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23.01.2022 Family Code Club is kicking off at Enterprize Launceston tomorrow! This one is a free program, get in fast while there are still tickets available! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/family-code-club-enterprize

23.01.2022 Tickets are now on sale for our after school tech education events in Launceston this term! These after school clubs have proven to be very popular over the last few terms, so please jump in early and grab a ticket if you'd like for your son or daughter to be able to participate this term! This time around, we're re-running two of our most popular programs from previous terms, Level Up and Redstone Rangers. And we're also rolling out two brand new programs for older kids (in... late high school and college), Zombie Electronics and Critical Hit. You can find more details about all four of our programs on our website here: www.bitlink.com.au/events

21.01.2022 Hopefully everyone has had wonderful holidays and is getting a great start to the school year. We're starting term one with the wonderful Comics from Scratch and the classic Level Up! Comics From Scratch! In this course, students design their own interactive comic using Scratch programming. Starting from the ground up, students will be guided by professional writers and illustrators to craft their very own adventure story! Once this is complete, they'll then jump into Scratch... and bring their comic to life by learning how to use visual programming to add animations and interactive story elements! This term, Comics from Scratch is taking place on Tuesday evening from 5:30pm to 7:30pm starting on the 27th of February. Level Up! In this course, students design their own platform game (think Super Mario Brothers), including coming up with the world, characters and enemies that will populate their game. They then create all of their own art assets using pens, pencils and crayons, which we scan in. As the program continues, we bring the videogame to life by learning some programming and creating a playable game. By the end of the course, each student will have taken a game from concept through to completion. This term, Level Up is taking place on Thursday afternoons from 4pm to 6pm starting starting on the 1st of March You can learn more and purchase tickets here: www.bitlink.com.au/events If you have questions about our programs, please don't hesitate to contact us on [email protected].

19.01.2022 Tickets are now available for the Bitlink Term 3 after school programs in Launceston! There's some information about these courses below, but if you just want to jump right to checking out the detailed information, head on over to the Bitlink website. www.bitlink.com.au/events... This term, we have two tech education programs on offer for kids aged 9-12. Creative Mode (Kids 9-12) In this course, we work together as a group to undertake a major collaborative building project within Minecraft, with all 16 participants in the course working together with a shared goal. The focus of Creative Mode is on teamwork and building a safe and functioning online community. If your son or daughter hasn't done any after school programs with us before, Creative Mode is a great place to start. Super Effective (Kids 9-12) In this course, students design their own Pokemon style monster battling game, including coming up with the world, characters and enemies that will populate their game. They then create all of their own art assets using pens, pencils and crayons, which we scan in. As the program continues, we bring the videogame to life by learning some programming and creating a playable game. If your son or daughter has been getting into Pokemon Go and would be interested in building their own Pokemon style game, then this course is for them! All of these courses are taking place in the Battery Shed at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery in Inveresk, Launceston. If these courses sound interesting to you, please consider helping us to spread the word! You can learn more and purchase tickets here: www.bitlink.com.au/events

17.01.2022 There's only a few days left before Recharge kicks off and we still have a few tickets remaining! We also have some exciting guest speakers and tours that have fallen into place this week. As part of the program, we're going to be heading behind the scenes at the Queen Victoria Museum, the Penny Royal Dark Ride and Definium Technologies. We'll be seeing how the Penny Royal Dark Ride has been built and technology behind it, then heading up to Definium Technologies to learn ho...w the tech behind the ride was designed and built locally. We also have a guest presentation coming our way from Bruce Wolcott, one of Bitlink's collaborators in Seattle. Bruce is going to be talking about his recent experiences attending VR hackathons in the Seattle area, as well as giving us a behind the scenes video tour of Valve Software. If this sounds like something that might be of interest to a high school or college student in your life, please let them know about it! They have 3 days left to get their tickets locked away before the program kicks off on Monday next week.

