‘We can’t believe the creativity’
An Aberdeen primary school has shown how technology can transform children’s learning“It’s all about creativity, collabora- tion and problem solving,” said Jenny Watson, head of Middleton Park primary school in…
Challenge of introducing tech into education
Scotland has a historic friendship with Malawi, dating back more than 150 years to the travels of Dr David Livingstone. Today, there are more than 1,000 civic links between the…
Exporting sunshine to Africa
Alan Turing’s legacy brings a computer classroom to MalawiIt’s 12.30pm and for once the Edinburgh weather is being kind: not sunny, but it’s not raining. In a tiny courtyard in…
Digital tech to support learning
Aims to develop skills for lifeChildren and teachers will be supported to work more with digital tools in the classroom, said Deputy First Minister John Swinney. The Scottish Government unveiled…
3D ‘atlas’ of human body published
Physical book generates hologramsVisualisation company Holoxica has created the world’s first holographic 3D digital human anatomy atlas, allowing teaching hospitals, medical schools, colleges and research centres a unique view of…
Meet Marty: he can walk and dance – and teach you coding
The robot wars are about to heat up as Edinburgh inventor Alexander Enoch takes his creation to the booming worldwide educational toy marketIt’s hard not to have a soft spot…
Please miss, can we design some more?
A national schools challenge could be launched by V&A Dundee when it opens in 2018A school desk that generates electricity from the restless energy of children, an anti-bullying robot, a…
Anticipating the shape of things to come
Girl Geek Scotland launches mentoring programmeCareers in digital technology have rarely been straightforward. In my working life we have seen the arrivalof the home PC; the domination of the web…
Programming internship for Scots school pupils
Lockheed Martin is taking on 10 paid interns this summer, at its offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, in a partnership with Career Ready UK. Career Ready helps school children…
Case study: RailCode
The increasing skills gap in the technology sector has often been highlighted by initiatives such as Code Club, Hour of Code – and recently the BBC micro:bit. However, all these…
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