Digital Maker

109th Scout Group

Lowe Memorial Presbyterian Church, Finaghy

 

Part of South Belfast District

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Digital Maker Staged Activity Badge

 

Digital Maker – stage 1

 

How to earn your badge

 

  1. Connect computer peripherals or accessories, such as a screen and keyboard, and explain what job they do.

 

  1. Design a game:

 

  • Use role play to act out how your digital game would work. Play the game with a group of friends and change the rules.
  • Using paper, prototype a game and explain to someone how it works. You could video your explanation.
  • Evaluate and share your idea.

 

  1. Edit an existing website. You could change the design using a paper printout or software.

 

  1. Play a game with a friend where one of you acts the part of a robot and the other sends the robot commands. Record on paper what sort of commands worked best and which were hard for the ‘robot’ to follow.

 

**Some Digital Maker stages involve downloading stuff from the internet, which can be risky.

Make sure that young people and adults aware of the online safety rules **

Digital Maker – stage 2

 

How to earn your badge

 

  1. Connect two devices and exchange data between them using WiFi, Bluetooth or a cable.

 

  1. Show that you can use two different platforms or operating systems. They could be systems that run different devices such as computers, tablets, phones or games consoles.

 

  1. Design a game:

 

  • Make a cartoon, animation or video of a game using a video camera or other equipment.
  • Create some pseudo code to explain how some parts of your game will work. Pseudo code is an instruction for the computer to follow, but is not written in a specific language.
  • Design a sequence of a game, like a whole level or an in-game puzzle.

 

  1. Design a single page website. You can use a design tool but writing HTML code would be fine too.
  2. Create a set of instructions for a programmable Robot, turtle or toy to follow. Games like Minecraft can help you do this.

 

Top tips

 

We know there are lots of difficult words like 'data' and 'pseudocode' here. Don't let it put you off, find and give it a try. Websites like gamesalad.com can help

Digital Maker – stage 3

 

How to earn your badge

 

  1. Show how to troubleshoot problems with computing equipment, such as hardware devices and software updates.

 

  1. Make a prototype of a game using a suitable tool. It must include:

 

  • event conditions (when your game reacts to something that happens)
  • user movement controls
  • iteration (when your code or instructions are repeated)
  • variables (for scoring, health or counting things within the game).

 

  1. Build, design and publish a multipage website with working hyperlinks for navigation between the pages.

 

  1. Make a robot using prebuilt components.

 

Top tips

 

For number 4, there are lots of websites with great ideas for building your robot. Take a look at instructables.com

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Digital Maker – stage 4

 

How to earn your badge

 

  1. Set up a home network and connect it to the internet.

 

  1. Install or run an alternative operating system on a computer. Alternatively, use a ‘Live DVD’ or USB stick.

 

  1. Design a game:

 

  • Build a game that includes progression and is fun and interesting to play.
  • Get someone else to play and evaluate it.

 

  1. Create a fully functioning website including linking to a database.

 

  1. Make a robot using a kit with components that respond to sensor input (for example, a robot that backs away from an object in its path).

 

Digital Maker – stage 5

 

How to earn your badge

 

  1. Install the software to run a web server and host a webpage on a computer or other device. Tools like LAMP, WAMP or Google’s Webserver project for the Raspberry Pi could help you. You can find these for free online.

 

  1. Make a game or app that serves a purpose. It should:

 

  • have a clear objective
  • be challenging for the user
  • have a clear sense of progression
  • keep a score
  • offer a reward to the user for playing (for example the score could unlock levels or icons).

 

  1. Make a website that serves a purpose, provides a good experience for the user and meets any legal requirements.

 

  1. Use off-the-shelf components to make your own robot that responds to the environment (for example a robot that reacts to light, its proximity to other objects or sound).

 

Staying safe online

 

The Digital Citizen staged activity badge involves performing some tasks online, and finding out about social networking. Before young people take part in these activities, make sure they are aware of the safety rules first. Check that they understand that staying safe involves:

 

  • understanding that staying safe online is similar to staying safe in the real world
  • using passwords to protect their computer and email accounts
  • using trusted software and not downloading programmes they are not sure about
  • having some form of anti-virus software
  • recognising that they should ask an adult they trust before they visit a particular website understanding that private information should not be given to anyone online without the permission of a trusted adult