🕹️ I've had lots of fun playing with #MakeCodeArcade recently. Just finished a little Flappy Bird clone (except it's Flappy Duck) and currently working on Tetris. (Hoping to get round to making some guide-sheets soon too!) 👉 arcade.makecode.com/S05362-73372...

Had lots of fun building this little Snake replica to further improve my skills in #Construct3. Love being able to use both the Event Sheet and JavaScript. 👉🏼 geekynicki.itch.io/retro-snake #EdTech

⌨️ A fun way to learn touch-typing 👇 Recently stumbled across this fun game to help improve students' touch-typing skills: managore.itch.io/daniel-linss... #eduSky #edTech

🤖🦒Had a brilliant day out at Horniman Museum in London today visiting their amazing Robot Zoo, I highly recommend visiting if you haven't seen it yet as the exhibition is only on for a few more months!

💻 I've pushed the limits of the free version of #construct3 and added a fair amount of JavaScript in this Pinball/Breakout mashup! 👉 geekynicki.itch.io/breakout-tha... 🕹️ Thinking about creating a series of arcade game mashups so if you have any ideas I'd love to hear them! #EdTech

🕹️ I've had fun this weekend making this little animated unicorn using @godotengine.org which will, hopefully, eventually evolve into a platform game! Just need to think of a storyline to go with it 🤔 . . .

📢 New blog post: Putting free game engines to the test! 👇 🎮 I've looked at #MakeCode Arcade, #Construct3, #GDevelop, #Struckd Studio and #Godot from a teaching perspective. . . 👉 www.interactiveclassroom.net?p=2027 #EdTech #teamCompSci

📢 New blog post! 👇 🎮 An overview of my experience at the @digitalschoolhouse.bsky.social Playful Computing conference last week. 👉 www.interactiveclassroom.net?p=2004 #EdTech #EduSky

🚂On my way home from the fantastic, Playful Learning Conference from @digitalschoolhouse.bsky.social 🤯 My brain is so full of new and exciting information I don't know where to begin processing it all! I'll probably follow-up with a blog post at some point! Feeling very inspired!

It was so much fun helping the children create these, last week!

We've had fun designing and building our own battle bots today in the style of @extremerobots.bsky.social ! We'll be adding the #micro:bit programming tomorrow.

Such a fun 2 days! I love my job! 😁

🤖 Meet the robots . . . 📄 As I'm getting quite a collection of #robot projects now, I thought I would introduce them all in a blog post! 🎨 I genuinely find #robotics such a fun and engaging way to combine computing with creativity! 🔗 www.interactiveclassroom.net?p=1993 #edTech

🌕 Happy #StarWarsDay! #MayThe4th be with you! 🤖 Celebrated today by making a #micro:bit powered R2D2! My 7yo even helped with the coding! (There's an @elecfreaks.bsky.social Wukong board and MP3 player hiding inside) 👇🏼 Before and after pics in the comments!

Looking forward to programming Omnibot's new @raspberrypi.com Zero brain. Now I'll be able to add a camera and speech capabilities! 🤞🏼

Had great fun hunting for large #Lego Easter Eggs today at Chatham Dockyard, also loved seeing the Lego shipwrecks on display!

💡 Just introduced my son to Code Combat in Roblox! He's loving adding his own blocks of code to improve his virtual pet's combat skills. So nice to see him playing a decent game in Roblox and building his coding knowledge at the same time >> codecombat.com/roblox #edTech

A few years ago we did a little #micro:bit Battle Bots challenge and my children have just asked if we can do it again over the Easter holiday! Yes, yes, yes! Here's what they made last time! I'm very excited to see what they come up with this time now they're a little older! #edTech #teamCompSci

The scratch coding and sharp constraints at the heart of Animal Well

@moderation.bsky.app I'm pretty sure that all of these are fake/SPAM accounts!

🕹️ Haven't blogged much recently but was so excited to discover Struckd Studio from @unity.com this week I just had to share it! 👇🏼 If you're interested in building video games with your learners, check out my recent post to find out more! www.interactiveclassroom.net?p=1886 #eduSky #teamCompSci

Found ET hanging out in a second-hand shop a few weeks ago and couldn't resist buying! This was one of my favourite films as a child that I've since enjoyed rewatching with my own children! Any other recommendations for #retroFilms that are child-friendly would definitely be appreciated . . .

