coding Archives - Matthew Hains

Chatting with Dorian Love – The DigiTeacher Digest

21/10/2021 by Matthew Hains

I had the pleasure of having a good chat as one of Dorian Love’s guests on his new podcast The DigiTeacher Digest. Dorian has taken a really nice approach to discussing various views around education and technology. His relaxed nature and pleasant tone make it easy for anyone to talk to him. Below is the … Read more

TAP6ZERO – My First Attempt at Coding a Game

01/07/2020 by Matthew Hains

Let me know what you think of my first attempt at creating a mobile app game! It’s called Tap6Zero. The objective of the game is to see how many times you can tap a button in 60 secs! Simple and fun! I created it some time ago while learning to code. It’s not pretty to … Read more

Ten Microbit tasks – PDFs and Code

31/12/201904/09/2019 by Matthew Hains

Here is a collection of tasks I created to go along with the Microbit tutorials. My learners all had access in their OneNote notebooks, I am sharing this with whoever wants to use them. Answers have been provided for all tasks as .hex files. There are ten tasks in total.

Microbit tutorial 11b – If Then Else

31/12/201928/08/2019 by Matthew Hains

Tutorial 11b – Using logical decision-making such as IF THEN ELSE https://youtu.be/GDDtPM7QlRM This video was made for my Grade 10 students doing microbit coding for the first time. The microbit tutorials are presented in their OneNote class notebooks. I have made each tutorial and its relevant files available below. Enjoy!

Microbit tutorial 11a – If Then Else

31/12/201921/08/2019 by Matthew Hains

Tutorial 11a – Using logical decision-making such as IF THEN ELSE https://youtu.be/4ZAz-iC6GXo This video was made for my Grade 10 students doing microbit coding for the first time. The microbit tutorials are presented in their OneNote class notebooks. I have made each tutorial and its relevant files available below. Enjoy!

Microbit tutorial 10c – Variables

31/12/201914/08/2019 by Matthew Hains

Learning about how variables work and how to use them in your coding. https://youtu.be/MEo1VJFSfYs This video was made for my Grade 10 students doing microbit coding for the first time. The microbit tutorials are presented in their OneNote class notebooks. I have made each tutorial and its relevant files available below. Enjoy!

Microbit tutorial 10b – Variables

31/12/201907/08/2019 by Matthew Hains

Learning about how variables work and how to use them in your coding. https://youtu.be/X1Qw2jnGz9o This video was made for my Grade 10 students doing microbit coding for the first time. The microbit tutorials are presented in their OneNote class notebooks. I have made each tutorial and its relevant files available below. Enjoy!

Microbit tutorial 10a – Variables

31/12/201931/07/2019 by Matthew Hains

Learning about how variables work and how to use them in your coding. https://youtu.be/dU399gVQRZo This video was made for my Grade 10 students doing microbit coding for the first time. The microbit tutorials are presented in their OneNote class notebooks. I have made each tutorial and it’s relevant files available below. Enjoy!

Microbit tutorial 9 – Loops

30/12/201924/07/2019 by Matthew Hains

An introduction to coding with the microbit. Tutorial 9 – Loops Learn how to use a loop to create an automatic counter https://youtu.be/DOoiOI1_3Zo This video was made for my Grade 10 students doing microbit coding for the first time. The microbit tutorials are presented in their OneNote class notebooks. I have made each tutorial and … Read more

Microbit tutorial 8b – Random numbers

30/12/201917/07/2019 by Matthew Hains

An introduction to coding with the microbit. Tutorial 8b – Working with random numbers See how easy it is to make the microbit do basic Math using randomly -selected numbers. https://youtu.be/ioXN1fGUVgA This video was made for my Grade 10 students doing microbit coding for the first time. The microbit tutorials are presented in their OneNote … Read more

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