This event took place at our Stevenage office, where 37 children and some parents attended. We continued to work on Scratch for game development and HTML for website building, in addition to introducing the BBC Micro:Bit; an idea that was conceived by the BBC and made possible by 29 partners, including the IET and CoderDojo.
Despite the sheer terror that was instilled in me, due to lack of Wi-Fi for the first 30 minutes and the frantic running around that ensued; we received excellent feedback from those that attended, with a commitnemt from those commuting from London to Stevenage, to attend the next session! Honestly though, I now know how characters feel in movies when the dolly-zoom / vertigo shot effect is used to depict absolute fear and disbelief... I do not want that feeling again. Example of said feeling
Don't let the above put you off though
- Technical glitches are bound to occur now and again and are usually easily resolved. Running these classes is incredibly satisfying and rewarding and I look forward to the next one! If you would like to volunteer to serve as a mentor for future CoderDojo's that we run, (minus the fear aspect) please e-mail me at womensnetwork@theiet.org
Kind regards,
Jo