by Guest Blogger | Nov 22, 2021 | Computer Science, Guest Post, Hour of Code
A brisk chill has hit the air and everyone wriggles in their seats with excitement. The most wonderful time of year has arrived…and I’m not talking about the holidays! Every year, the second week of December is set aside to celebrate Computer Science Education...
by Mike Agostinelli | Sep 13, 2021 | Coding, Hour of Code
Looking to add a new club tailored to empowering girls while creating fun projects? NCCE partner, Girls Who Code, have created an excellent support system for any educator that wants to bring this opportunity to your school. The curriculum and excellent support...
by Mike Agostinelli | Jun 12, 2018 | App Reviews, Hack the classroom!, Hardware Reviews, Hour of Code, ISTE 2018 in Chicago, Keep Kids Coding!, Media, Reviews, Software Reviews, STEM
Thanks to MicroK12, I was able to spend some hands-on time with the STEAM Kit from Sam Labs. In this review, I put the STEAM kit through a variety of tests and scenarios. Overall, this product is a winner and a great learning material to integrate into your school....
by Mike Agostinelli | Apr 27, 2016 | Announcements, Hour of Code, Keep Kids Coding!, Make!
I am sure each and everyone of you have some students who are interested in creating games for iOS and Android. Flowlab.io is a great place for them to start learning. Flowlab’s browser based interface means there is nothing to install and will even work great...
by Mike Agostinelli | Feb 10, 2016 | Google, Hour of Code, Interviews, Keep Kids Coding!, Meet a Tech-Savvy Teacher!, NCCE 2016 in Seattle
Long time readers of the NCCE Tech Savvy Teacher blog will recognize this Tech Savvy Teacher: Kiki Prottsman as she created all of the wonderful examples of How to keep kids coding: Thinking Myself Code Maven Auditorium Magic Pen Manufactoria Alice Logic.ly Dance Mat...
by Mike Agostinelli | Jan 29, 2016 | Conferences, Curriculum, Digital Resources, Hour of Code, NCCE 2016 in Seattle, Professional Development, Science, STEM
Interested in integrating STEM in your classroom? How about Robotics? How about both? We sat down with Randy Steele, one of the creators of the STEM Robotics 101 curriculum, to learn more about this project. Randy will be at NCCE 2016 this year and presenting on this...
