Donabate Dojo

Good News for Donabate

On the 20th September 2014 Donabate CoderDojo opened for the first time. Young people aged 7 to 17 can learn how to code, develop websites, apps, programs, games and much more. In addition to learning to code, members meet like minded people and show off what they have been working on. CoderDojo makes development and learning to code a fun, sociable and awesome experience.

Coder Dojo

What is a CoderDojo ?

CoderDojo is an open source, volunteer led network of free computer programming clubs for young people aged 7-17. CoderDojo puts an emphasis on self motivated learning through project work, peer to peer mentoring and the creation of socially innovative projects. There are over 450 CoderDojos teaching young people how to code in over 45 countries around the world.

Coder Dojo

A bit of history

CoderDojo is a non profit global movement founded by James Whelton and Bill Liao. It all started in James Whelton’s school in early 2011 when James (then 18 year-old coder) received some publicity after hacking the iPod Nano and as a result some younger students expressed an interest in learning how to code. He set up a computer club in his school (PBC Cork)

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...and then...

In June 2011 the first CoderDojo was launched in the National Software Centre in Cork which saw extreme success. The Cork Dojo even saw people travelling from Dublin frequently to attend sessions. Owing to this popularity a Dublin Dojo was launched soon after in Google’s Montevetro building.

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Lessons

This page will contain the lessons and files - The files will normally show up on here a few days after the lesson.



Scratch - new lessons (worksheets for the group to work on at their own speed)


0-Basics-Scratch3.pdf

1-Another-Brick-in-the-Wall-Scratch3.pdf

2-Flappy-Dragon-Scratch3.pdf

3-Shark-Tank-Scratch3.pdf

4-Coder-Trivia-Scratch3.pdf

5-Letterland-Scratch3.pdf

6-Snake-Scratch3.pdf

7-Boomerang-Bear-Scratch3.pdf

8-A-Maze-Ing-Scratch3.pdf

9-Saving-Newbridge-Farm-Scratch3.pdf

 

Basic Scratch - older lessons (based mostly on scratch 2)


Boomerang Cat

Helicopter

Save Donabate

Shark Attack

The Race

Raindrops

a-maze-ing

 

Basic Scratch - very old lessons (these were given as a presentation to the group)

introduction to scratch

road-rage

whack-a-cat

guess

Music-Maker

 

Advanced Scratch (Scratch++)


1-car-racing.pdf

2-flying.pdf

3-seasons.pdf

4-sound.pdf

5-Shopping.pdf

6-Bubbles.pdf

7-snakes.pdf

8-food.pdf

9-Ring.pdf

10-Clothes.pdf

11-Jumping.pdf

How-to-cards.zip - These give you hints on bits of code you can use

 

Python

One of the advanced groups are working in Python using these files.

 

In further sessions we will be looking at the Raspberry Pi, writing Python to connect the Raspberry Pi to sensors, motors and other stuff and finding out how to make and control moving robots! Warning warning warning!

 



Future plans

How about learning to make a website with HTML ? my-first-website.zip















 

CoderDojo has just one rule: “Above All: Be Cool“, bullying, lying, wasting people’s time and so on is uncool.