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GeekyNicki

@geekynicki.bsky.social
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Former Computing teacher and AST now Computing Curriculum Specialist @ucantootech.bsky.social with a passion for STEM, making things from cardboard, micro:bit, robotics, Minecraft, and video games. Also a lover of mountain-biking, Lego and board games!

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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's a little spatial computing project I've been working on in Construct 3 over the summer. . . 🎮 It's a piece of software which enables you to turn things from the real world into a playable platform level. Children can draw or build a level or even play through the live video feed in AR mode!
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Having fun playing with #FlockXR and using the micro:bit as an input device! Lots of possibilities for classroom applications combining two of my favourite mediums together! Already got lots of ideas in my head! 🤯 #microbit #STEM
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🤖⚽ Who needs real football when you can have robot football! This is definitely my favourite out of all of the @elecfreaks.bsky.social World Cup challenges!
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
🕹️ I've been continuing with my arcade theme, playing with #FlockXR some more! This time, Pacman! My aim is to give it a twist by randomising some of the wall positions! It will definitely be fun to try out some of these arcade game recreations in schools!
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
🎮 I've just discovered there's a micro:bit display shield extension in MakeCode. Looking forward to exploring this some more . . . #microbit @microbit.org
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
New watch face for the new watch to celebrate #StarWarsDay
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
World Book Day 2026 complete, and the costumes were still in one piece after school! Tom Gates dressed as a Monster from the books by Liz Pichon and a Mech Suit from Mech Brigade by Jamie Russell! #WorldBookDay #WBD26
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
🌍📚 Starting to build World Book Day costumes this week! As you can see, one is going to be very simple! The other. . . . (just wish me luck! 🤞🏼😂)
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
📝 I made a little game to help my son learn his weekly spellings. I thought I'd share in case it helps anybody else! (Let me know if you spot any bugs I need to fix!) geekynicki.itch.io/spelling-snail
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Spelling Snail by GeekyNicki
Learn your weekly spellings with Spelling Snail!
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
🏔️ I'm lucky enough to have had the pleasure of visiting Switzerland twice this academic year! You can read all about it here! 👇🏼 #EdTech
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
🤖 This week, I enjoyed a quick visit to #BETT2026, and as usual, it did not disappoint! Here's a little video showcase and I've written up some of my highlights over on my blog: 👉 www.interactiveclassroom.net?p=2093 #edTech
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Overview of BETT 2026
YouTube video by Nicki Cooper
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
🎮 Had lots of fun using #Construct3 to make my submission to the 20 Second Game Jam on @itch.io! 👉 geekynicki.itch.io/draw-roll-fl... #EdTech #GameDev
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Draw, Roll, Flick by GeekyNicki
Draw a path, roll your ball - get to the portal in as close to 20 seconds as possible! Flick if you get stuck!
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
This year's pumpkin efforts!
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
A bit of #microbit #Halloween fun with my 7yo this afternoon! #EdTech
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
I've been having lots of fun testing out #FlockXR by @flipcomputing.bsky.social recently, so far I've made this little ball roll around (because why would I start off doing something simple!). My aim is to turn this into a little marble run/maze game! So far so good . . .
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
🕹️ I've had lots of fun playing with #MakeCodeArcade recently. Just finished a little Flappy Bird clone (except it's Flappy Duck) and currently working on Tetris. (Hoping to get round to making some guide-sheets soon too!) 👉 arcade.makecode.com/S05362-73372...
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Flappy Duck
Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Had lots of fun building this little Snake replica to further improve my skills in #Construct3. Love being able to use both the Event Sheet and JavaScript. 👉🏼 geekynicki.itch.io/retro-snake #EdTech
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Retro Snake by GeekyNicki
A remake of Snake.
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
⌨️ A fun way to learn touch-typing 👇 Recently stumbled across this fun game to help improve students' touch-typing skills: managore.itch.io/daniel-linss... #eduSky #edTech
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Daniel Linssen's Typing Challenge by Daniel Linssen
Learn to type quickly under pressure
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
🤖🦒Had a brilliant day out at Horniman Museum in London today visiting their amazing Robot Zoo, I highly recommend visiting if you haven't seen it yet as the exhibition is only on for a few more months!
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
💻 I've pushed the limits of the free version of #construct3 and added a fair amount of JavaScript in this Pinball/Breakout mashup! 👉 geekynicki.itch.io/breakout-tha... 🕹️ Thinking about creating a series of arcade game mashups so if you have any ideas I'd love to hear them! #EdTech
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Breakout (That's also Pinball!) by GeekyNicki
A pinball and breakout mash-up.
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
🕹️ I've had fun this weekend making this little animated unicorn using @godotengine.org which will, hopefully, eventually evolve into a platform game! Just need to think of a storyline to go with it 🤔 . . .
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
📢 New blog post: Putting free game engines to the test! 👇 🎮 I've looked at #MakeCode Arcade, #Construct3, #GDevelop, #Struckd Studio and #Godot from a teaching perspective. . . 👉 www.interactiveclassroom.net?p=2027 #EdTech #teamCompSci
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Put to the Test: Free Game Engines for Schools – Interactive Classroom.net
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
📢 New blog post! 👇 🎮 An overview of my experience at the @digitalschoolhouse.bsky.social Playful Computing conference last week. 👉 www.interactiveclassroom.net?p=2004 #EdTech #EduSky
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Playful Computing Conference – Interactive Classroom.net
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
🚂On my way home from the fantastic, Playful Learning Conference from @digitalschoolhouse.bsky.social 🤯 My brain is so full of new and exciting information I don't know where to begin processing it all! I'll probably follow-up with a blog post at some point! Feeling very inspired!
