Kano is a toolkit for anyone to start coding right away. We think you learn faster and better when you have control and freedom, like in a good videogame. Then, when you can bend the rules, things get kung fu.We love visual programming languages, especially Scratch, and wanted to hook them up to our favorite games. We came up with Kano Blocks, inspired by Googles Blockly and many hours of button-mashing.
Month: November 2013
CodeDay
CodeDays are 24-hour events where high school and college students of all experience levels get together, make something cool, and become better programmers.
Participants tell us CodeDay is both one of the most important experiences in their lives, and one of the most important. Want to see what makes it so great? Check out this video! When you’re ready to attend your first CodeDay, check the list on our homepage!
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Teach Kids how to Code, Make Apps and 3-D Models With These Tools – The Digital Shift
Ask anyone to share a favorite school memory, and it will likely involve making something from scratch. One of my standout experiences from elementary school was learning Logo, a graphic programming language. Logo’s still around—along with many new, excellent tools that teach kids basic programming skills. Other applications enable kids to build 3-D models, which they can print, too.
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Adafruit Learning System
Master the Arduino with these easy to follow lessons
We’re pleased to announce that we are updating all our Arduino tutorials with a new series! Arduino Lessons by Dr. Simon Monk & Ladyada! Simon is one of the best educational writers in the world and we also stock his fantastic books here in the Adafruit store!
Over the course of a few weeks we will teach you everything you need to know to get started with the Arduino. Learn how to use your Arduino to blink an LED, control a motor, play sounds, hook up an LCD display, and much more. Check back each day for a NEW lesson!
Finland Eyes Programming Classes for Elementary School Students
HELSINKI — Elementary school students in Finland could be adding coding and programming to their nightly homework routine in the near future.
Potentially following in the footsteps of neighboring country Estonia, Alexander Stubb — the Finnish Minister of European Affairs and Foreign Trade — told Mashable that teaching basic programming skills to young kids in the classroom is on the country’s radar.
“It would be a great idea to have coding as a voluntary or otherwise subject in school,” Stubb says. “Kids today are growing up as natives to technology, and the sooner they get going, the better. It starts with games and familiarizing themselves with gadgets, and coding is a big part of that.”
This doesn’t necessarily mean first-graders will be developing apps. Rather, it’s part of an effort to encourage the development of tech skills at an early age. This doesn’t necessarily mean first-graders will be developing apps. Rather, it’s part of an effort to encourage the development of tech skills at an early age.
via Finland Eyes Programming Classes for Elementary School Students.
Programming at Schools and Hobby Clubs | Tiigrihüpe
Modern computer and information technology studies at schools should not only focus on computers and word processing programmes. More and more technology has emerged in students’ lives, and to understand the principles of it they need to know more about programming and technology in general.
The Tiger Leap Foundation has launched a programme called ProgeTiger which teaches programming, web applications and website creation during classes or in hobby clubs to students from grades 1 to 12.
continue reading: Programming at Schools and Hobby Clubs | Tiigrihüpe.
Ardublock
Ardublock is a graphical programming environment to make programming physical computing with Arduino as easy as drag and drop
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Coding In The Classroom: 10 Tools Students Can Use To Design Apps & Video Games –
In this age of social media, edtech, smartphones, tablets and MOOCs, software applications play a larger role than ever in the learning environment. In fact, apps have reached such a level of ubiquity and everyday integration that a number of software companies are turning out apps that can help students create apps of their own. Here’s a list of 10 software tools that can jumpstart a student’s knowledge and skill in computer programming:
via Coding In The Classroom: 10 Tools Students Can Use To Design Apps & Video Games –.
Programmr
Programmr is the world’s online lab for students and enthusiasts to practice programming and assess their skills.
Our philosophy:
It is our strong belief that programming is best learned at your own pace in a self-taught environment. We believe you shouldn’t have to join expensive IT colleges or IT institutes to become a good programmer when you can do so right at your home at almost no cost. Our goal at Programmr is to give you enough skills to write sophisticated programs in your favorite language so that you can get a well-paying job as a programmer or enhance your market value even further.
A little about Programmr:
At Programmr (erstwhile Programr) you can code, compile & run projects right in the browser in almost any language. You can code & run command-line programs, web applications, mobile apps, database apps as well as rich media apps right in the browser.
With our new Auto-faculty module, you can also assess your skills in any popular programming language.
Code Monster from Crunchzilla
Code Monster from Crunchzilla is live Javascript programming for fun. The focus is on action. Code changes immediately yield visible results.
Projects start with simple boxes and colors, rapidly progressing into exciting experiments with simple animation and fractals. Important programming concepts like variables, loops, conditionals, expressions, and functions are introduced by example.
Code Monster is a gentle and fun introduction to programming concepts. It is a first step in learning to program. It is not intended to teach all of computer science and programming.
Code Monster is based in Seattle, WA. It is part of the Crunchzilla suite of game and educational projects developed by Geeky Ventures.