Integrate Digital Technologies
Integrating the new Digital Technologies into your already choc-a-bloc class timetable can be tricky.
The Digital Technologies curriculum has now become mandatory in Queensland state schools. The remaining Australian states will soon follow. The Digital Technologies curriculum is not a stand alone subject, it is to be integrated into current curriculum subjects.
Design functional computer rooms for better learning environments
I have seen a lot of different types of computer room layouts in my time. Some have been more functional than others. If you are designing your computer room from scratch, here are my tips on how to make it an optimal learning environment for your students.
The Christmas Cat Hunt™
You found me! So — you found Christmas Cat on a random page? Congratulations, you’re one step closer to completing The Christmas Cat Hunt™! But Erika, what is The Christmas Cat Hunt™? The game is simple: We have scattered 5 pictures of the Christmas Cat…
Early Bird pricing for Summer Holidays 2019/20 – Ending soon!
Our Early Bird pricing special is ending on Wednesday, 4 December 2019 at 11:59 PM (AEST)! How can you you make the best use of it? You can use our SEB special to save on: Holiday Hackafun Code Camps Holiday Online Classes Standalone Classes…
Machine learning and robots that are learning to “see”
This past school holiday break, Coding Kids took a group of school children to visit the Australian Centre for Robotic Vision at QUT. The Centre specialises in research and development of robots learning to ‘see’. Their ability to see is the remaining technological roadblock to ubiquitous deployment of robots into society…
Winter Holiday Hackafun 2019
The Holiday Hackafun Code Camps were a two-day program at Bulimba State School and Aspley State School. It was a great way for kids to learn about programming, innovation, collaboration, and creative thinking. There were two programs running: the Junior Program and the Senior Program….
Coding Kids Regional Tour
Coding Kids has been travelling around regional Queensland, delivering coding and robotics workshops for students, as well as professional development workshops for teachers. We had the chance to visit nine different locations: Thursday Island Longreach Mt Isa Ingham Cairns Rockhampton Bundaberg Kingaroy Gympie Noosa Thargomindah…
7 things I learned from Eddie Woo
Eddie Woo spoke at the Teacher Preview Event for World Science Festival Brisbane 2019 at the Queensland Museum. Here are the 7 things I learned from Eddie Woo: 1. Dispositions, not just skills, are a key to teaching STEM. 2. Dispositions lie underneath…
Robots are coming to Longreach!
Join Coding Kids Longreach for National Science Week 2018! The office of the Queensland Chief Scientist is hosting the inaugural STEM Pop-up in Longreach for National Science Week 2018. With over 1000 participants expected to attend, 2 days of workshops will be held across 7…
STEAM Expo 2018 at Bulimba State School
Bulimba State School is hosting its STEAM Expo on Sunday 12 August with workshops running throughout the day. After much success at the inaugural event in 2017, 2018 is setting out to be even bigger. A number of workshops will be held that day from…