by Guest Blogger | Jun 6, 2022 | Coding, Common Sense, Keep Kids Coding!
This guest post is provided by our friends at Common Sense Media: Online summer camps for kids aren’t necessarily a sad stand-in for the “real” thing. In fact, kids can do many of the same things they’d do at a traditional camp. They can make...
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 | Jul 14, 2016 | Digital Design, First Look, ISTE 2016 in Denver, Keep Kids Coding!, Make!, Media
First Look is a series from the Tech-Savvy Teachers featuring innovative services, hardware and software from our exploration of conference vendor floors from around the country. ISTE 2016 had many interesting new technologies and vendors, many of which we will be...
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 | Sep 9, 2015 | Android, Apple, First Look, Keep Kids Coding!, Media, Quick Look
The Zoombinis have finally made there way to touch screens! You may remember these blue creatures if you taught or were a student in the 90’s. Zoombinis is a logic based puzzle game where you have to move the creatures, each with distinct attributes, through...
