S1 wider achievement have been designing their own computer games characters and creating these in Scratch 3 over the past few weeks.
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Secondary Business and Computing Teacher. PT Guidance, Attainment and Achievement. Farmer's wife on a small island off Mull. Stationery addict.
S1 wider achievement have been designing their own computer games characters and creating these in Scratch 3 over the past few weeks.
11.09.2025 12:52 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0One of the best CPD sessions I have attended as a teacher. Useful, practical techniques to use in the classroom. π
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This is great, Ian. It's definitely something my class really struggle with.
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After the initial hiccups such as registering and remembering passwords, I think the cyber explorers platform is engaging and fun.
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