How to Teach with Tech

Ideas, Strategies, and Classroom Inspiration

How to Teach with Tech

Explore practical ways to bring coding, digital tools, and hands-on learning into your classroom.

  • Why Physical Computing Matters for Learning Coding

    AI can’t fix wiring-humans can. Physical computing builds real-world, future-proof skills. Wiring a micro:bit to a servo is more than coding-it’s foundational knowledge that transfers to trades like automotive wiring, robotics, and electronics. Watch this quick stop motion demo on wiring a trailer light using a wire stripper, heat shrink…

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    Why Physical Computing Matters for Learning Coding

  • 🐢What is Turtle Graphics?

    Turtle Graphics is a way to draw pictures and shapes by telling a “turtle” (a little triangle) what to do with code. The turtle can move forward, turn, and draw lines as it moves. This is a fun and visual way to learn programming using Python! Try it out! Create…

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    🐢What is Turtle Graphics?

  • Create an Interactive JavaScript App with Buttons and Images

    Watch my tutorial below and learn how I made a fun app with interactive buttons which increments the count displayed with conditional text and image swaps using Javascript. Just click on Rocky’s nose to watch how to code this app!  

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    Create an Interactive JavaScript App with Buttons and Images

  • Build a Space Game in Scratch: Catch the Stars!

    Play my Scratch Space Game – catch as many stars as you can without getting hit by the asteroid! It uses event handlers, inputs, variables, functions, parameters, conditionals, and loops. Don’t miss the fun sound effects! Want to learn how I programmed it? Contact me! How to play the game:Cosmos,…

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    Build a Space Game in Scratch: Catch the Stars!