The Irish Computer Society is looking for members to volunteer as judges for the National Scratch Competition. The Scratch competition run by the Irish Computer Society aims to raise students interest in software development, and related career opportunities, by providing a better understanding of how software is built and works. Scratch is a programming language that […]
The Doodle 4 Google competition is returning for its seventh year running. Beginning today, November 3rd, Google is calling on children across the country to grab their pens, pencils, crayons and paintbrushes and get doodling! The theme of this year’s competition is ‘My Perfect Day’ and we will once again ask children to use the Google […]
The BBC has launched a new computer game featuring The Doctor and a friendly Dalek, and aimed at teaching kids how to code. Unfortunately, it’s only available in the UK, where it can be downloaded from cbeebies.com/cbbc/ from tomorrow. It’s a great idea though, and a welcome continuation of the BBC tradition of promoting computing, dating back to […]
On Saturday, Technology.ie paid a visit to Galway’s Christmas Market, which has just opened in Eyre Square. There I met Jill Holtz, CEO of MyKidsTime.ie, who talked about how that business has grown over the last six years, leading to MyKidsTimeStore.ie which has just been launched. Jill explained that the ticketing expertise developed at MyKidsTime […]
Randi Zuckerberg used to work for Facebook, the company her brother founded. Now she runs Zuckerberg Media, a digital content company. However, you might be a little surprised at her latest publication. ‘Dot’ is a children’s book about a little girl who loves technology. And the message it carries is that sometimes kids need a […]
