Turtle Art Great programming environment for turning mathematical ideas into beautiful art. Browser-based TurtleArt (beta) TurtleArt for the iPad Turtle Art Activity Cards The BBC micro:bit $15-20 programmable technology for electronics, robotics, art, and physical computing projects. The newer v2 of …
The following is a list of accessories that will either be important or desirable during our micro:bit workshops and courses. You can never have too many toys or gadgets, but we are mindful of tight budgets, so we will do …
Alexa is a voice-activated, cloud-based virtual assistant, similar to Siri on Apple devices, or Google Assistant. Alexa is an umbrella name for the cloud-based functionality that responds to verbal commands. Alexa uses artificial intelligence to answer questions or control smart …
Click here for Conrad Wolfram resources Computational Thinking modules from Wolfram U (mentioned in Ask Me Anything session) Getting Started with Wolfram Alpha and Wolfram Language Wolfram Alpha In Wolfram Alpha, click on to open the equation related to a …
In 1971, Seymour Papert and Cynthia Solomon authored a prescient paper, Twenty Things to Do with a Computer. The ways in which my friends suggested using computers as intellectual laboratories and vehicles for self expression remain sadly elusive in too …
The best construction kit for learners just got better! I have been teaching robotics to children and their teachers since 1987, not out of a desire to prepare kids for emerging careers or because it sounds futuristic, but because computing …
We are excited to announce that a newly revised and expanded edition of Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom has just been released. It’s been five years since we published the first edition of Invent to Learn. …
The spectacular books and videos created by Reggio Children (Italy) are available from this distributor in the United States. Join the North American Reggio Emilia Alliance and learn about their publications, events, and study tours. Watch and read President of …
BBC Micro:bit Micro:bit getting started Handout: micro:bit getting started with MakeCode plus connecting external motors, LEDs, & speakers/headphones – now complete with radio tutorial (PDF) Gary Stager’s micro:bit project starter Ideas Super collection of Scratch and micro:bit activity cards and …
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Once in a blue moon, a technology comes along that meets the needs of learners, classrooms, and is sufficiently powerful to create opportunities beyond the limits of our imagination. The BBC micro:bit may just be that rarest of edtech unicorn. …