@aj @ajsadauskas @billjeffries

If you look for something with todays tech, the mBot is worth a look. They are currently having a sale.

https://www.makeblock.com/pages/bfcm-2025

#mBot is based on #Arduino, #mBot2 on CyberPi. They can be programmed in #Scratch or #Python.

At 70$-150$ for the base versions, they are quite affordable for what they do.

#robotics #ProgrammingForKids

Makeblock 2025 Black Friday Mega Sale

Makeblock provides advanced coding robot kits, toys, software, xTool Laser cutters, and educational resources designed for K-12 and higher-level STEAM education.

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Baby's first type checker

Let's build a Python type checker in 300 lines of code.

Coding Languages for Kids To Learn In 2024 👇
https://latestscope.com/coding-languages-for-kids-to-learn/
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“Coding is today’s language of creativity. All our children deserve a chance to become creators instead consumers of computer science.” As Maria Kalwe said, she said this because of the potential this field contain. And the field I mean the world of internet and computing, the online world...
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#coding #CodingForKids #programming #technology #programmingforkids #LatestNews #latestscope #InformationTechnology #skill
8 Best Coding Languages for Kids To Learn In 2024

Unlock your child's potential! Discover how coding ignites creativity, problem-solving, and future-proofs their skills - Latest Scope

This Ada Lovelace Day I would like to highlight the work of Cynthia Solomon, because... well... her contribution to computer science has been "turtles all the way down." Read her page on the Logo programming language and its history here: https://logothings.github.io/logothings/

#Logo #LogoProgramming #Programming #ProgrammingForKids #AdaLovelaceDay

logothings

Cynthia Solomon’s history of Logo

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Music Blocks is going to New York! @pikurasa and @walterbender will be presenting at this year's Constructionism Conference on Sunday, October 8 at 3:25p.m. - 4:25p.m. in Cowin Auditorium at Teacher's College, Columbia University. Read more: https://nyc2023.fablearn.global/ #MusicPlusCode #Constructionism #Education #ProgrammingForKids #MusicBlocks
FabLearn NYC 2023

At this year's FOSSY conference by Software Freedom Conservancy, I was interviewed by Richard Littauer for the podcast Sustain. The episode was just released, so check it out here to learn more about Music Blocks, Sugar Labs, and free software: https://podcast.sustainoss.org/194

#MusicBlocks #MusicEducation #FOSSY2023 #FreeSoftware #SugarLabs #Music #MusicPlusCode #MusicIntegration #ProgrammingForKids

FOSSY 2023 with Timmy Barnett & Devin Ulibarri

Devin and Timmy discuss Music Blocks, a creative software for music education, enabling exploration of concepts and composition from scratch.

Sustain

Learned programming with kid / учились программированию с ребёнком

#elmlang #programmingforkids #functionalprogramming #minecraft #warden

** Code While Young **

Young children learn programming like anything else - through hands-on activities and exploration. Child-friendly programming languages like Scratch or Blockly assist with that. By integrating programming into play-based learning and daily routines, children can develop problem-solving skills, creativity, and logical thinking.

#EdTech
#ProgrammingForKids #PlayBasedLearning #ChildFriendlyProgramming #ProblemSolvingSkills #Creativity #LogicalThinking #DigitalLiteracy

Short introduction:

Live in Germany, Generation X.

I'm doing something in the following areas: #SoftwareArchitecture, #OpenData, #Zazen, #CleanCode, #ProgrammingForKids, #DotNet.

But I'm also interested in: #Philosophy, #PhotoArt, #Politics, #TheWorldCanStillBeSaved

One of my students wrote an article about how she created an ear training app with Music Blocks. Way to go! Check it out at https://musicblocks.net/2021/08/19/how-i-made-an-ear-trainer/ #musiceducation #musiceducation #musictheory #music #programming #programmingforkids
How I made an ear trainer | Music Blocks

This article is about how I made an ear trainer with Music Blocks. Full description of how the project works as well as a link.

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