Pete Dring

Teach #Maths or #Programming? Looking for a fun project that links to D&T? Join my free online #TurtleStitch training session on 21 Jan to explore #CreativeComputing & #Embroidery.

Sign up: www.warwick.ac.uk/turtlestitch

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#WMGoutreach #EduSky

micro:bit Champions Micro:bit Champion applications will be open from January 1 - January 29, 2024.

It’s that time of year again! Apply to become a @microbit.org Champion! Learn and share with the top #CompSci and innovative educators around the world! Apply at microbit.org/champions/?f...! #micro:bit #educhat #edusky #edtech #PLN

Haha! Thank you. We probably need to get out more 😅

I'd like to improve my #Blender skills this year. Does anyone know of any beginner friendly weekly or monthly 3d challenges where you can all work on a similar project, share what you've made and swap tips & feedback?
#CASChat

YouTube video by P Dring Adventures in Electronics: Tilt sensor car alarm #electronics #python #raspberrypi #pico #Lego

Here's our latest adventure with electronics: a car alarm for a Lego vehicle using a tilt sensor and a keypad.

youtube.com/shorts/U346Z...

More details including tutorial, code and circuit diagram here: blog.withcode.uk/2025/01/adve...

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Online: create.withcode.uk

YouTube video by P Dring Adventures in Electronics: Push button reaction timer #electronics #python #raspberrypi #pico

My son and I have been exploring electronics with a #RaspberryPi #Pico and #CircuitPython.

Our latest project is a reaction time challenge that opens a Lego trapdoor sending a minifig plunging into shark infested waters if you're too slow pressing the button! 🦈

blog.withcode.uk/2024/12/adve...

My son and I have been exploring #electronics with a #RaspberryPi #Pico . Here's a #Lego elf that stops ice skating when it gets too warm.

Mode details: blog.withcode.uk/2024/12/adve...

Our annual Christmas coding competition is live. Open to all Primary and Secondary pupils! Lots of prizes to give away dresscode.org.uk/competitions

#ChooseComputingScience #ClosingTheGenderGap #TeamCompSci #computing #caschat #STEM #CompSciScot

🎄Day four! Our annual Christmas Cyber Advent Calendar is now open! Open to all Primary and Secondary pupils. Prizes up for grabs 🎁

More details at dresscode.org.uk/competitions

#ChooseComputingScience #caschat #TeamCompSci

Mastering Google NotebookLM in Education

This practical FREE webinar will dive deep into how Google NotebookLM, an AI-powered assistant, can transform the way you plan, collaborate, and manage teaching materials.

www.computingatschool.org.uk/events/2024/...

#TeamCompSci #EdBlueSky

Enjoyed it so far. Made a few silly mistakes today. How are you finding it so far?

Really looking forward to sharing this with students. Thanks to the team at @dresscodehq.bsky.social for putting it together each year

The much anticipated annual #CyberAdvent competition is now live! One for Primary and Secondary but anyone can try either.

A great activity with 50 new puzzles is a perfect follow on from the @NCSC #CyberFirst competition.
#ChooseComputingScience
#TeamCompSci #CompSciScot

Well done for making it happen!

Thank you - good advice. How did it go today?!

Hope it goes well! Well done for getting it all set up and running. I'm just setting up an in school competition to recruit an inter school team for next year. Any tips?

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Our Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale has started! To celebrate the launch of Pico 2 W the first day of deals are all Pico related! \o/ shop.pimoroni.com/collections/...

Honoured to share that I’m 33rd on this year’s ComputerWeekly.com list of the most influential women in UK tech! It’s amazing to be recognised alongside such incredible women driving change. Huge congratulations to everyone! #WomenInTech

You're great at advocating for and instigating change and reform: you have to work within the system: identify the people who can make change happen and build up trust through appreciating their efforts but offering solutions that they can implement. Genuine, lasting reform takes a lot of time!

That's impressive: rare to find someone who offers possible solutions rather than pointing out the problems. How old are they? It's hard to strike a balance between what's ideal and what's achievable: important to get other people onboard who agree with your priorities then be patient but persistent

Do you mean advice to someone who's written that and wants to know what to do with it to make change happen, or advice to someone who's been asked to write 80+ pages?

I really enjoyed catching up with @mraharrison.bsky.social to chat about #PhysicalComputing on his #HTTC podcast.

You can catch all the previous episodes (before the quality of guest dipped at the start of series 2!) here: pod.httcs.online

IT IS DONE. Series 2 of HTTCS the Pod launches at 2pm today... Subscribe now and turn on notifications at pod.httcs.online
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