We have a new club . Toby from Sam Labs is leading a club up until half term. We have worked closely with Sam now for a year and this collaboration has helped to shape the new software Sam have released.
The boys have benefitted, seeing iterative design up close working with the Sam team of designers and coders and seeing many of their suggestions being included in the product development. We hope to continue our work together this year and look forward to the new Sam app for the iPad.
If you would like to find out more about Sam Labs click on the link
Mrs Fleming
Director of Digital Learning
- March 6, 2017
- Mrs Fleming, Parents Blog
- Posted by karen
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We have been using Sam Lab blocks for the past year with our boys.These fantastic blocks were invented by Joachim Horn “to empower people with the right tools to shape the world they wanted to live in.” ( see more information at https://techcrunch.com/2016/05/01/sam-labs-funding/). We found out about these exciting new blocks and introduced them into Keble to improve our technology curriculum. We had wanted something to help the boys gain an understanding of the Internet of Things. The blocks use bluetooth to connect and allow the boys to prototype their ideas. They allow us to include open ended projects especially with Y7 and Y8 and encourage the boys to invent and problem solve. We have used them so far with Y5,Y7 and Y8 and next term we will be also working with Y6.
We believe, at Keble, in preparing our boys for the future and we are very [...]
