Adam and I said goodbye to our first group today. It seems to have gone so quickly and I hope the children enjoyed it as much as I did. They were a bit lively this week; maybe it's because it's half-term holiday coming up. Or maybe it was because I wasn't on top form. I still got some names wrong so badges are definitely going to help with the next group. Also, I think we should think of something a bit different to do in the fifth week to celebrate what the children have learnt. We decided not to give certificates this time because it was difficult to identify who had really achieved them and the children seem to be rewarded enough by producing a game/display that works.
8 girls and 5 boys today.
Friday, 14 February 2014
Friday, 7 February 2014
Fish, fish and more fish and the odd werewolf!
We had 15 children in attendance this time to work with my favourite activity, the fish one. The range of sprites to be gobbled up and their colours was very imaginative! The children have started recording their own sounds with the headsets too so, all in all, the programs they produce are excellent. Some children stick exactly to the remit - some go off on flights of fancy - but all, with a little help from Adam and me, are producing programs that work. That's a relief as I wasn't sure some of them were going to get to that stage, in the beginning. We say goodbye to this, our first, group next week and I will miss them!
On a completely different point. I hear of plenty of granddads volunteering for Code Club but what about geek grannies. I can't be the only one. When I went away to study in 1970 there were plenty of women there, learning programming, with me. Are they doing volunteering but keeping quiet about being grannies? Don't they feel confident enough to give it a go? Maybe some training would help. I was lucky enough to do Open University TU100 My Digital Life which revised my knowledge and taught me all I needed to know. Geek Grannies of Britain identify yourselves and come and give it a try!
8 girls and 7 boys today.
On a completely different point. I hear of plenty of granddads volunteering for Code Club but what about geek grannies. I can't be the only one. When I went away to study in 1970 there were plenty of women there, learning programming, with me. Are they doing volunteering but keeping quiet about being grannies? Don't they feel confident enough to give it a go? Maybe some training would help. I was lucky enough to do Open University TU100 My Digital Life which revised my knowledge and taught me all I needed to know. Geek Grannies of Britain identify yourselves and come and give it a try!
8 girls and 7 boys today.
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