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Micro:bit Of Things – Resources for using the Micro:bit in your classroom

Byryan November 1, 2019October 31, 2019

The micro:bit is a superb tool for delivering the physical elements of a Computing curriculum and it is a fantastic device on which to base a wide range of STEM projects that involve electrical circuits and electronics.

Source: Micro:bit of Things

I don’t think the Micro:bit gets the amount of love in the United States as it should get. Part of the problem is the amount of work required to buy them, but the number of resellers has increased.

The Micro:bit is a small, single board computer, a lot like the Raspberry Pi but a lot more useful out of the box. It can be programmed from just about any device, and doesn’t require additional accessories like a Pi would.

Micro:bit of Things is a set of resources for the teacher on getting started and teaching with the Micro:bit.

Professional Development

NEOTech Conference presentations are online! – #NEOTech2020

Byryan April 23, 2020April 23, 2020

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Create animated gifs and crop video with ezGIF

Byryan February 19, 2020February 17, 2020

Source: Animated GIF editor and GIF maker As I was preparing for my conference presentations, I needed a cropped animation. So, naturally, I started searching the web for some tools that would let me crop video and I came across ezGif. Not only can you create animated gifs, you can edit and crop video, add…

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Using email filters to add tasks to your todo list

Byryan March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

I previously mentioned using Gmail filters to quickly create notes or track what you’ve completed. However, what about tasks? Read on to learn how to create a to do list that lives in a folder in your email. Although I describe the steps on how to do this in Gmail, the concept works with any…

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Save pictures using Chrome in the format you want with the Save image as Type extension

Byryan April 12, 2023April 11, 2023

Although we are familiar with JPEG and GIF images, a lot of websites have been switching over to WEBP.Unfortunately, that format isn’t compatible with some things, so here are a couple of ways to save that image as a more compatible type. Image file types Pictures on the computer come in various forms, such as…

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✅ Goblin Tools, ChatGPT in the classroom, Curiousity, and more – Of bits and bytes for July 17, 2023

Byryan July 17, 2023April 8, 2024

As the summer winds down, I’m taking next week off for my last Hurrah! before I get back into starting the school year. There won’t be a newsletter but don’t you fret, I’ll be back in full force at the start of August! Enjoy these last two weeks, take a day for yourself, do something…

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🙋 Music theory, evidence based, executive function, and more – Of bits and bytes for November 6, 2023

Byryan November 6, 2023April 8, 2024

Internet Travels Of bits and bytes is my weekly round up of interesting links and ideas I discovered on the internet. It is published on Mondays for the previous week Learn21 is a proud sponsor of Eduk8me and the Of Bits and Bytes newsletter. Read more about their mission at Learn21. Apps If you don’t…

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