17.01.2022 The end of the year is quickly approaching and that means it's time for term four education programs. This time we'll be running Robots and Drones alongside the brand spanking new Comics from Scratch. Check out the information and links below or at our website: http://www.bitlink.com.au/events Comics From Scratch!... This is a really exciting new program that has been on the drawing board at Bitlink for a while, and now it's ready to go! In this course, students design their own interactive comic using Scratch programming. Starting from the ground up, students will be guided by professional writers and illustrators to craft their very own adventure story! Once this is complete, they'll then jump into Scratch and bring their comic to life by learning how to use visual programming to add animations and interactive story elements! This term, Comics from Scratch is taking place on Thursday afternoons from 5:30pm to 7:30pm, starting on the 16th of November. Robots and Drones! In this course, participants will be learning computer programming using drones (programmable quad-copters) and Spheros (programmable robots). After learning the basics of computer programming using off-the-shelf robots and drones, participants in this program will have the opportunity to dive deeper and learn some basic electronics by building their own robots from Arduino/Raspberry Pi kits. Robots and Drones is taking place on Tuesday afternoons from 4pm to 6pm starting on the 14th of November. You can learn more and purchase tickets here: www.bitlink.com.au/events If you have questions about our programs, please don't hesitate to contact us on [email protected].

17.01.2022 Time is ticking on RSVPs for the three new Bitlink after school programs at the Battery Shed! We've still got spaces available in both of our Minecraft sessions and our game design workshops. We have two programs for kids aged 9-12 and one program for teens aged 13-16. All three programs start next week (Minecraft on Tuesday, game design on Thursday). We'd appreciate your help spreading the word, so if you know some young people or parents who'd be interested in these program...s, please let them know about them! Tickets are available on Eventbrite here: bitlink.eventbrite.com

17.01.2022 Hi everyone, Just a quick reminder that our behind the scenes tour of the penny royal dark ride is this Saturday! There are still a handful of spots left, so if you are interested in joining us, please reserve your spot on the event page. Or if you know someone you think may be interested, please let them know. It's a unique chance to peek behind the curtain of this attraction. Thanks!... https://www.facebook.com/events/574687722972581/?ti=as See more

17.01.2022 The Bitlink team have been working hard and we're all set for another round of after school workshops at the Battery Shed in Launceston! In term one of this year, we have 3 programs ready to go. Creative Mode is a Minecraft after school club that teaches children aged 9-12 about working effectively as part of an online community. If you heard about our Minecraft Club late last year, Creative Mode is basically an evolution of that workshop.... Level Up is another program that we're aiming at children in the 9-12 age range. This one is all about learning how to build a video game from scratch. Participants will create all of their own artwork using pens, paper, crayons, etc., then we'll bring that artwork into a game engine and teach the kids how to use programming to bring their world to life. Finally, we have Redstone Rangers, another Minecraft program that's designed for teens in the 13-16 age range. This series of workshops will focus on some of the more advanced concepts in Minecraft, including mods, creating circuits and other interactive elements, as well as using the redstone feature in Minecraft to learn about logic and how computers work. If you, or someone you know, has children who might enjoy these workshops, please pass the link on. We hope to see you there! You can find RSVP links for all three workshops here: http://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/bitlink-9765630222

16.01.2022 It's that time again! Tickets are now available for our tech education after school programs for term one! We're super excited to announce that in addition to running Level Up this term, we're also rolling out a *brand new course*, Robots and Drones! You can find a quick blurb about each of these programs below, but if you want to get straight to the details and ticket links, head over to our website: www.bitlink.com.au/events... Now, here are the details! Robots & Drones (Kids 9-12, Tuesdays, at the Launceston College STEAM NGN) In this course, participants will be learning computer programming using drones (programmable quad-copters) and Spheros (programmable robots). After learning the basics of computer programming using off-the-shelf robots and drones, participants in this program will have the opportunity to dive deeper and learn some basic electronics by building their own robots from Arduino/Raspberry Pi kits. Level Up (Kids 9-12, Thursdays, at the QVMAG Battery Shed) In this course, students design their own platform game (think Super Mario Brothers), including coming up with the world, characters, and enemies that will populate their game. They then create all of their own art assets using pens, pencils, and crayons, which we scan in. As the program continues, we bring the video game to life by learning some programming and creating a playable game. By the end of the course, each student will have taken a game from concept through to completion. You can learn more and purchase tickets here: www.bitlink.com.au/events

