Family Coding Days: fun for everyone
Coding isn’t just for computer whizzes—anyone can learn to code, and Family Coding Days is the perfect way to start! At Coding Kids, we believe that learning to code is more fun when it’s done together. That’s why we encourage families to join us for…
Incorporating Coding into the Classroom: A Teacher’s Toolkit
As technology becomes more integrated into our daily lives, the demand for tech-savvy individuals in the workforce increases. For teachers, this means a golden opportunity to introduce coding in the classroom, empowering students with the skills they need for the future. But where to start?…
A Parent’s Guide to Future-Proof Skills
In the rapidly evolving digital world, coding is as fundamental as reading and writing, here is a Parent’s Guide to Future-Proof Skills. But beyond just the ability to program, coding teaches children critical life skills such as problem-solving, creativity, and logical thinking. It’s not merely…
Billy’s Guide to Website Stuff
Billy’s Guide to Website Stuff: You! Yes, you! You wanna learn how to build a website? You have many questions, I’m sure. Perhaps one of them is, “What will I use to build my website?” Oh boy. Where do we start? Let’s start at the…
Integrate Digital Technologies (4-6)
It’s 2017, and the new Digital Technologies subject is now starting to be introduced into Queensland schools, with full implementation of the subject expected to happen in 2020. The Digital Technologies subject is not a standalone subject: it is to be integrated into existing subject areas, such as English, Math, and Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS), among other areas.Let’s have a look at how to integrate the Digital Technologies subject into other subjects for Years 4, 5 and 6.
10 ways we can communicate with your school parents
Coding Kids can help you introduce coding to students at your school. We can communicate with the parents and teachers at your school in various ways. Here are 10 ways we can chat with your school about coding kids. Various ways: P&C committee meeting One…
How to download Python to get ready for our classes
Thank you for joining our Python class. It’s going to be a lot of fun, and we’ll be able to build all sorts of software projects, such as building our own computer games, animations and interactive artwork! Before your first class, you will need to…
How to access our classes with Zoom
What is Zoom? Zoom is the program that we use to run our online classes, it’s how to access our classes. You can download it for free online. It’s free for you to use, we have a paid account so that it’s easy for all…
Integrate Digital Technologies (F-3)
There are two new Technologies subjects being introduced into primary schools as part of the new Australian Curriculum for Prep to Year 6: Digital Technologies, and Design and Technologies.
Here are the Digital Technologies class activities that can be integrated into your classroom for Prep and Years 1-3.
How to sign up to Scratch
Students are required to sign up to Scratch and have a Scratch account. This allows them to save their projects online in their profile. At home, they can show you their projects on your home computer. This is how to sign up to Scratch with…