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Create a Cushion with twinkling lights This project is to make a cushion with twinkling lights. The light circuit was added to a cushion project during the making of the cushion. This blog assumes you have a cushion project or fabric to sew the circuit on. This project uses the lilypad and circuit as a decorative feature and so it is sewed on the outside of the cushion. This will assist with changing the programming of the lights and replacing the battery. The cushion will be decorative and not washable. You could do a similar project and hide the lilypad inside. Consider how will  you  change the battery. You will need: Fabric for your cushion - we made a 50cm cushion. Protosnap Lilypad Development Board Conductive thread Alligator clips or wire for each light Needle Embroidery hoop Dress makers chalk Software  https://www.arduino.cc/en/main/software   Code:  https://www.arduino.cc/en/tutorial/fade   Sewing Instructio...

This year I am facilitating our schools first online elective. It is a semester long course for year 8 in Computational Thinking. The duration of the course is 1 semester - approximately 20 weeks, about 30 hours. Currently this a small class of 5 boys. Having a small class is a great opportunity to test this new format. I am hoping to increase these numbers in Semester 2 and attract some girls to this subject also. The purpose of the course is to teach computational thinking. The online format will allow students the opportunity to pursue personal interest projects in the area of computational thinking. The students have been allocated a room. I am in a nearby area with another class. Students have access to me during their class if required. We have one 30min face to face session a fortnight to discuss student needs and for updates. Source Methods of Communication Email Google Classroom Blogs Instant chat My tools to deliver content and assessment tasks Go...