Year in Review 2020“Ends are always followed by beginnings. Something new could start now, right here! There really are so many wonderful things. “ - Tim…Dec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2020
Experiments with online eventsFor the past ten years I’ve had anything between 50 to 70 speaking engagements and a 150 travel days each year. From workshops for…Jul 27, 2020Jul 27, 2020
Year in Review 2019“Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” ― Mary OliverDec 30, 2019Dec 30, 2019
My Love Letter for Computers 💌Love Letters for Computers is a ten part YouTube series intended for primary school educators, covering the basics of computer science…Sep 2, 20191Sep 2, 20191
Year in Review 2018This is the fifth year of going through the past year and probably the hardest one to date. So much happened, and it’s so easy to just…Dec 30, 20181Dec 30, 20181
Badger, Bulbasaur, or Blockchain?In a recent Cambridge study, a group of British children was shown picture cards, each depicting a common species of plant or wildlife. The…Jun 19, 2018Jun 19, 2018
Beginners guide to cyber securityI’ve never once worried about my online security. Sure, I could have a clever password strategy, set up VPN, encrypt my hard drive or tweak…Jun 11, 2018Jun 11, 2018
The Hundred LanguagesWhen I first started writing books about technology for kids, I knew almost nothing about pedagogy. For me, computing was magical, charming…Jan 27, 2018Jan 27, 2018
Pyininpakka, Putti, Nutto, Pokku, Tirkka, Ruitintullo — neural networks imagine Marimekko patternsI’ve often thought what would have happened if in the 1960s the founder of Marimekko, Armi Ratia had been interested in programming instead…Jan 8, 20181Jan 8, 20181