programming
Hour of Code
It’s probably no secret at this point that I would like to see more students learning how to code. There are numerous posts on this blog about the topic, including yesterday’s entry. In addition, I have a burgeoning Pinterest board on the topic. Code.org is gearing up for a campaign aimed towards students in K-12 … Read more
TracLabs Atlas
I couldn’t wait until Phun Phriday to share this post. So, I’m officially declaring today Thrilling Thursday! On Tuesday, I saw a tweet from @techminock (2 Guys and Some iPads) about an app from FuelFX. After responding to Drew’s tweet, I got a tweet with the link to the app from FuelFX, and an invitation … Read more
Quick – Name a Famous Female Programmer
Last year, our school Robotics club had 18 boys and 6 girls. This year, I thought I would try to even out that ratio by using a bit of subtle persuasion. I put a picture of the girls from last year’s Robotics team on the applications. Apparently, I was a bit too subtle. We just … Read more
Daisy the Dinosaur and Systems Thinking
I’ve been using this blog and Pinterest to promote the importance of teaching programming to students for awhile now. One of the benefits that I see is how coding makes natural connections to Systems Thinking. Some of my favorite FREE programming apps are: Daisy the Dinosaur, Cargo-Bot, and Hopscotch. While these are definitely fun apps, … Read more
Educade
According to the article on PR Web, “Educade provides a one-stop shop for K-12 teachers and parents seeking to understand how to effectively use 21st century teaching tools, such as apps and games, as well as low and no tech tools that focus on hands-on making.” It is a site that is in Beta right … Read more