15.01.2022 Tickets are now available for the Bitlink Term 2 after school programs in Launceston! There's some information about these courses below, but if you just want to jump right to checking out the detailed information, head on over to the Bitlink website. www.bitlink.com.au/events... This term, we have four tech education programs on offer for two different age groups. Redstone Rangers (Ages 9-14) In this course, we use Minecraft to teach some of the fundamentals of electronics and computational thinking. The course focuses on the use of redstone, which is an element in Minecraft that can be used to simulate electronics and some fundamental computing concepts (such as memory storage). Level Up (Ages 9-14) In this course, we teach kids about computer programming, by helping them to develop their own Super Mario style platform game. The kids do all of their own artwork using pens and paper, then we scan them in and use computer programming to make their game interactive and bring their world to life. Zombie Electronics (Ages 15-18) In this course, we focus on teaching electronics using Arduino and Raspberry Pi devices. The theme of the course is building devices that will help you protect your base during a zombie apocalypse. Think tripwire sensors, smoke alarms, remote door locking systems, etc. Critical Hit (Ages 15-18) In this course, we focus on videogame criticism. We'll be covering a range of topics ranging from deep dives on a single game where we try to unpack what the developer's goals were and whether they achieved them, to sessions where we compare and contrast a number of games that all have an element or goal in common. All of these courses are taking place in the Battery Shed at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery in Inveresk, Launceston. If these courses sound interesting to you, please consider helping us to spread the word! You can learn more and purchase tickets here: www.bitlink.com.au/events

13.01.2022 Bookings are now open for our summer education program in Launceston, Recharge! You can find more information, and a link to purchase tickets, here: www.bitlink.com.au/events If you haven't heard of our Recharge program before, it's a 5-day intensive summer program, where we work with a group of up to 12 students to build interactive exhibits for a museum or art gallery. This year, the program is being run in collaboration with QVMAG (as it has been in the past), as well as... Launceston College (a new addition for this year). We're going to be running this program from Launceston College's STEAM NGN facility, a well-equipped hackerspace which means that we'll have all the gear we need to create awesome interactive experiences over the five days of the program. There's also going to be plenty of mentors on site (including staff from Bitlink and Launceston College), and guest speakers from other local organisations, as well as a few off-site visits and behind the scenes tours. It's going to be awesome! If your son or daughter is interested in game design, 3D printing, electronics, virtual reality, or technology more generally, then this program will undoubtedly be a great fit for them! Also, there's no need to have any prior experience -- we'll be starting with the basics and working our way up from there. There's way more information on the tickets page, but so that you have the basic details up front, the program runs 10am to 4pm, from Monday the 16th of January to Friday the 20th of January. All sessions will be held at the STEAM NGN (Launceston College, on the Paterson St side). The cost for the whole program is $200, which is inclusive of GST and processing charges. You don't need to bring any equipment, but we don't cater lunch, so please bring a packed lunch or money to buy lunch each day. That's about it! If you would like any further information (which isn't on the tickets page), then please feel free to get in touch with us via [email protected].

12.01.2022 Booking is now open for Bitlink Term 4 after school programs in Launceston! Below is a quick blurb for each of the programs happening but if you want to get straight to the details and tickets, head over to our website: www.bitlink.com.au/events Redstone Rangers (Kids 9-12, Thursday evenings)... In this course, we'll be exploring how Minecraft's own version of electronics, Redstone, works and how to use it, building automated, farms, doors, lighting systems, clocks and lots more. We'll then be linking all this back to the real world and how in learning Redstone you're also learning how to build electronic circuits and the core concepts of computer logic. Everyone will be applying all their learning in a collaborative build of their own design. This program is great for anyone wanting to extend themselves in Minecraft or make a start into the more complex mechanics. Super Effective (Kids 9-12, Tuesday evenings) In this course, students design their own Pokemon style monster battling game, including coming up with the world, characters and enemies that will populate their game. They then create all of their own art assets using pens, pencils and crayons, which we scan in. As the program continues, we bring the videogame to life by learning some programming and creating a playable game. If your son or daughter has been getting into Pokemon Go and would be interested in building their own Pokemon style game, then this course is for them! All of these courses are happening in the Battery Shed at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery in Inveresk, Launceston. You can learn more and purchase tickets here: www.bitlink.com.au/events

11.01.2022 We're coming to you Hobart! Bitlink is a company based in Launceston specialising in digital technologies focused education programs; we run a range of exciting and engaging after school programs for primary and high school students. Our range includes courses on programming, virtual reality, video game design, electronics, and robotics. We're hoping to roll out some after school programs in Hobart this year, so we’re coming to visit for a demo day to meet some people and reg...ister some interest! The car will be packed full of interesting technology demos to have a look at, including a virtual reality headset, some robots and drones, a 3D printer, and loads of other exciting tech goodies! If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, come and visit us in the A-Lab at 157 Elizabeth Street on Monday the 5th February between 10am and 3pm! Hope to see you there!

