Events for February 1, 2020 – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry
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Global Game Jam 2020 at Volta

Description Ready to Jam? #LetsJamHFX For the seventh year in a row, Volta is Halifax's jam site for Global Game Jam! Global Game Jam will be a weekend full of game creation, design and prototyping. Get ready to jam! When is the Global Game Jam? The Halifax GGJ will start at 5pm on January 31stand goes for ~48 hours through to February 2nd. Site Hours Volta will be open as a workspace for Global Game Jam particpants during the following times : - Friday, January 31, 5:00pm to 10:00pm - Saturday, February 1, 8:00am to 10:00pm - Sunday, February 2, 8:00am to 6:00pm Food will be provided during this event. What is a Game Jam? The goal is to come together and make a videogame, or non-digital game like a board game or card game. Participants rapidly prototype game designs and inject new ideas to help grow the gaming industry. All GGJ sites share a common theme and constraints. The theme will be revealed on the Friday evening (January 31) and all games created are based on that theme. Participants will be asked to create the game from beginning to end in a prescribed time (maximum of 48 hours). The brief […]

Full Day Teacher Training: Halifax

Description *Each teacher who attends, will recieve one free micro:bit to take back to their classroom! In addition, there will be a draw at the end of the day to send three lucky teachers home with a classroom set of micro:bits. This free, full-day workshop provides educators with the tools to explore and learn computational thinking, basic coding and artificial intelligence, while providing ideas for how to bring these into the classroom. Designed for beginners, this workshop demystifies 21st century technology by putting concepts into practice with hands on activities and simple modules that can fit into any lesson plan. Participants will leave with the confidence that they can become creators, not just consumers of technology, and that they can empower their students to do the same. What is Code Create Teach: Teacher Training? Our Code Create Teach program has introduced over 6,700 Canadian teachers to the basics of coding and computational thinking in the classroom. Already leaders in developing algorithmic literacy, Kids Code Jeunesse (KCJ) has enriched its highly successful introductory workshops to meet the challenges of understanding and teaching AI. With the participation of Canadian teachers, our mission is to develop the best teacher training program in the […]