It hasn’t been that long since I started collecting resources for teaching kids how to program on my Pinterest Board, but it seems like I already have enough links to keep any interested child occupied from Kindergarten to Adulthood. I recently ran across an online magazine, Help Kids Code, that offers even more support for anyone … Read more
On this blog, I tend to post about a lot of ideas that I find, and some readers don’t always get a chance to know if I ever tried them – or if they were complete flops. This week, I want to feature a few past ideas that I did try and that were successful … Read more
In the past couple of years, there have been an overwhelming number of stories from media outlets that point out the huge amount of computer science jobs that are available and the dismal number of American students prepared to fill them. You can see some of the sobering statistics on this infographic provided by Kodable. Although … Read more
Yesterday I mentioned the free online course being offered by Mitch Resnick and his colleagues at the M.I.T. Media Lab called, “Learning Creative Learning.” It starts today, so check out my post if you are interested – no registration required! Mitch Resnick, of course, is one of the creators of Scratch, a great (and also … Read more
This is going to be the Phunnest Phriday ever because I get to share some awesome news with you! If you recall (though I certainly wouldn’t blame you if you don’t recall), I posted about a game called “Robot Turtles” last December during my Gifts for the Gifted Series. I debated whether or not to … Read more
If you are a regular reader, you probably know two things about me – that I am a fan of Kickstarter, and that I am a proponent of teaching kids how to code. One of my more recent Kickstarter acquisitions was the Robot Turtles game, which is a board game that introduces young students the … Read more