Web site with info on teaching computer programming to kids

http://www.kidslike.info/ – “Kids Like . info is dedicated to bringing you the best, and most fun, educational resources for free. Our main emphasis currently is on teaching computer programming, math, and science. Information about business and innovation will be coming in the future.”

An excellent resource!

Published in: on December 29, 2008 at 9:57 pm Leave a Comment

Amaya for WYSWIG Web page editing

http://www.w3.org/Amaya/Overview.html

Version 11.0 of Amaya is out.

Published in: on December 21, 2008 at 8:27 pm Leave a Comment

Idea of Game to duplicate

http://ecodrivingusa.com/#/virtual-road-test/

It might be fun if students can use a tool like Scratch or Gamemaker to duplicate a game like this!

Published in: on December 20, 2008 at 9:39 pm Leave a Comment

Learning tool for CFD

This might be a stretch for young people to use to learn about using computers to do simulations but maybe a teacher could use it to demonstrate using computers to model fluid flows:

http://www.zeusnumerix.com/products/cfd/zntutor_cfd

Published in: on December 19, 2008 at 2:18 pm Leave a Comment

Fun places to get sounds for computer projects

http://aliensonic.com/deep-space-sound/ – free alien-related sounds

http://www.r2d2translator.com/ – Want to have R2D2 sounds in your project? Here’s where you can get them! Enter a phrase and it translates it into a sound file of R2D2 saying the phrase in whatever language R2D2 speaks.

Published in: on December 18, 2008 at 10:32 pm Leave a Comment

Computing for Good (C4G) at Georgia Tech

http://www.cc.gatech.edu/news/features/technology-activism-computing-for-good

http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~vempala/c4g.html

A program and course at Georgia Tech that looks to use computer science for social change. From the course Web page:

How can computing help make the world a better place? Why is providing connectivity important? How best to do so? How can computers help a nation heal? Can we avoid wars and track diseases in time to avoid epidemics? We explore problems faced by developing countries and underserved populations from a computer science perspective.

Published in: on December 16, 2008 at 9:30 pm Leave a Comment

OSEAN Bario Solar Power Project

http://video.google.com/videosearch?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=engineers%20without%20borders&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wv#

 

Video project of students from Cambridge University, UNIMAS and Engineers Without Borders installing a solar power facility in Bario, Borneo in June 2005

Published in: on December 13, 2008 at 9:39 pm Leave a Comment

Jumping rolling robot avoids all obstacles

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16190-video-jumping-rolling-robot-avoids-all-obstacles.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

A new design allows this robot to either jump or roll over obstacles. Because it can cope with rocky surfaces, it could be ideal for space exploration.

Published in: on December 12, 2008 at 9:37 pm Leave a Comment

Lesson Plans, Student Tutorials for NXC

http://thenxtstep.blogspot.com/2008/12/lesson-plans-student-tutorials-for-nxc.html

Dr. Stephanie Ludi has composed an excellent series of tutorials and lessons plans on NXC. They’re available here and here.

The lessons are targeted for grades 7-12 and assume no prior knowledge of programming in general or NXC in particular. They were underwritten in part by the National Science Foundation.

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Lesson Plans, Student Tutorials for NXC

http://thenxtstep.blogspot.com/2008/12/lesson-plans-student-tutorials-for-nxc.html

Dr. Stephanie Ludi has composed an excellent series of tutorials and lessons plans on NXC. They’re available here and here.

The lessons are targeted for grades 7-12 and assume no prior knowledge of programming in general or NXC in particular. They were underwritten in part by the National Science Foundation.

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