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STOP! ✋Frame-animation time.. @DESS_Year3 have been creating some awesome videos to celebrate our wonderful school’s 60th birthday. Can you spot all the different media types included in our videos? @DESSDubai @AppleEDU #ipaded 🍿🎞

Drumroll please 🥁 Magic Eraser just announced at #CanvaCreate. Make your subject stand out and clean up unwanted details in your images, just like this 👇

@DESSyear1 are learning how to use positional language whilst giving EARL the robot directions. Code is giving computers directions! The children are loving using their new vocabulary to program EARL in the Computing Lab! @DESSDubai @HopeEducationUK #everyonecancode

Hole in One!⛳️ We have had so much fun this term in Sphero Robotics ECA, especially designing & making a club course, then writing code to get to the pin using the least lines of code. &challenging friends. It’s been great to see all of @DESSDubai 6Cs in action @SpheroEdu

We competed against 11 other schools in a bid to become the best Hackers in Dubai and we won the trophy for The Team of the Tournament & The Most Creative Hack! 🥳 @DESSyear5 you were a true reflection of our 6Cs in action. Thank you @jebelalischool for organising. @DESScomputing

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@CEOPUK I really like these resources but they would be even better if the characters spoke for greater accessibly. 4/5 year olds won’t be able to read this, and although it’s to used by supervised adult, it would be far more engaging.

Have you seen our new website for 4-7s? thinkuknow.co.uk/4_7

Yes! My algorithm worked! @DESSyear1 have been writing algorithms for EARL the floor robot 🤖 Not only could the children create an achievable program, but they were able to fix any bugs in their algorithms 🐜 @Findel_Int #Everyonecancode

Girls just want to have…STEM!Some of our lucky digital leaders celebrated International Women’s Day with @expo2020schools #ExpoSchoolProgramme @Mastercard Girls4tech virtual workshop, uncovering science, technology, engineering and maths. #GirlsWhoCode #womeninstem #girlsintech

Check out @DESSyear2 excellent editing skills using the @pixlr online photo editor. We loved exploring the different filters to give our photos different feelings. We also love saving and sharing our computing work in our @Seesaw digital journals.

We’re celebrating #WorldBookDay! 📚🧙‍🏰👸 Reading for pleasure isn’t just about fun, it’s the biggest indicator of a child’s future success! Download FREE e-storybook to explore with your young ones today >> hubs.ly/Q015gstl0

Bringing our World Book Day characters to life with our brilliant @ScratchJr animations in @DESSyear2 We love to code! @DESSDubai #WorldBookDay #WBD2022 #edtech

How can we make the Internet a kinder place? @DESSyear1 have done an awesome job of creating a ‘Kinder Internet’ spell, describing how to behave online in ways that do not upset others, using @Seesaw brilliant tools too! @UK_SIC #SaferInternetDay @DESSwellbeing @DESSCdubai

An important message for us all. @DESSwellbeing

Has being online affected your mental health? We've got some advice and information that could help. Under 18? Visit > bit.ly/3os5TIb Over 18? Visit > bit.ly/3uxvwvi #SaferInternetDay #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek (2/2)

Today is Safer Internet Day! Join us this #SaferInternetDay to create a better internet – RT to show your support saferinternetday.org.uk

What would you do? What is safe to share online and with whom? @DESSyear2 have been sorting things that are personal that should be kept private, and offline, and things that are safe to share online. @UK_SIC #SaferInternetDay

@DESSCdubai are celebrating #SaferInternetDay today! find out how you can join us at saferinternetday.org.uk @UK_SIC

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