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Yearly Archives: 2015

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Hour of Code 2015

  • Post author:Sabine McKenna, cccSkerries
  • Post published:December 11, 2015
  • Post category:cccSkerries/Creativity / Tools/Games/Minecraft

This December, practically all cccSkerries groups are participating in the Hour of Code. Starting with code.org/mc we watched Jeb of Mojang / Minecraft fame and then worked our way through…

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Five reasons why you might join Facebook after all.

  • Post author:Sabine McKenna, cccSkerries
  • Post published:December 2, 2015
  • Post category:cccSkerries/Digital Thoughts/Facebook/Skerries News

  Want to keep up with what’s happening in Skerries? Be on Facebook! You can, of course, enjoy Facebook for seeing what your friends and family share, and for sharing…

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Christmas Laptop Present Thoughts

  • Post author:Sabine McKenna, cccSkerries
  • Post published:November 13, 2015
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Halloween is hardly over, and the thoughts turn to Christmas. For many, a laptop for the youngster(s) in the house is a consideration. I'm often asked which I would recommend...…

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A Minecraft Space Station Project

  • Post author:Sabine McKenna, cccSkerries
  • Post published:April 29, 2015
  • Post category:cccSkerries/Minecraft

In the summer of 2015, during a number of sessions of our cccSkerries Minecraft Club, Eoin (age 10) used the time to build something great. While the others were having adventures on…

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2015 Scratch Competition Entries

2015 Scratch Competition Entries

  • Post author:Sabine McKenna, cccSkerries
  • Post published:April 21, 2015
  • Post category:cccSkerries/Games/Scratch/Uncategorized

All these projects were created by participants in our cccSkerries Coding Classes (beginners and advanced). For the National Scratch Competition 2015, we had to pick 10 as we could not…

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St Patrick’s Day… Minecraft Style!

  • Post author:Sabine McKenna, cccSkerries
  • Post published:March 10, 2015
  • Post category:Minecraft

Today, the Minecraft Club was working on a St Patrick's Day-themed world. Here are some of the creations...  

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Animated Gifs

  • Post author:Sabine McKenna, cccSkerries
  • Post published:January 14, 2015
  • Post category:Creativity / Tools

    Did you ever want to make an animated Gif? You know, one of those pictures that move? Well, it's not that hard at all - actually, it's easy!…

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Why Multiplayer Games Might Be Good for Your Child

  • Post author:Sabine McKenna, cccSkerries
  • Post published:January 14, 2015
  • Post category:Games/Minecraft/Parenting

We've all seen it ... once a kid is old enough to play computer games, the fascination grows and grows, and it sometimes seems very difficult to control their desire…

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