• Wheel:bit 
  
  Practical teaching aids for micro:bit
  When it comes to teaching materials for coding and hands-on learning, there’s one product that truly stands out: Wheel:bit. Many are familiar with alternatives like the Bitbot from 4Tronix, used in the Super:bit project, Maqueen Plus from DFRobot, and the MOVE Mini MK2 Buggy Kit from Kitronik. These are all micro:bit-controlled cars, but it’s Wheel:bit that offers unique features and benefits.
  Unique Creativity and Customization
  Wheel:bit is not just a robot car; it’s a springboard for creativity and the joy of making. Unlike many competitors with a more closed design, Wheel:bit invites users to customize and modify the design, allowing them to truly create their own unique version.

Rocksi – Robot Blocks Simulator

• Physical vs. Virtual SPIKE Prime
  
  The Virtual SPIKE Prime robot, just like a physical robot, will perform differently depending on what surface you are driving on (like driving on a wooden floor vs. carpet). The virtual robot will have slightly different values for moving or turning a specific distance compared to a physical robot.
  The Virtual Robot Simulation has a built-in sensor dashboard that allows students and teachers to quickly inspect the values the robot sees, speeding up the process of developing and troubleshooting their code.
  You will not have to worry about configuring different components on the virtual robot. The virtual robot will already have the correct configurations set to successfully complete each activity!

CRITICAL DIGITAL PEDAGOGY: A DEFINITION

an URGENCY for Teachers by Pressbook Publishers

Critical Digital Pedagogy: a Definition

Create 3D Digital Designs with Tinkercad  (for Advanced users)

Tinkercad is a free, easy-to-use app for 3D design, electronics, and coding. It’s used by teachers, kids, and designers to design, and make almost anything!

The workshop will include using Tinkercad (online) to design 3D Objects through a process of additive and subtractive design. The second half of the workshop will use BlockCode to code the same object.

Please visit https://www.tinkercad.cm/ to register before the workshop if possible

Rasberry Pi Server with WordPress (24 Max) (For Intermediate users)

The emphasis of this workshop will be on using WordPress to set up a web site. The function of the Raspberry Pi will be to act as a webserver hosting all the sites for the workshop. Delegates will be working in groups pf 2-3 depending on the number of WiFi connections possible to the server.

Micro:Bit + Macqueen (Max 24) (For Intermediate users)

The workshop will cover programming of the Micro:Bit to control the Maqueen bot to complete different challenges. Emphasis will be placed on integrating Coding and Robotics into subjects and visa versa. Delegates will have a choice of which Educational Mats they wish to work on.

Please visit https://makecode.microbit.org/offline-app to download the offline software. An on-line version is available.

Scratch for Learning

Building on the theme of integrating Coding and Robotics into subjects, this workshop will make use of drawing features to visualise lines, angles and shapes in Mathematics, leading into fractals.

Please download scratch 3 desktop https://scratch.en.uptodown.com/windows/download before attending the session.

The following applications were used during the training sessions as well as the relevant pedagogies: –

CODING AND ROBOTICS

Algorithm City – Coding Game
AlgoRun – Coding Game
Arduino IDE
Classrooms – set up for coding
Code.org – App Lab
Code.org – Game Lab
Code.org – Sprite Lab
Kompozer – HTML Editor
LEGO Robots
MakeCode – Micro:Bits
Micro:Bits – Educational Mats
Minecraft
Notepad
Scratch
Tanks by Tangibl
Tinkercad – Circuits
Tinkercad – CodeBlocks
Tinkercad – Design
WordPress

DIGITAL LITERACY

Audacity – sound editing
Balabolka – Text to speech
Blockcad – Virtual LEGO
Coogle
Freemind – Mind Mapping
Google Drive
Google Searches
MS Teams
Mural
Podcasting
Portable Apps
Raspberry Pi
Sweethome 3D – House design
Whiteboarding

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