kidpressingbuttons Posted April 2, 2017 Posted April 2, 2017 Been asked to do an IT club after Easter- any ideas of what I could do? Can be ks1 or ks2!
elsiegee40 Posted April 2, 2017 Posted April 2, 2017 How about Code Club? @codeclubkatharine (previously known as kaphc on edugeek) now works for this voluntary organisation having previously been a primary tech. I'm hoping she'll respond to the tag 2
Guest obsidianpillar Posted April 2, 2017 Posted April 2, 2017 (edited) Been asked to do an IT club after Easter- any ideas of what I could do? Can be ks1 or ks2! Depends what the kids are interested in, and the size of the group. When I was in Year 4 & 5 I worked with the IT Technician learning Active Directory etc! May be a step too far however some basic networking stuff or looking at PC components? Kids use WiFi, PC's etc at home so may interest them how it works? Just a thought, may work or may not haha. Tom Edited April 2, 2017 by obsidianpillar Spelling.
codeclubkatharine Posted April 2, 2017 Posted April 2, 2017 @elsiegee40 called and here I am! Yep, Code Club has a bunch of free projects available to use to help kids learn the basics of programming. We write for the average literacy and numeracy of 9 - 11 year olds, but we've certainly seen this work well with aged 7 plus too. You can have a look at the projects here - just click on any which says "Sample". The rest are unlocked when you register for a club. It's really easy to get started, just give me a shout if you have any questions. 1
jmak Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 Might be a difficult sell, but something that teaches them to type could be useful.... I ran a club for ks1 using BBC Dance Mat Typing which was popular! The other thing to be aware of is numbers - make sure your ratio of pupils to staff is low, otherwise you'll be very stressed and the kids will be frustrated because they'll spend most of their time waiting for help.
Grey-gear Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 (edited) Get them to make a few computers with some cheap parts then use them for some free LAN games Edited April 3, 2017 by Grey-gear
synaesthesia Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 If there's any sets lying around, mindstorms or even the older Lego NXT kits - something tangible for kids of that age to get their hands on, manipulate, build whatever takes their fancy and learn basic logic from programming them whether it's directly or via the computer.
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