We're going to be making and playing games, learning about how computer programs work and respecting the fact that code exists all around us: online and off, in our phones, cars, clocks, and microwaves, from games to calculators, the code is there... and schools are barely studying it!

Learning the basics of how computer programming works is actually super easy... and it makes for great team learning between friends and families. At our Hour of Code events we'll have everything you need to help you get started, but feel free to bring your own computer or program if you like! This is an all ages event and you're most welcome to bring friends, those who complete the hour will earn a certificate and get a great start to understanding how all these apps and websites actually work.

We have two events:
Tuesday, December 9th, Elementary campus and Thursday, December 11th, Secondary campus.

Sign up here, and I'll see you there!

There's nothing quite so inspiring as being surrounded by innovators, all talking about something you love.

The past four days have been a whirlwind of sorts, as the intrepid Ms. Chelsea Woods and I leaped into the maelstrom of discussion that circulates around the best educational technology event in Asia: Learning 2.0. We were there with education and tech leaders from loads of international schools to attend sessions ranging from school culture to technical tools, and everything in between.

The theme of this years event?

Empowering your community.

And if you're reading this now, that means you.

Although this has long been our philosophy in-house, over the next month ISPP’s tech team will be extending our reach to help foster growth and empowerment of the learning community here in Cambodia.

NEXT WEEKEND (October 10th and 11th) Several of our staff will be offering sessions at an community lead event called teKHin2014, a collaboration among teachers and tech leaders of local international schools to share tools, techniques and lesson ideas involving educational technology. If you’re looking for something new to try out with a class or at home, this is going to be a great event with many sessions aimed at absolute beginners as well as the techy folks. We’re talking Blogging, robotics, minecraft, flipped classrooms, 3D printing, animation, Google Apps … and that’s just getting started. Remember, this is not just for teachers, anyone interested is welcome! See the link to register.

October 27th at ISPP Elementary I will be hosting a session for parents on Cyber Awareness to talk about what children are doing with tech, how we can help keep them safe while they’re doing it, and to help start a dialogue between parents about their children’s tech use. You can contact me or the Elementary office for more information.

What would you like to see and learn more about in this age of technology integration, a time where the “real” world and the “digital” world are one and the same?

I hope you’ll join the discussion!

-M