Radio Carrum

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Digitech Show

The Digitech Show, a podcast about education, technology, innovation & design. Hosted by Marcus Mulcahy and Narelle Derix from Carrum PS, on behalf of the Northern Peninsula Digital Technology Teachers Network.

Episode 1: In the first episode, Marcus and Narelle chat with Helene Bearup from Patterson Lakes PS about the amazing robotics work she has explored for over 15 years. We also get some insight into the new AR work Helene is developing with her students. We speak with Melinda Cashen, President of Digital Learning & Teaching Victoria about the exciting features of this year’s Digicon Conference (27 & 28 July). The students at Carrum PS also share some of the Digitech projects they are developing at school.

Episode 2: The second episode features students from Rowellyn Park PS sharing their fantastic work on a project to develop an App with ‘Code The Future’.

Episode 3: The third episode features discussion about cool things to create at school and home – amateur radio broadcasting, crystal sets, re-purposing old electronic toys, DIY electronics & drone machines.
Great resources for this interview:
Peter’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/vk3ye
Check out the noisy Drone Machine here – youtu.be/u16KN-DYhTM
Annual Hard Rubbish clean-up offers a goldmine of possibilities for radio and electronic projects –youtu.be/-AQIMjSlTJU
Peter shared some of his broadcast tools with us on Radio Carrum’s FB page. www.facebook.com/RadioCarrum/vide…451736304921966/

Episode 4: Our fourth episode features the STEM Seminar Series launch at Monash Education on 1 March 2018. Includes interviews with a variety makers and creators showcasing in the pop-up makerspace, Roland Gesthuizen (event convenor) & teachers from the Northern Peninsula Schools Digitech Network.
Links:
Monash Education: www.monash.edu/education/community
Smart Cities Project: youtu.be/hgYKrgrBpq8
Mag-Net: mag-net.org.au
MindCub3r for LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3: mindcuber.com
Super House TV: www.youtube.com/user/SuperHouseTV