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Computing Making Projects

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Alex Hadwen-Bennett 0 Comments making

Making can be thought of as encompassing practical activities which involve the use of creativity to design and develop a

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Code Design Board
Making Projects Tools Visually Impaired Learners 

Code Design Board

January 13, 2021January 17, 2021 Alex Hadwen-Bennett 0 Comments programming

I created the code design board as a medium for blind learners to design their programs. It which is a

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Graphghan Example
Crochet Image Representation Making Projects Process Representation Textiles 

Image Representation in Crochet

January 8, 2021January 17, 2021 Alex Hadwen-Bennett 0 Comments crochet, Graphghan, image representation

A graphghan is a pattern for a crochet afghan that takes the form of a grid of coloured squares. It

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NOT gate logic circuit using a relay
Electronics Making Projects Process Representation 

Relay Logic Gates

January 4, 2021January 17, 2021 Alex Hadwen-Bennett 1 Comment Boolean Logic, Electronics, Relays

Computers use the binary number system as the digits can represent the two possible states of a digital circuit. Boolean

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Crocheted flat circle
Crochet Making Projects Process Textiles 

Programming in Crochet

December 29, 2020January 17, 2021 Alex Hadwen-Bennett 1 Comment crochet, programming, textiles

Early Roots of Programming Textiles and programming have a long history together, long before e-textiles entered the picture. An early

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Turtle drawn snowflakes
Making Projects Process Python 

Programming Snowflakes

December 3, 2020January 17, 2021 Alex Hadwen-Bennett 1 Comment Python, python adventures

The snowflake module extends the Turtle class to enable the easy creation of simple snowflakes. This module is built into

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Example Completed Project
BBC micro:bit E-Textiles Making Projects Process 

E-Textile Christmas Tree

November 21, 2020January 17, 2021 Alex Hadwen-Bennett 1 Comment e-textiles, micro:bit

This project involves the creation of an e-textile Christmas tree made out of felt and controlled by a BBC micro:bit.

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BBC micro:bit Making Projects Tools 

Simple DIY Input/Output Board for BBC micro:bit

March 20, 2018January 17, 2021 Alex Hadwen-Bennett 2 Comments micro:bit

Using external input and outputs with physical computing devices can be intimidating for learners new to working with micro controllers.

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BBC micro:bit KS3 Logic Making Projects Process 

micro:bit Logic Gates Practical (Updated)

February 22, 2018January 17, 2021 Alex Hadwen-Bennett 2 Comments logic, logic gates, micro:bit

In a previous post I presented a practical logic gates lesson using the BBC micro:bit, however it required quite a

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