Scratch 3.0 is here!
Have you heard the news? Scratch 3.0 is here! Both the online version and the downloadable offline editor for the newest version of Scratch were released on 2 January 2019. With the release of Scratch 3.0, however, a number of people are wondering what kinds of cards…
Happy Holidays to Everyone!
Happy holidays to everyone! Thank you to all of our partners, our parents, our teachers and our kids for their ongoing support of Coding Kids. Our continuing endeavour to promote digital literacy, and our goal to ensure that all kids are coding by…
7 Mistakes to Avoid When Implementing Digital Technologies
I’ve been supporting schools in implementing the new Digital Technologies subject for 3 years now. Here are the 7 mistakes to avoid when implementing Digital Technologies: Buy first. Think later. The most common mistake made by schools starting to implement the new Digital…
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…
Monkey Maze Game Tutorial
Recommended for a Year 5 class. Access the original game here. The aim of this maze game is to get the monkey through the maze to the banana without touching the purple walls. If the monkey accidentally touches the wall, the game will restart. When the…
Libraries, centres of coding and robotics
Libraries, centres of coding and robotics For many regional communities, libraries are the hub for knowledge, communication and now also learning about coding and robotics. Local children are able to access equipment and workshops to learn about becoming digital creators and innovators. Bulloo Shire…
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…
National Science Week 2018
Join National Science Week with Coding Kids 11-19 August 2018 is National Science Week and Coding Kids will be running a number of workshops around Queensland. National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology and thousands of individuals – from students, to…