Written by: Niamh Scanlon EU Digital Girl of the Year 2016 Coding cool apps, websites, games and robots is an amazing thing to do in itself, but sharing what you have created with tech is even better! And the Coolest Projects Awards is what that’s all about. The Coolest Projects Awards is a day for […]
The CoderDojo Coolest Projects Awards was created to encourage, support and showcase creativity within the CoderDojo community. The Awards give all CoderDojo members the opportunity to work towards a goal by developing an idea from concept through to development and launch. It’s way easier to showcase ideas that you are passionate about! RDS, Dublin, 18th of […]
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In this video some of the CoderDojo Ninjas talk about their projects and what Coolest Projects Awards means to them. […]
Coding and Mathematical Learning There were some negatives to being the principal’s daughter in a small, rural, primary school in Mayo in the ‘80s – but I am so grateful for it now because it’s where I began to really understand mathematics through programming. My dad, the principal of the three teacher school, took out […]
Magnus Ternsjö CEO of UPC Ireland talks about his excitement for this years event! […]
Tell us about yourself. My name is John Walsh. I graduated with a BSc in Computer Applications from Dublin City University in 1992. When I left college I first worked with Accenture and for the past 9 years I’ve worked with Pinnacle Project Partners in Dublin on various projects. At Pinnacle, I’ve helped our clients deliver […]
We are happy to have Ann O’Dea, CEO, editor-at-large of Silicon Republic speaking at the Coolest Projects event! Ann is co-founder and CEO of <a href=”http://www.siliconrepublic.com/”>Silicon Republic</a>, Ireland’s leading technology and innovation news service. Ann is the driving force behind Silicon Republic’s <a href=”http://www.siliconrepublic.com/special-events/women-invent-tomorrow/”>Women Invent</a>campaign, launched on International Women’s Day back in March 2013, to champion women role […]
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We are delighted that Laura Browne will be speaking at the Coolest Projects event! Laura is a final year student in DCU studying computer applications. She is a Mentor with the DCU Intergenerational Learning Program, which teach over 55s computer and technology skills! Laura has a great interest in “Internet Of Things” technologies and recently won the Intel Galileo 3rd […]
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Mary Moloney, Global CEO of the CoderDojo Foundation talks about what she is excited to see at the Coolest Projects event this year! […]
Ken Whelan from the CoderDojo Coolest Projects implementation team met with Aaron and his father Barry. Aaron is a member of CoderDojo Sallins & Naas. Ken : Hi Aaron, can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Aaron: My name is Aaron. I like playing video games and playing outside with friends. Ken: How […]