Huge crowd again on Saturday, thank you to all 73 Ninjas you turned to my group, hope you enjoyed it.
Here are the full notes from this session. Remember to look out on our website or Facebook page or check your email during the week as we will be letting you know whether the Coderdojo will be running this coming week, the 9th April.
We have had a few questions about our upcoming sessions which we are happy to answer, here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.
Do I need to book a place?
No, we don’t ask anyone to book places, due to the generosity of Clarin College we have plenty of space for everyone.
How long are the sessions?
Generally, our sessions are two hours long, the Explorers group with the younger children usually finishes up a little earlier.
How do I decide which group I should join?
Ninjas usually start with the Explorers group and then move on to Advancers, then to Bodgers, then to Modellers and then finally Hackers. But if kids have some experience of coding or if they’re a little bit older they can start with one of the more advanced groups. I recommend speaking to the Mentors of the groups you are interested in joining and then trying one of them out for a while, you can always move to a different group if you are not happy.
What do I need to bring along?
A laptop if you have one, if not we have a limited number of loaner laptops available.
An extension lead, there may not be a plug within easy reach of your desk.
How much does it cost?
As all our Mentors at CoderDojo Athenry are volunteers and as Clarin College allow us use of the school free of charge all our sessions are completely free.
What can I do to help?
There are several ways to help out at CoderDojo Athenry:
If you are interested in helping out talk to any of the Mentors.
CoderDojo Athenry is returning with our weekly sessions in Clarin College starting Saturday 26 March 2022.
Our sessions will take place between 1:00pm and 3:00pm.
We will run our regular Explorers, Advancers, Bodgers, Modellers and Hackers groups.
There is more information about the groups and everything else on our About page.
New members are always welcome. If you are aged between 7 and 17, just come along on the first day and fill out a registration form. Young people aged 12 and under have to be accompanied by a parent/guardian for the whole session.
And don’t forget, CoderDojo Athenry is run by volunteers and is completely free for participants — no membership fees, no weekly contributions.
You should bring a laptop if you have one, but we have some loaner laptops if you don’t.
Lily Surface Scraper:
Desert Island:
This week we took the coin that we created last week and turned it into a pile of a couple of hundred coins.
Here’s a link to the folder where we store all our files . You’ll find a new file in there called dubloon_wip2.blend, containing everything we did this week.
Files for 23/01/21
Using Teams
We are using Microsoft Teams. Each week, we will post links on the CoderDojo Athenry website and Facebook. Here is are the links for 21 November: Information and Links for week 2 | CoderDojo Athenry
When you are using Teams, please keep your microphone off unless you need to ask a question. You can have your webcam on or off, whichever you prefer.
Here are the main buttons you might need:
Two Screens
It is much easier to follow the session if you have two screens, one for the Teams window and one for your own code. Here are two ways to do this:
Asking Questions
As well as the main mentor leading the Teams session, we have other mentors who can answer your questions at any time.
Either: press the Chat button and type your question 
Or: press the Raise Hand button and wait for the mentor 
If Chat Does Not Work
If you get an error when you try to press the Chat button, it might be because you are logged into a work or school Teams account that has chat restrictions. If so, here is a solution:
Hello again everyone.
It was great to speak to you all last Saturday.
Here are some notes with information all about CoderDojo Athenry in PDF form.
Here’s a quick recap of everyone’s notes;
Martha told us all about the Explorers group, you can contact Martha at Martha@coderdojoathenry.onmicrosoft.com and you can find her slides here.
Oliver spoke about the Advancers group and you can contact Oliver at Oliver@coderdojoathenry.onmicrosoft.com
I talked about the Bodgers group, you contact me at Declan@coderdojoathenry.onmicrosoft.com and you can read all about the Bodgers group here.
Kieran then spoke about the Modellers group. Here is his presentation.
Kieran can be contacted at Kieran@coderdojoathenry.onmicrosoft.com.
Finally Michael spoke about the Hacker Group which will be starting in the new year. Here are his slides
Mike’s email is, yes you guessed it is, Mike@coderdojoathenry.onmicrosoft.com
We will be posting information for our first session next Saturday in the next day or two, so keep an eye out for that.
Looking forward to seeing you all again next Saturday.
Declan and the CoderDojo Athenry Mentors
Hi everyone, hope you are all well. As you have probably heard by now, CoderDojo Athenry is starting up again with online sessions. We will have an information session on 07-Nov-20, but in the meantime, here are answers to some … Continue reading
Hi everyone
Hope you are keeping safe and healthy. Its lovely weather at the moment so I guess you are outside as much as you can. So when the rain appears again ,maybe you can take a look at this video.
Sorry it took me so long to get another one done, but its up now. Video
Martha
CoderDojo Athenry 