Mr Wilson
@mrwilsonda.bsky.social
PT of Maths, Numeracy and Technologies
Scotland 🏴
Scotland 🏴
Do you know if it’s got a windows app? I have a Microsoft Surface.
(I thought it would work better with the IT at school as we’re very much Windows… but ironically iPads can connect wirelessly to the promethean, surfaces cannot!)
(I thought it would work better with the IT at school as we’re very much Windows… but ironically iPads can connect wirelessly to the promethean, surfaces cannot!)
July 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Do you know if it’s got a windows app? I have a Microsoft Surface.
(I thought it would work better with the IT at school as we’re very much Windows… but ironically iPads can connect wirelessly to the promethean, surfaces cannot!)
(I thought it would work better with the IT at school as we’re very much Windows… but ironically iPads can connect wirelessly to the promethean, surfaces cannot!)
Lots of experience of negative numbers in a Scottish winter!
December 6, 2024 at 5:59 AM
Lots of experience of negative numbers in a Scottish winter!
Sounds great. I think being able to visually see the loop happening on screen helps a lot!
November 27, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Sounds great. I think being able to visually see the loop happening on screen helps a lot!
Same boat until about 32 minutes ago haha
November 25, 2024 at 6:51 AM
Same boat until about 32 minutes ago haha
Mine isn’t, changed from MrWilsonCompSci as I’m dual registering in Maths
(Sorry if people like me make your project harder!)
(Sorry if people like me make your project harder!)
November 24, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Mine isn’t, changed from MrWilsonCompSci as I’m dual registering in Maths
(Sorry if people like me make your project harder!)
(Sorry if people like me make your project harder!)
Starting to write mine this weekend. Being sat in a couple of weeks. Can’t believe we’re here already!
November 23, 2024 at 11:01 AM
Starting to write mine this weekend. Being sat in a couple of weeks. Can’t believe we’re here already!
I don’t think I would be so deeply interested in pedagogy if it wasn’t for formerly Twitter and I’m hoping for BlueSky to fill that void!
When I read a book/paper or listen to a podcast I’m desperate to interact with people about it!
When I read a book/paper or listen to a podcast I’m desperate to interact with people about it!
November 23, 2024 at 7:46 AM
I don’t think I would be so deeply interested in pedagogy if it wasn’t for formerly Twitter and I’m hoping for BlueSky to fill that void!
When I read a book/paper or listen to a podcast I’m desperate to interact with people about it!
When I read a book/paper or listen to a podcast I’m desperate to interact with people about it!
I.e rather than the ‘scratch’ unit which introduce all programming concepts, I work through each programming concept and tasks are available for concrete (physical), pictorial (scratch) and abstract (textual). Pupils can switch between depending on their progress.
Just riffing really.
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Just riffing really.
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October 16, 2024 at 9:44 AM
I.e rather than the ‘scratch’ unit which introduce all programming concepts, I work through each programming concept and tasks are available for concrete (physical), pictorial (scratch) and abstract (textual). Pupils can switch between depending on their progress.
Just riffing really.
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Just riffing really.
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I want to make the most of the engaging nature of microbits/robots etc, but want to make sure it’s worthwhile in laying the foundations of programming knowledge and skills.
I’m considering a system whereby pupils can more easily move between concrete, pictorial and abstract at any stage.
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I’m considering a system whereby pupils can more easily move between concrete, pictorial and abstract at any stage.
[3/4]
October 16, 2024 at 9:41 AM
I want to make the most of the engaging nature of microbits/robots etc, but want to make sure it’s worthwhile in laying the foundations of programming knowledge and skills.
I’m considering a system whereby pupils can more easily move between concrete, pictorial and abstract at any stage.
[3/4]
I’m considering a system whereby pupils can more easily move between concrete, pictorial and abstract at any stage.
[3/4]
What seems to happen when they come to do edublocks is they’ve not really learned any core programming concepts from their scratch experience. This is despite them being referred to explicitly when the learning is happening.
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October 16, 2024 at 9:39 AM
What seems to happen when they come to do edublocks is they’ve not really learned any core programming concepts from their scratch experience. This is despite them being referred to explicitly when the learning is happening.
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Yeah I try to do this, but the amount of knowledge that actually comes through when they revisit isn’t what I’d like.
Typically just now it looks like:
Primary - maybe scratch, maybe robots, maybe nothing
S1 (Y7) - scratch
S2 (Y8) - edublocks
S3 onwards - textual programming
[1/?]
Typically just now it looks like:
Primary - maybe scratch, maybe robots, maybe nothing
S1 (Y7) - scratch
S2 (Y8) - edublocks
S3 onwards - textual programming
[1/?]
October 16, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Yeah I try to do this, but the amount of knowledge that actually comes through when they revisit isn’t what I’d like.
Typically just now it looks like:
Primary - maybe scratch, maybe robots, maybe nothing
S1 (Y7) - scratch
S2 (Y8) - edublocks
S3 onwards - textual programming
[1/?]
Typically just now it looks like:
Primary - maybe scratch, maybe robots, maybe nothing
S1 (Y7) - scratch
S2 (Y8) - edublocks
S3 onwards - textual programming
[1/?]
Thanks for the book recommendation! Added to my kindle and looking forward to reading it
October 15, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Thanks for the book recommendation! Added to my kindle and looking forward to reading it