Today for Tech Tuesday I’m taking you over to Sphero and sharing their awesomeness. If you haven’t seen their robots in action, they are ah-MAZ-ing. They have won numerous awards for Sphero, their first robot: and have just kept going. In fact, in April 2015, they announced that they have been partnering with Disney on the […]
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Raspberry Pi: Python Class
Python, the programming language, is an open source language that is easily teachable and is run all over the place. LucasFlim (yes, the Star Wars LucasFilms) runs Python, Honeywell runs Python, and a host of other companies run Python as well. Python is also a gateway language- once you get the basics of Python down, […]
Raspberry Pi: Light Shows
One of the things that I adore about Raspberry Pis is that they are so versatile. You can use them to teach tweens and teens about programming and coding, you can use them to teach the basics of computers, and you can use them to teach hardware programming. It completely blows their mind that […]
Shine a Little Light in a LED
In today’s world, there is a lot of emphasis on computer and programming skills, which is wonderful, and yet there is less focus on practical skills. We live in a society that is very focused in the now- when socks have holes, throw them away and buy more; there aren’t checkbooks anymore- balances are available online […]
A Taste of Pi
If you investigate the exciting world of hand-held computer coding, you’ll find that there are two major options out there: the Raspberry Pi and Arduino. So how do you know which one to choose? Take a good look at what you want to do with your library, your space, and your programs.
PS4 Games for Programs
PS4, being the one system my teens ask for CONSTANTLY, has obviously seen the most gameplay (at least, until it crashed). With four wireless controllers and a wide variety of games to appeal to all ages, PS4 games can be used for programs for all the different divisions within a library- youth, tween, teen, and […]
Playstation 4 from a Library Standpoint
Playstation first hit American soil in 1995, a little over 9 months after its launch in Japan. It’s history can be traced back to a joint project between Nintendo and Sony to create a CD-ROM based gaming system; the partnership died when the two future gaming giants couldn’t come to terms over how to split […]
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XBOX ONE Games for Programs
This week I’m focusing on Microsoft’s XBOX ONE, and today I’m talking about the XBOX ONE GAMES. There’s a lot of thought that goes into gameplay for libraries vs normal gameplay that doesn’t occur to those not of the library world. For instance, we have to look at: How many players can the game have? […]
XBOX ONE: Library Viewpoint
In 2001, Microsoft entered the console gaming world with a splash with the XBOX. Bill Gates and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (only known as The Rock in those days) introduced a gaming console that had teamed up with a little-known development company called Bungie who re-imagined their game Halo into a first person shooter to show off the […]