Pretty sure there's more to being human than ticking a box to say we're not a robot. Head of Computing at Fulford School. Member of CAS Education & Community Board, NCCE Advisory Committee and BCS Schools & Colleges Committee.https://bsky.app/profile/pddring.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pddring.bsky.social/post/3levxofdu622aI'd like to improve my #Blender skills this year. Does anyone know of any beginner friendly weekly or monthly 3d challenges where you can all work on a similar project, share what you've made and swap tips & feedback? #CASChat04 Jan 2025 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:cr5l5bs6c3qrtp7wlompitw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3levxofdu622ahttps://bsky.app/profile/pddring.bsky.social/post/3letykbcoys2lHere's our latest adventure with electronics: a car alarm for a Lego vehicle using a tilt sensor and a keypad. https://youtube.com/shorts/U346ZKf5wLQ?feature=share More details including tutorial, code and circuit diagram here: https://blog.withcode.uk/2025/01/adventures-in-electronics-5-tilt-sensor-car-alarm03 Jan 2025 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:cr5l5bs6c3qrtp7wlompitw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3letykbcoys2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/pddring.bsky.social/post/3lej7jl4cu22oMy son and I have been exploring electronics with a #RaspberryPi #Pico and #CircuitPython. Our latest project is a reaction time challenge that opens a Lego trapdoor sending a minifig plunging into shark infested waters if you're too slow pressing the button! 🦈 https://blog.withcode.uk/2024/12/adventures-in-electronics-4-push-button-reaction-timer/ https://youtube.com/shorts/S5jk2OiSi08?feature=share30 Dec 2024 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:cr5l5bs6c3qrtp7wlompitw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lej7jl4cu22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pddring.bsky.social/post/3le7av73st22fMy son and I have been exploring #electronics with a #RaspberryPi #Pico . Here's a #Lego elf that stops ice skating when it gets too warm. Mode details: https://blog.withcode.uk/2024/12/adventures-in-electronics-3-18b20-temperature-sensor-with-motor/26 Dec 2024 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:cr5l5bs6c3qrtp7wlompitw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3le7av73st22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/pddring.bsky.social/post/3lce3isxrts25Really looking forward to sharing this with students. Thanks to the team at @dresscodehq.bsky.social for putting it together each year [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Dec 2024 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:cr5l5bs6c3qrtp7wlompitw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lce3isxrts25https://bsky.app/profile/pddring.bsky.social/post/3lbcgvv5bcs24I really enjoyed catching up with @mraharrison.bsky.social to chat about #PhysicalComputing on his #HTTC podcast. You can catch all the previous episodes (before the quality of guest dipped at the start of series 2!) here: pod.httcs.online19 Nov 2024 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:cr5l5bs6c3qrtp7wlompitw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcgvv5bcs24