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Hour of Code

Posted on December 11, 2015 by kmurray3190

We took part in the international Hour of Code today in the Senior Room. The Hour of Code can be found on www.hourofcode.org
We tried out the new Minecraft coding experience as we all love Minecraft! Congratulations to everyone who participated. … Continue reading →

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EU Code Week

Posted on October 12, 2015 by kmurray3190

It is also EU Code Week this week. Clontuskert will host some coding workshops in the school. Check out our events here:
http://events.codeweek.eu/

Here are some of the games we made:
https://studio.code.org/c/116715253
By Penguin
https://studio.code.org/c/116713560
By Apple
https://studio.code.org/c/116712581
By Hurler

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Hour of Code

Posted on December 12, 2014 by kmurray3190

Today the students of Clontuskert are taking part in the Hour of Code. This is a worldwide movement to show everyone how easy it is to code. Taoiseach Enda Kenny was the first world leader to take part and President … Continue reading →

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EU Code Week

Posted on October 17, 2014 by kmurray3190

Today we have been working on robotics as part of EU Code week. First we built our models and the we used LEGO Mindstorms to code them.

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EU Code Week

Posted on October 6, 2014 by kmurray3190

We have registered for EU Code Week here: http://events.codeweek.eu/
We will host a Robotics and Coding Workshop in the school on Friday 17th of October 2014.

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EU Code Week Event: Learning about Binary Code

Posted on November 28, 2013 by kmurray3190

Today Mattie Kelly has been teaching us about Binary Code for EU Code Week! It’s all 1s and 0s!!!

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Meeting James Whelton Coder dojo

Posted on March 5, 2013 by kmurray3190

Coder dojo is a computer club and there are loads of them
in the country. You learn how to make apps and code. James won a
Junior spiders award three years ago and is a great inspiration to
young people across the country … Continue reading →

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Meeting Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Posted on October 3, 2016 by kmurray3190

Today 6th Class, Ms. Stokes and Mrs. Murray travelled to St. Patrick’s College DCU to take part in a Microsoft Minecraft Hackathon event.
Ms. Stokes had worked with the Senior Room exploring what ‘Future Learning Spaces’ should look like and on … Continue reading →

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MindRising 16 Awards Ceremony

Posted on June 18, 2016 by kmurray3190

Congratulations to 5th and 6th class Winners at MindRising 16 today!

This Saturday 5th and 6th class represented Clontuskert at the MindRising Awards Ceremony in Dublin and also visited the CoderDojo Coolest Projects & Launch’d Dublin in the RDS.  
MindRising is … Continue reading →

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MindRising Awards 2016

Posted on June 16, 2016 by kmurray3190

This Saturday 5th and 6th class will represent Clontuskert at the MindRising Awards Ceremony in Dublin and will also visit the CoderDojo Coolest Projects & Launch’d Dublin in the RDS.  
MindRising 2016 is a competition celebrating 200 years of the … Continue reading →

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