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
It was so much fun helping the children create these, last week!
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
We've had fun designing and building our own battle bots today in the style of @extremerobots.bsky.social ! We'll be adding the #micro:bit programming tomorrow.
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Such a fun 2 days! I love my job! 😁
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
🤖 Meet the robots . . . 📄 As I'm getting quite a collection of #robot projects now, I thought I would introduce them all in a blog post! 🎨 I genuinely find #robotics such a fun and engaging way to combine computing with creativity! 🔗 www.interactiveclassroom.net?p=1993 #edTech
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
🌕 Happy #StarWarsDay! #MayThe4th be with you! 🤖 Celebrated today by making a #micro:bit powered R2D2! My 7yo even helped with the coding! (There's an @elecfreaks.bsky.social Wukong board and MP3 player hiding inside) 👇🏼 Before and after pics in the comments!
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Looking forward to programming Omnibot's new @raspberrypi.com Zero brain. Now I'll be able to add a camera and speech capabilities! 🤞🏼
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Had great fun hunting for large #Lego Easter Eggs today at Chatham Dockyard, also loved seeing the Lego shipwrecks on display!
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
💡 Just introduced my son to Code Combat in Roblox! He's loving adding his own blocks of code to improve his virtual pet's combat skills. So nice to see him playing a decent game in Roblox and building his coding knowledge at the same time >> codecombat.com/roblox #edTech
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CodeCombat: Learn to Code by Playing a Game
Learn typed code through a programming game. Learn Python, JavaScript, and HTML as you solve puzzles and learn to make your own coding games and websites.
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
A few years ago we did a little #micro:bit Battle Bots challenge and my children have just asked if we can do it again over the Easter holiday! Yes, yes, yes! Here's what they made last time! I'm very excited to see what they come up with this time now they're a little older! #edTech #teamCompSci
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Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
The scratch coding and sharp constraints at the heart of Animal Well
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The scratch coding and sharp constraints at the heart of Animal Well
On the extremely lean production of Animal Well's 256 intricate rooms.
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
@moderation.bsky.app I'm pretty sure that all of these are fake/SPAM accounts!
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
🕹️ Haven't blogged much recently but was so excited to discover Struckd Studio from @unity.com this week I just had to share it! 👇🏼 If you're interested in building video games with your learners, check out my recent post to find out more! www.interactiveclassroom.net?p=1886 #eduSky #teamCompSci
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Found ET hanging out in a second-hand shop a few weeks ago and couldn't resist buying! This was one of my favourite films as a child that I've since enjoyed rewatching with my own children! Any other recommendations for #retroFilms that are child-friendly would definitely be appreciated . . .
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Just discovered Cleo Abram's video on YouTube giving an excellent insight in the role of Imagineer at Disney, also a great starting point when teaching students about animatronics . . . youtu.be/enevSuDgf3U?...
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Inside Disney's Secret Test Lab
YouTube video by Cleo Abram
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Education Technology News @edtechnews.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Blockly Games: How to Use It to Teach Coding #EdTech #edusky #TLSky #teachers #education #educators
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Blockly Games: How to Use It to Teach Coding
Blockly Games teaches coding using a simple coding system.
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
This was definitely one of my favourite #edTech work projects! Love that I had the opportunity to put my #Minecraft skills to good use!
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
The hubby and I have been playing Split Fiction for the last couple of nights and having so much fun! We love a game where we can work together, the pig level is our favourite so far 🌈🐖🌭 #VideoGames store.steampowered.com/app/2001120/...
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Split Fiction on Steam
Embrace mind-blowing moments as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op adventure.
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Wow! Just discovered Struckd from @unity.com, which allows offers an easy entry point for children to begin making their own games either using a tablet app or web browser! My 9yo is currently having great fun with it! 🔗 learn.unity.com/tutorial/sta... #edTech
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
My tech-related #WorldBookDay recommendation . . . #bookSky
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
And of course, our other #WorldBookDay star is Mr Bump himself, hope he makes it through school with no mishaps today! #MrMenLittleMiss
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Yay! It's #WorldBookDay and here's our little "Red Eye" Arcturian Soldier from the book, SkyWake by @jamierussell.bsky.social "Their mechanical eyes, set deep in their helmets, burned red." - he programmed these himself using his #microbit
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Just wanted to share a huge thank you to @jamierussell.bsky.social for the bundle of Skywake bits and a note for my son ahead of #WorldBookDay. I can confirm the costume is now complete! #BookSky
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Productive morning so far. Nearly finished my youngest son's #WorldBookDay costume!
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Next job is to turn this pile of junk into a plasma rifle!
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
So pleased with how this "Red Eye" helmet is looking now for #WorldBookDay after using this handy guide from Hobbycraft (www.hobbycraft.co.uk/ideas/how-to...) as a starting point! My son programmed the LED eyes today using his #micro:bit . . . Just need to secure them in place next!
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GeekyNicki @geekynicki.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Really happy with how my son's Arcturian Soldier armour is coming along ready for #WorldBookDay - thanks to the invaluable resources from @sksprops.bsky.social
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