
Digital Xtra
@digital_xtra
Every young person in Scotland should have access to innovative and digitally creative activities regardless of their gender, background, or where they live.
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https://www.digitalxtra.scot/ 25-05-2016 14:16:57
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We are pleased to announce applications for Digital Xtra 's TENTH grants cycle are NOW OPEN! Head to our website if your school or community organisation is planning to start up or scale up an extracurricular computing activity for young peoples: digitalxtra.scot/apply/


As an important education resource for early level cyber resilience we are gathering feedback from practitioners who have engaged with The Bongles & The Crafty Crows resource - via this anonymous questionnaire: forms.office.com/e/jTBN1EfE18we Who are the Bongles? blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/digiā¦

Digital Xtra is seeking two new Trustees to help guide the charity, shape our strategy, and support our fundraising work.Ā It's a particularly exciting time as applications are currently open for our TENTH grants cycle. More information can be found here: digitalxtra.scot/new-trustee-poā¦




Join us this week as we host two more in-person Q&A sessions for the Round X (2025/26) grant awards!! -Mon 3:30pm in Edinburgh (CodeBase Edinburgh) -Tues 3:30pm in Stirling (CodeBase Stirling) ticketsource.co.uk/digital-xtra/ Huge thanks again to @CodeBase and Techscaler for hosting!


š£Our March newsletter is out now. Includes info about this years upskilling programme, visit to Hyndland Secondary & meeting with Dr Pam Gosal MBE MSP championing & advocating for CS. And more from Snapchat, Digital Xtra, Tata Consultancy Services, Scratch Team, @dresscodehq Join stacs.scot



Just a reminder that applications for Digital Xtra's Round X grant awards close next Thursday, 27 March at 15:00! Still unsure about something? Check out the Round X Information Webinar we hosted back in February: youtube.com/watch?v=MNZi2Zā¦


.Digital Xtra's Manager, Kraig Brown, will be speaking at next week's EDI and GLA sessions of GamesTalks.Live! Proceeds from the event's raffle will also go towards supporting the Round X grant awards. Thank you for your support! Line-up and tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/sgda-presentā¦


Join Digital Xtra at this year's Edinburgh Science! One of our top picks is 'The Unbelievably Creative AI Show' by Digital Skills Education on the 11 and 12 April. A family show about AI, where you will decide if art is a product of human creativity or generated by a computer algorithm...

Digital Xtra's Manager, Kraig Brown, recently spoke at Games Talk Live about why extracurricular opportunities, especially coding and tech clubs, are vital to helping young people grow and succeed in a modern world. Grab a cuppa and have a listen! youtube.com/watch?v=2Hnc55ā¦




That's fantastic! Massive thank you to Bekha and to Pennyburn PS & EYC for hosting. We love seeing this type of engagement with young people!!