Tag Archive for ‘coding’
Learning Java by Playing Video Games
Computer scientists at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have created a video game that teaches students how to program in Java by casting spells and saving the world. The game, called CodeSpells, is a first-person, problem-solving adventure game, where the player takes the role of a wizard exploring a fantasy world inhabited by…well, gnomes. In this game, you… Read More ›
Teaching Kids to Program Using Scratch and the Kinect
Stephen is a computer science lecturer with the Institute of Technology Tallaght, where he lectures on Software Development and Interactive Media Design & Development. He focuses on creative coding and interactive art using technologies such as Processing, openFrameworks, Cinder and OpenGL. He is also the author of Kinect2Scratch : Kinect2Scratch allows data from the Microsoft Kinect… Read More ›
Computational Thinking: A Digital Age Skill for All
Preparing students for their future in a rapidly changing world. A video from ISTE, CSTA, and NSF tells you how. (Scooped by Jean-Charles Blondeau onto Education 3.0, that’s where we came across this introductory video) This video points to a computational thinking (CT) resource page on ISTE, the following free resources are provided. The CT Toolkit - You can use resources in… Read More ›
Learn Coding Like Learning New Languages
Estonia is implementing a new education program that will have 100 percent of publicly educated students learning to write code. Called ProgeTiiger, the new initiative aims to turn children from avid consumers of technology into developers of technology. So maybe you are like us asking : before our governments have computer programming courses integrated into… Read More ›
The Intersection of Mobile Media and Place-Based Learning
Augmented Reality and Interactive Storytelling (ARIS) is an open source authoring platform that enables users to create place-based or narrative gaming activities designed for teaching and learning. Augmented reality enhances an indirect or direct view of reality through computer-generated sensory input, as opposed to rendering a “virtual” reality. Using GPS and QR Codes, ARIS players… Read More ›
Minecraft Raspberry Pi Edition To Help Kids Learn To Code While They Build
Reblogged from TechCrunch: The Raspberry Pi Foundation, maker of the $35 mini computer, is on a mission to get more kids to learn to code – and what better way to get children excited about the power of programming than by involving virtual block-builder game Minecraft? An official Mojang produced port of Minecraft: Pocket Edition was… Read More ›
STEM Ed: CodeHS Wants To Teach Every American High Schooler How To Code
Reblogged from TechCrunch: In the Silicon Valley Distortion Field, it can seem like everyone is learning to code — that coding has become cool. Either way you slice it, talented programmers are in demand, and, as a result, there is now a litany of platforms and tutorials that propose to help anyone and everyone become a… Read More ›
Free Resources Help Kids (and Educators) Learn to Code Step by Step
Hoping to get students into coding? Enter Codecademy. The New York-based startup, which teaches users how to code through a free, interactive website, is now packaging its popular online lessons into free, bite-sized kits for teachers and librarians to launch their own mini-Codecademies in class or after school. – via The Digital Shift Codecademy is a fun and… Read More ›
50 Places to Learn Coding Online (for Free)
by Angelita Williams, onlinecollegecourses.com If you’re curious about learning a programming language then you’re in luck: there’s no shortage of resources for learning how to code online. University-level courses, tutorials, cheat sheets, and coding communities all offer excellent ways to pick up a new language, and maybe even a new job, too. Read on, and you’ll discover… Read More ›
3 Video Game Building Tools for Kids
Imagine a world where all knowledge is playable. People dream about changing the world but they lack the skills to get their dream jobs. Getting an education is hard and procrastinating by playing games is much more fun. What if gaming became learning? Primer makes games that teach real skills and lead to real career opportunities. –… Read More ›