11.01.2022 The Bitlink crew have been busy over the past couple of months putting together a brand new iPad game for the Royal Flying Doctors. We'd love for you to download it and give it a look! The link is in the shared post below.

10.01.2022 Hello everybody! There's now only a week left before our term two education programs kick off and we are *excited*! If you've been following along, you will have noticed that our programs for younger children (Level Up and Redstone Rangers) have sold out -- but we do still have a few tickets left in our programs for 15-18 year olds, Zombie Electronics and Critical Hit. That said, there's only *3* tickets left in Zombie Electronics, so if you're on the fence, you might want ...to dive in before the last few disappear! That course is a new one for us, and we're really looking forward to it. In it, our students will build a whole range of gadgets with which to defend their base during a zombie apocalypse. Trip wire sensors, temperature sensors for their food stores, remote door locking and unlocking systems, movement sensing CCTV cameras...the works! It's going to be a blast! Sound fun? More details here! www.bitlink.com.au/events Also, thank you again to everyone who has taken the time to share our Facebook posts and spread the word about our courses (as well as everyone who came to visit us at AGFEST over the past few days). It's been great to meet and chat with so many parents, teachers and kids over the past few weeks. Take care everyone! And to those of you who are diving into one of our programs next week, we'll look forward to seeing you!

07.01.2022 Come and join us for a special behind the scenes tour of the Penny Royal Dark Ride!

06.01.2022 We are really proud to announce that the RFDS Kids Club App is now available to download for iPad via the App Store! The projects team have been hard at work on this app for the past few months and have produced a series of really fun games for kids to play while learning about health and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Check out the app here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rfds-kids-club/id1415563143

04.01.2022 It's that time again! Tickets are now available for our tech education after school programs for term three in Launceston! You can find a quick blurb about each of the programs we're offering this term below, but if you want to get straight to the details and ticket links, head over to our website: www.bitlink.com.au/events Now, here are the details!... We're running two programs this term, Electric Threads and Zombie Electronics! Electric Threads (Kids 9-12, Tuesdays 4pm to 6pm, at the QVMAG Battery Shed) In this course we'll be combining electronics and craft to build wearable technology! Each week we'll be discovering a new element of electronics or sewing and applying it to cool projects, such as a LED dog collar and sneaker attachment with an accelerometer that will light up as you or your pooch move around! By completing this course, students will learn the basics of the Arduino platform, including some introductory programming, alongside electronics fundamentals, sewing and design skills. Zombie Electronics (Kids 9-12, Thursdays 4pm to 6pm, at the QVMAG Battery Shed) In this course, we're going to be learning all about electronics by building gadgets that you could use in the event of a zombie outbreak! Each week we'll be learning all about Arduino, electronics, and programming to help defend your base; building tripwires, alarms, zombie detectors and even a zombie distraction robot! By completing this course, students will learn the basics of the Arduino platform, including some introductory programming, alongside electronics fundamentals such as basic circuits, sensor networks and input/output devices. You can learn more and purchase tickets here: www.bitlink.com.au/events If you have questions about our programs, please don't hesitate to contact us on [email protected].

01.01.2022 We're trying something new! We're going to be working with Enterprize to run a free family code club at Enterprize Launceston over the next few months. You'll see some familiar faces from the Bitlink team running the program, but this will be a bit different to our normal after school programs.... Firstly, this is a program for adults and children, and all children will need to be accompanied by an adult (a family member or family friend) and you'll work together and learn new skills as a team. Secondly, these are a bit shorter than our normal programs (one hour per session, rather than two). Thirdly, you'll need to bring your own laptop to the session participate (though one laptop between two people is fine). And finally, these events are completely free! Sound good? You can RSVP/learn more here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1425852904135226/ And as always, please help us spread the word! :)