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Five Handy Code Snippets for #Arduino

The snippets include: Smoothing values by sampling data Calculating the change between two values (including negative numbers) Sorting an array of integers Get the available memory usage Reset the...

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Google teams up with MIT to make programming easier for kids #makereducation

Read about the partnership in this post from Mashable. Google is teaming up with MIT’s Media Lab to create Scratch Blocks, an updated version of the kid-centric programming language. Available now as...

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Adafruit’s Top 10 Blog Posts of May 2016 #StateOfTheFruit #AdafruitTopTen

Here’s the top 10 most popular blog posts of May 2016. 1. NASA is Issuing a Challenge to All Makers, Artists, Inventors #NASA 2. 16 terrific Raspberry Pi project ideas #piday #raspberrypi...

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Who Was Ada Lovelace, The World’s First Computer Nerd? #AdaLovelace #WomenInSTEM

Neat video from DNews This 19th-century female mathematician created the first computer program, but do you know who she is? Who is Ada Lovelace?… …Read More: Untangling the Tale of Ada...

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The Powerpuff Girls will save the world through coding while tutoring viewers...

Awesome idea! Via TechCrunch. When you’re a trio of superpowered kindergarteners tasked with saving the world on a weekly basis, you’ve got to use every tool in the old toybox. Thankfully for an...

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Code.org introduces Frozen and Star Wars-themed courses #makereducation

Exciting new for young coders, from TechCrunch. Code.org is making some of Disney’s most beloved characters from Frozen and Star Wars a regular part of its core curriculum to its millions of K-5...

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‘YOUR PERSONAL FILES ARE ENCRYPTED’: Easter Egg from Mr Robot S02E01...

Hat tip to Torstein from 0X41 for recognizing then deciphering – and sharing! – this easter egg from Mr. Robot season 2 episode 1. Also thanks to whoever from NBC Universal was clever enough to devise...

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How to Use Python to Teach High School Physics #makereducation

Super useful piece from WIRED on how to use python in the physics classroom. I recently facilitated a workshop for high school physics teachers in South Africa (two workshops actually—one in...

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Kids These Days are Learning to Code with Wall Climbing-and-Drawing Robots

In this cute quick clip third graders tinker with an iPad and stream direction commands to a whiteboard-climbing Root robot! Read more about the Root and how it is being used in all grade levels of...

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Australia creates new world record for most kids coding at one time...

Kids coding like crazy! Exciting new milestone reported by Mashable. In 1969, millions of people watched Neil Armstrong’s Moon-walk on television thanks to the signals received by satellite dishes...

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Lenny Letter Interviews the founder of Girls Who Code, Reshma Saujani...

Last week, Lenny Letter published an inspiring interview with Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani. Meena Harris: You started Girls Who Code in 2012, while you were running for office for the second...

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5 Easy Mistakes to Make – and Fix! – When Programming for #Arduino

We all do it. We make mistakes. I’d go so far as to say they’re a foundational pillar of learning. And even then we still make them! So I appreciate Bald Engineer acknowledging, then collecting and...

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White House releases the Federal Source Code policy

On August 8th the White House released the Federal Source Code policy to support improved access to custom software code developed by or for the Federal Government. The President is committed to a...

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Learn about Code Club for kids in the UK #makereducation

Nice piece from Opensource.com. The British technology industry was strongly in favor of remaining as part of the European Union, so the fallout from last month’s referendum is causing significant...

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Why do kids need to learn to code? A talk by Cat Lamin at PyConUK...

Super handy video of Cat Lamin’s talk at PyConUK. Check out the great write-up on Raspberry Pi Pod. Cat Lamin is a former primary school teacher who now makes a living sharing her knowledge of...

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Edie Windsor coding scholarship selects 40 LGBTQ women to learn how to code...

Exciting news from TechCrunch. There’s a shortage of people from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer community in tech — not because they lack skill, but because they lack equal opportunity....

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Yip is a ‘Feature Rich Alternative to Pip Search’ #PyPI #Python

Python devs who frequently use pip might be interested in the offerings of yip; read more about it here and here’s the repo on GitHub. Features configurable: every option can be set either explicitly...

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Apple expands Day of Code program to days of coding #MakerEducation

Via Mashable. You can code all week if you want to. Apple is doubling down on its commitment to Hour of Code, expanding what was originally a single day devoted to hour-long coding classes in its 487...

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The 2016 Hour of Code is here! #HourOfCode #MakerEducation

The 2016 Hour of Code is here! There are thousands of events happening all over the world this week, so be sure to check the Hour of Code website for more information on events near you. What is the...

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Smart friendship bracelet gets girls into coding #HourOfCode #MakerEducation

Via CNNTech. After two years of development, startup Jewelbots launched on Thursday programmable friendship bracelets for kids. The product stems from a successful Kickstarter campaign, which raised...

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