Digital Technologies Resources by Natacha Brochard https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8 Links to information, lesson ideas and digital technologies to use in the classroom en-us 2019-06-11 07:30:38 UTC 2025-12-14 17:10:47 UTC hello@padlet.com Unplugged Digi Tech Activities natacha_brochard https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367348118 Excellent activities to teach digital technology concepts without a computer.
Includes an activity on how digital images are created.]]> 2019-06-13 07:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367348118 Stage 1 Scratch Jnr natacha_brochard https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367348816 Visual Block programming language using icons such as arrows]]> 2019-06-13 08:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367348816 K-2 Beebots Activities natacha_brochard https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367348819 2019-06-13 08:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367348819 Stage 2 & 3 Scratch natacha_brochard https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367349252 Block programming language with lots of tutorials and project ideas
Students can create interactive games and animations]]> 2019-06-13 08:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367349252 Edison Programmable Robots natacha_brochard https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367349793 These can be used from ages 4-16 years
progressing from remote control to 
visual block programming
block programming
text programming ]]> 2019-06-13 08:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367349793 EdBlocks (stage 1-2) natacha_brochard https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367350362 Fully visual programming language to control the edison robots]]> 2019-06-13 08:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367350362 EdScratch Stage 2-3 natacha_brochard https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367350529 Block based programming language with more functionality than edblocks]]> 2019-06-13 08:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367350529 Makey-Makey Stage 2 natacha_brochard https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367350975 A versatile electronics chip that allows you to create your own controllers and  digital sensors to control scratch games and make musical instruments amongst other things. Good also for teaching conductivity]]> 2019-06-13 08:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367350975 Micro:bit Stages 2-4 natacha_brochard https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367351480 A versatile programmable microcontroller with many built in sensors and and LED grid. They have a page dedicated to Primary school lesson plans. 
http://mb4ps.co.uk/resources

]]> 2019-06-13 08:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367351480 Boson Sensors & Robotics natacha_brochard https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367351836 A simple system for creating digital solutions with sensors and mini robots]]> 2019-06-13 08:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367351836 Eleni Kyritsis natacha_brochard https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367352127 An inspiring primary school teacher who has many digi tech lesson ideas on her blog.]]> 2019-06-13 08:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367352127 ACA - Australian Computing Academy natacha_brochard https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367817304 Fantastic resources and project ideas for digital technologies, particularly coding but also some unplugged activities.
Run by Syd Uni and one of the writers of the Digi Tech Australian Curriculum, James Curran]]> 2019-06-17 00:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367817304 Computer Science is Changing Everything. The power of code. natacha_brochard https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367837615 2019-06-17 03:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367837615 K -6 Sphero activities and code natacha_brochard https://padlet.com/natacha_brochard/jjgc8kuqref8/wish/367863311 Learn how to use Sphero in its different modes
1. drawing shapes to program it
2. using block code
Lots of examples for how to integrate sphero into your teaching and also different activities to build coding skills.

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