Friday, 30 March 2018

Quote of the Day



If you cannot do great things, 
do small things in a great way. 
                                                                    

Mitchel Resnick: "Scratch: Coding for Everyone!" | Talks at Google

This is a must view talk by Mitch Resnick for all Scratch fans. I found the Scratch 3.0 updates particularly exciting. There are a number of new developments coming from Scratch 3.0 such as cross-platform functionality using the html5 platform, collaboration with Google Blockly, ability interface with the microbit, the new ScratchBit a physical interface, speaking interfaces such as new blocks that will translate text to another language and speech recognition blocks are being developed. 

Sunday, 25 March 2018

Common Sense Education Webinar by Nancy Penchev

A Fresh Look at Test-Prep Tools

RECORDED ON TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2018
Looking for a fresh take on using test-prep tools? Want to promote collaboration and engagement? In this webinar, Nancy Penchev, a technology teacher at Scheck Hillel Community School in North Miami Beach, Florida, has some proven tools your students will love! When you hear “test prep,” you might think drill and kill and lots of repetition, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Using engaging tools that include media and gamification, test prep can be fun and be engaging for students. In this edWebinar, learn about a host of ideas and amazing tools, including Do Ink, FlipGrid, Chatterkids, and others.
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Wednesday, 7 March 2018

Hazard Walk

Earlier this term the students of Room 22 completed a school-wide hazard walk. This involved walking around their school identifying and recording potential safety hazards.    

To share their insights they have created a series of animated scenarios. 

The aim of these projects is to make other students aware of these potential hazards and give them solutions to avoiding them.   

Congratulations to Elaine, Chloe, Matz, Min and Aleen.These students have been chosen to share their project to the assembly on Friday. 


Playing on the Junior playground:

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Jumping from high places:

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Running around corners:

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The Flying Fox:


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https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/202472220/

           Nicely done!