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Proving it – “If it’s obvious prove it. If you can’t prove it, it’s not obvious.”
I first wrote about this phrase back in December 2014 – “If it’s obvious prove it. If you can’t prove it, it’s not obvious“, which is one of the phrase tools I use when writing things down for others and I have been using this alot with others to help them with writing documentation and…
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STEM – Hypothetical Big Questions – Robots
Back in June I wrote some hypothetical questions for an online STEM event. These are meant to provoke discussion. Setting the Scene In todays world there are lots of advancements in the technologies in areas such as 3D Printing, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence helping to solve problems. Examples are the use of robots to build…
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Technology Couch Podcast – Episode 7
In this episode I chat to Aman Kohli about “Remote Learning and Lockdown”
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Avatars – My Digital Selfie
The ability to create avatars has been around for sometime, but more recently more platforms have provided this ability to create them. Facebook being one of the latest to introduce a create an avatar based on some standard forms that you can then modify to your nearest look. This has caused a recent splurge of…
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Everyone needs good Cyber Security knowledge
“Everyone needs strong good Security knowledge”. With the increase of connected devices that are entering our lives and the number of vulnerabilities being found in technologies that are becoming common place in our homes, people will need to be more savvy around Cyber Security and know what is going on with our devices and information. Recent…
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Covid-19 and the World of the Digitally Disadvantaged
Adjusting to life at the moment can be hard, for many they can turn to the internet, face time, news, online entertainment, statistics etc. A world outside at our fingertips. For some however this isnt an option as they dont have the technology or means to buy it. Bridging the gap to the Digitally Disadvantaged…
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Taking Scouting OnLine – 1st YouTube Scout Group
With all that is going on in the world a the moment everyone is thinking outside the box to work differently and interact virtually. As some of you may have seen from some of my posts I spend some of my free time as a Scout Leader providing experiences and opportunities to young people. Now…
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3 Resources for Entertaining your Children whilst Working from Home
In these unprecidented times everyone who can is staying at home. Firstly a big thank you to all those essential front line staff our Health Services and those key workers that keep the country working and support the national infrastructures around the world. With Schools closed and Working From Home (WFH) becoming a normality for…
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STEM Activity 2018-19
Having just received my STEM Badge for 2018/19, I was very pleased to be awarded a “30 Hours of Engagement” badge. Over the year I have visited schools, events and other youth organisations such as Scouts to promote STEM, run and take part in activities and show why STEM subjects are important for young people…