bluebot moved to check for bugs. We then programmed the Blue-Bots again when we found a bug. Some children managed … Continue reading
Getting to Grips with Gadgets @RRIS
It’s been a busy couple of weeks with the new Rec Road Radio station taking up lots of our time – but it is well worth it 🙂 If you haven’t tuned in yet, go and have a listen to our podcasts now 🙂 We are very excited to announce that we have been asked … Continue reading
Making a Flappy Bird game @RRIS
This afternoon the Digital Leaders made their own Flappy Bird games with the help of the code.org website. They worked through the activities and felt confident at the end to have a go themselves. They were able to change many variables like the icon for the player (Superman, Batman or the Easter Bunny for example), … Continue reading
Supporting Reception with Beebots @RRIS
Some Reception children joined us this week to find out all about Beebots and how to program them. They worked on a one-to-one basis with a Digital leader and by the end of the session were ready to go back and show their own class. “It was a double thumbs up session – I loved … Continue reading