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Monthly Archives: June 2014
Kinderlab Robotics
KinderLab Robotics creates toys and educational tools that enable young children to learn technical, problem solving and cognitive skills in a developmentally appropriate and playful way. KinderLab takes a whole-child approach to bringing robotics into early childhood. While other STEM education products exist for middle … Continue reading
Code Monkey Island – making programming child’s play by Raj Sidhu — Kickstarter
Code Monkey Island is a family-friendly board game that introduces kids ages 8 and up to programming concepts used by real programmers. Code Monkey Island – making programming child’s play by Raj Sidhu — Kickstarter.
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Made with Code
Made with Code is an initiative to champion creativity, girls, and code, all at once. The movement is designed to do three things: To inspire girls by celebrating women and girls who are using code to do great things; … Continue reading
Drop out of college; earn a six-figure salary coding | ITworld
By Christina Tynan-Wood, ITworld | IT Management June 10, 2014, 6:03 AM — Savannah Kunovsky was working toward a computer science degree when she learned of Hack Reactor, a coding boot camp in San Francisco. She applied, got in, and … Continue reading
Ali Partovi: Why Learning to Code Is Imperative In Public Education | MindShift
“Education is about preparing kids for life, and public education is about helping people have equal opportunity, helping those who don’t have as much money have a more level playing field,” said Ali Partovi, co-founder of Code.org, in an interview … Continue reading
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Best starter programming language? Compiling 8 top developer picks | ITworld
Programmers weigh in on why each of these popular first coding languages is the best one for beginners via Best starter programming language? Compiling 8 top developer picks | ITworld.
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Teaching Code in the Classroom – Room for Debate – NYTimes.com
Despite the rapid spread of coding instruction in grade schools, there is some concern that creative thinking and other important social and creative skills could be compromised by a growing focus on technology, particularly among younger students. Should coding be … Continue reading
When Kids Would Rather Play Computer Games Than Code Them – NYTimes.com
By KJ DELL’ANTONIA MAY 12, 2014 1:25 PM Coding is trending. In schools. Twenty thousand teachers from kindergarten through 12th grade have introduced coding lessons, according to Code.org, a group backed by the tech industry that offers free curriculums. Thirty … Continue reading
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How to Get Girls Into Coding – NYTimes.com
By NITASHA TIKUMAY 31, 2014 WHEN I was 7 years old, I knew the capitals of most major countries and their currencies. I had to, if I wanted to track down a devious criminal mastermind in the computer game “Where … Continue reading