Tynker

If you are interested in integrating some computer programming into your curriculum, you may want to take a look at Tynker.  Earlier this year, I mentioned Tynker in a post about programming for kids, but I hadn’t had the chance to try it.  It looked promising, so I decided to offer it as a free … Read more

Next Year Will Be Even Better – Programming for Kids

For many of us, at least in the United States, another school year is over.  Even as we eagerly embark on our rejuvenation journeys for the summer, you might be thinking, as I am, of new ideas for the next school year.  This week, I would like to share some of the improvements I hope … Read more

Hopscotch and Tynker

First of all, I have a confession to make; I know very little about programming.  What I do know is that it is wonderful for teaching problem solving skills and logic.  I also know that those skills, and programming specifically, are in high demand in our nation’s job market. So it makes sense that we … Read more