Educator, Co-founder @FDNdigicreate, EdD PGR @UniversityLeeds, @LeedsRaspJam, #womenintech
This project was used to identify more of the problems that we knew we had, meaning the squirrels in our garden aren’t daft! A really simple timelapse project using a … Continue reading Digital making to encourage more birds into the garden
We’ve been using a Y6 creative programme to link programming with literacy through digital making. Songs to code to alongside insults to sling! A Shakespearean school production gave the impetus … Continue reading Shakespeare Rocks!
I finally got around to finishing this #AIY project build after completing ‘start to cardboard box’ with Jr in an hour on the first day : ) Another awesome edition … Continue reading Getting started with #AIYProjects
I learnt a lot on Saturday. With every maker event there are opportunities for collaborations and family learning activities, and this weekend’s #MakeBelieve focus was about young people imagining the tech of … Continue reading Digital Making at #MakeBelieve
PiParty was brilliant and another reminder of the strength of community in supporting and inspiring digital makers; experienced makers or those dipping a toe into projects. Got me reflecting on my own … Continue reading Maker aspirations and inspirations
Wow – a year since we started to put our monthly meet up into the calendar at Swallow Hill ! This month’s Raspberry Jam had the usual mix of shared … Continue reading Leeds Raspberry Jam: First birthday at Swallow Hill
Christmas came early last week. Got to admit that we became embroiled in Quality Street-gate with forceful opinions expressed about which choc should have been replaced. The trouble was that peer … Continue reading ‘Quality’ decision making without peer pressure using Picap
Another great community learning event when over 80 people registered, and this time planned with more support for a wider array of digital making projects. We were joined by friends … Continue reading Hull Raspberry Jam, September 2016
An introduction to IOT or programming with Python? Our ‘Sensing the Environment’ workshop gave opportunities to explore data logging, RGB values through animations and smart citizen applications using Raspberry Pi. … Continue reading Leeds Raspberry Jam September ’16
Great to see the Raspberry Jam community growing in Hull. This weekend we welcomed over 40 people into Malet Lambert School, on a sunny Saturday morning, to share and learn together … Continue reading Hull Raspberry Jam, Saturday 25th June
Our next event will be in June or July and it’s that commitment from the Raspberry Jam community in Hull that has epitomised an excitement and support through Raspberry Pi and computing. Look out for … Continue reading Hull Raspberry Jam 23 April 2016
Just a few snippets from a fantastic day for family STEM learning during British Science Week. Full blogposts from the event are at Ground Control’s website here, as 90 people … Continue reading The Yorkshire Mission to Mars – Saturday 12th March ’16
