Christmas Competition Winners
Here are a couple of winners from the Christmas Python coding competition I ran this month in one of the schools here in Salisbury. Each pupil had a couple of…
Covert Scratch Projects into Android Apps
As well as converting Scratch projects into standalone programs (see previous post), did you know that you can also take any Scratch project and turn it into an app for…
Young Game Developers
Did you know that you can convert projects built in Scratch into standalone games, without the need to ever run Scratch? The wonderful games that my current pupils have built…
Happy Birthday First Coding!
First Coding is officially a year old! The last twelve months have seen over 150 places booked with First Coding and I can honestly say it's been a delight working…
Lunchtime Coding Challenges
Starting next week and running throughout December, First Coding will be hosting additional coding sessions over lunchtimes at Bishop Wordsworth's School. Teams will get the opportunity to go head to…
Our Christmas Challenge
First Coding is running a challenge over Christmas to design a Christmas themed quiz. You can download the challenge sheet here. It also has a few hints and tips if…
Print Advertising
I always like it when new adverts go out. Even as First Coding approaches its first birthday, I still find it exciting to see things in print. See if you…
Video Game Workshops
This week saw the launch of another computer club at Leehurst Swan school. This half term focuses on game making, paying close attention to character animation, level design and scoring…
Who’s Talking About Scratch 3?
Whilst trying out Scratch 3, pupils have been giving their chatbots a voice. The responses are random to give the chatbots a bit of character. We're going to look at…
Christmas Tutorials
It'll soon be Christmas once again and as First Coding likes to offer free tutorials to download, I'm busy working on some great little projects for all to enjoy. Last…