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 […]
Rasberry Pi: Introduction to Python
There are a ton of different programming languages that you can teach with Raspberry Pis, but it’s preloaded with Python, C, C++, Java, Scratch, and Ruby. The recommended way to go, according to the Pi makers, is Python. No, not the snake. I promise. Considered a “high level” programming language (meaning that it will […]
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 Look at Scratch
When people think of computer coding they tend to think of lines of code like screens from the Matrix, and then panic when trying to adapt that to a teen program. There are TONS of visual programming languages out there, however, that are just waiting to be used in library settings- all you have to […]