Ubiquitous learning
This week started off with a facilitation day at Bay of Islands College, followed by a staff meeting I ran on Manaiakalani’s Learn aspect. This term, we were looking at Ubiquitous learning and...
Kerry Boyde-Preece
Python Data Types
The next chunk of information I want to understand is Python Data Types and the differences between things like sequence types i.e lists, tuples and range. I am getting different outputs based on the...
Future proofing computational know how
Reading this article online today “Why Python is not the programming language of the future” by Rhea Moutafis suggested new programming language was being developed that would supersede it. Programmes like Rust, Go and...
Programming challenge
I haven’t done much programming since the course back in January so tonight I decided to tackle a CodeWof exercise. The task was to write a program that asks for a region and a...
Python – Turtle
On the last day of the programming workshop we got to put our Python programming to good use with Trinket.io. This is one of many go-to sites for getting started with Python. After a...
Programming workshop
I’ve just attended Canterbury University’s three day workshop ‘Learn Programming with the Department of Fun”. What a way to start a new decade! Over 40 teachers, primary and secondary attended from around the country. ...
Managing your online workflow
Today we looked at a variety of ways to manage your workflow online. I learned a few more tricks for gmail which I’m thrilled about. One of those is the add ons which enable...
Cybersmart with Manaiakalani
The Cybersmart curriculum is unique to Manaiakalani and is a wonderful resource for giving students some foundational knowledge about interacting online. The Manaiakalani team developed the programme to ensure students learn how to act smart when...
Arduino – an introduction to robotics
Intention: I would like to give students the opportunity to learn about Robotics. This is a fairly new area for me so to upskill I want to attend some professional development with MindLab in...
Student centred learning – putting it into action
I found this post from Richard Well’s really good, student centred learning part 2.He’s got a lot of interesting information about how to make the shift from a traditional teacher led class to a...
