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Young ICT Explorers 2018 is open for business

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 Evan Predavec 1 Comment

Registrations are now open for schools and students to take part in this year’s Young ICT Explorers. My own kids have

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14-year-old tech entrepreneur develops award-winning coding tool for youngsters

December 4, 2017 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

Michael Nixon from Wagga is the 14-year-old Australian student is the founder of EduKits International and the inventor of The

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World’s first Arduino compatible built-in breadboard – great idea

September 30, 2016September 30, 2016 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

Sydney inventor JP Liew has come up with another great idea. It is the World’s first Arduino compatible built-in breadboard with

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CodeClub Australia announces merger with Raspberry Pi Foundation

November 9, 2015 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

CodeClub has announced that it is merging with the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Code Club is a worldwide network of volunteer-led coding

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New community forum for makers

September 4, 2015September 4, 2015 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

Little Bird Electronics has launched a new community forum for makers. The forum has the potential to be a useful resource

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Australia’s first computer sits hidden in a basement – what a squandered opportunity

August 31, 2015August 31, 2015 Evan Predavec 1 Comment CSIRAC

Australia’s first computer sits hidden in a Melbourne basement. CSIRAC (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Automatic Computer) was Australia’s first

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Your head should be firmly in the cloud

August 12, 2015August 12, 2015 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

I’ve been thinking a lot about Raspberry Pi, Intel Gallieo, and other boards as a means of teaching kids to code and I’m increasingly convincing myself that we’re barking up the wrong tree.

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Judging student IT competitions

November 30, 2015March 17, 2016 Evan Predavec 0

Student competitions involving coding and technology are proliferating. They are a fine, fine thing and a great way to incentivise

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It’s a crime to be a woman on the Internet

June 18, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 2
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Technology and ethics: pretend someone is watching

June 15, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 8
When maps lie, and why it matters
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When maps lie, and why it matters

May 23, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 3
Why LEGO costs more in Australia
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Why LEGO costs more in Australia

May 21, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 19
Teach kids to type, and they’ll have all the fish they want
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Teach kids to type, and they’ll have all the fish they want

May 2, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 5

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