Just discovered Cleo Abram's video on YouTube giving an excellent insight in the role of Imagineer at Disney, also a great starting point when teaching students about animatronics . . . youtu.be/enevSuDgf3U?...

Blockly Games: How to Use It to Teach Coding #EdTech #edusky #TLSky #teachers #education #educators

This was definitely one of my favourite #edTech work projects! Love that I had the opportunity to put my #Minecraft skills to good use!

The hubby and I have been playing Split Fiction for the last couple of nights and having so much fun! We love a game where we can work together, the pig level is our favourite so far 🌈🐖🌭 #VideoGames store.steampowered.com/app/2001120/...

Wow! Just discovered Struckd from @unity.com, which allows offers an easy entry point for children to begin making their own games either using a tablet app or web browser! My 9yo is currently having great fun with it! 🔗 learn.unity.com/tutorial/sta... #edTech

My tech-related #WorldBookDay recommendation . . . #bookSky

And of course, our other #WorldBookDay star is Mr Bump himself, hope he makes it through school with no mishaps today! #MrMenLittleMiss

Yay! It's #WorldBookDay and here's our little "Red Eye" Arcturian Soldier from the book, SkyWake by @jamierussell.bsky.social "Their mechanical eyes, set deep in their helmets, burned red." - he programmed these himself using his #microbit

Just wanted to share a huge thank you to @jamierussell.bsky.social for the bundle of Skywake bits and a note for my son ahead of #WorldBookDay. I can confirm the costume is now complete! #BookSky

Productive morning so far. Nearly finished my youngest son's #WorldBookDay costume!

Next job is to turn this pile of junk into a plasma rifle!

So pleased with how this "Red Eye" helmet is looking now for #WorldBookDay after using this handy guide from Hobbycraft (www.hobbycraft.co.uk/ideas/how-to...) as a starting point! My son programmed the LED eyes today using his #micro:bit . . . Just need to secure them in place next!

Really happy with how my son's Arcturian Soldier armour is coming along ready for #WorldBookDay - thanks to the invaluable resources from @sksprops.bsky.social

A nice little #EdTech collection here . . .

World Book Day crafts have begun! One is a space soldier and the other is Mr Bump!

🤖 Update on my mini #pico robot. I've now soldered the motor shim from @pimoroni.com and tested the motors - all working nicely! (And, most importantly it has a face! 😂) Next step - a 3D printed body.

@jamierussell.bsky.social - My son is a huge fan of your books and for World Book Day he'd like to dress as one of the "Red Eyes". We envisage it to look similar to this Warhammer picture except for the suit would be all black? Just wanted your opinion to see if we're missing key details!?

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science Day, everyone! #teamCompSci #February11

I truly love working with children to build these creations! The #micro:bit makes physical computing so accessible to all ages. #teamCompSci

Working on my latest robot . . . Just finished the 3D printed base for the wheels and supporting the #Pico and @pimoroni.com breakout board and screen. So far so good . . . (

Excellent giveaway opportunity for UK teachers! #eduSky

Looking forward to playing with my new #edtech toy from DFRobot over the weekend! (Another one of my highlights from #BETT2025)

Visiting the Elecfreaks stand was one of my highlights today at #BETT2025

Had a fantastic day exploring cool #EdTech today at #BETT2025. Feeling very inspired with lots of ideas for workshops @ucantootech.bsky.social

As much as I love technology and gadgets, I've always limited my childrens' screen time! Does it make me popular? No! But it's nice to know there's science to back-up my reasoning! www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...

Something I definitely need to practise! I'll be downloading this, thanks for sharing! 😊

#micro:bit controlled Ferdinand the Furby has been giving me the stink-eye recently! I don't think he's impressed that Omnibot has had all the attention lately while he's left feeling exposed!

🤖 Happy New Year! 💻 We've had a busy start back and have lots of exciting things planned for the next few months in schools! 👇 If you're planning your school content for the next few months check out our #computing workshops! 🔗 ucantoo.org.uk/schools/scho... #edTech #eduSky #teamCompsci