Minecraft in Louth!
Recently, I had the pleasure of running a 90-minute Minecraft project for Louth Libraries. Over a dozen young Minecrafters participated, and what they created in that short time was so…
cccSkerries – The First Three Years of my Creative Computer Classes
It’s hard to believe that I’m about to begin the fourth year of summer camps in what used to be our guest bedroom and what I now call “the cccSkerries training room.”
In the summer of 2012, I decided to become a self-employed digital educator, and – after four years as a primary teacher – to focus on what I enjoyed most in teaching: Helping kids to express their creativity through digital means, to enable them to achieve their aims through technology, and to have fun in the process.
Looking back, I can say that this was the best move ever!
Hour of Code 2015
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…
A Minecraft Space Station Project
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…
St Patrick’s Day… Minecraft Style!
Today, the Minecraft Club was working on a St Patrick's Day-themed world. Here are some of the creations...
Why Multiplayer Games Might Be Good for Your Child
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…