So, weirdly, today’s “Gifts for the Gifted” post has to do with cubes – again. If you have been reading my last few Friday posts, you may have noticed this pattern. It was not pre-determined, I promise. In fact, when I realized the odd coincidence, I almost chose another product to review for today. However, … Read more
I’m a big fan of crowd-funding campaigns. I’ve already backed a few, and I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of these products (2 of which should appear on my doorstep in December!!!!): 3Doodler Robot Turtles Game play-i I recently found out about a new Kickstarter project from Digital Dream Labs that looks very promising to … Read more
This weekend I had the great opportunity to attend an event hosted by SparkFun at a local venue called Geekdom. The event was a class for young students to learn how to use the free programming language, Scratch, developed by M.I.T. The students also learned how to use Scratch with a PicoBoard, which connects to … Read more
I recently started dipping my toe into Twitter chats, and participated in a few regarding teaching kids how to code. During these chats, I’ve come across a few more fabulous resources that I want to share with any of you who are considering the idea of teaching programming to kids. I recently started dipping my … Read more
I’ve spent my time on more than a few posts bemoaning the low numbers of females in the math, science, and engineering sectors – including programming. But I’ve been heartened, recently, by a few things that I’ve seen during my internet browsing. These are some great products and websites that are designed to encourage girls … Read more