damienkee

I’ve always loved using Scratch to teach programming. It’s such a fantastic tool, quick to get up and running, with a low barrier to entry, and it allows students to create…

A little bit of downtime over the holidays, and a new 3D printer that I got late last year meant that a new project was in order. I've been dabbling with some Jade Bonsai for the…

For this year's EduTech booth, I brought along a selection of MicroBit projects that demonstrated what could be done with the devices.  I love my MicroBits and am always amazed at…

Over this holiday period, we've been playing a lot of boardgames at home.  Catan is a favourite at the moment and while all the components used to be kept in bags, I decided to…

I'm often asked by Teacher about what more they can do with Arduino's beyond just flashing LED's.  I've put together a few simple projects that could serve as starting points for…

This is my simple SPIKE Prime Building Instructions.  It is very quick to build and uses very few pieces.  This makes it useful in a classroom setting as it means that teachers…

I'm often asked what are the benefits of 3D printers in schools. Too often people look at the 'product' that is being made by the students and incorrectly believe that the…

I recently ran a multi-day STEM camp robotics day for the University of the Sunshine Coast. Here are a few of the projects we did - Mobility Challenge, Robot Wave, Ball throw and…

This article first appeared in BrickJournal Issue 38, 2016Getting your robot to Speak (not just the ‘official’ phrases)The sounds that are built into the EV3 system are numerous…