by Mike Agostinelli | Feb 27, 2015 | Hour of Code, Keep Kids Coding!, Make!, Media, On Our Radar...
This week we are going to look at a much more robust programing environment called Alice. Alice was created at Carnegie Mellon University in the late 90’s as a way to inspire a generation of programers. The platform has evolved over time and is currently in its...
by Mike Agostinelli | Feb 20, 2015 | Get your geek on!, Hour of Code, Keep Kids Coding!, Media, VideoCasts
In this weeks addition of Keep Kids Coding! Kiki looks at an intermediate site from CSisFun.com called Manufactoria. Manufactoria is a puzzle game about putting robots in their proper place. Using conveyor-belts, ‘pullers’ and ‘pushers’...
by Mike Agostinelli | Feb 10, 2015 | Media, On Our Radar..., Science
Remember that life-sized skeleton in the corner of every Science room? What if a digital version existed that you could manipulate in 3D, add the muscular system, or any system? It does exist and it is called The Biodigital Human. This interactive, medically accurate...
by Mike Agostinelli | Jan 30, 2015 | Announcements, Keep Kids Coding!, Media
This week in our Keep Kids Coding! series we will be looking at Logic.ly. CSisFun.com categorizes Logic.ly as a grade 6+ application. Logic.ly teaches logic gates + digital circuits in a hands on and interactive interface. It offers a simple drag-and-drop user...
by Mike Agostinelli | Dec 16, 2014 | Common Core State Standards, Curriculum, Media, On Our Radar...
Jason and I are in Bellevue, Washington this week learning with Microsoft Innovative Educators. Becky Keene @beckykeene showed us TTribune, a great daily magazine by the Smithsonian showing current events rewritten for k-12 students. What is TTribune: TeenTribune,...
by Mike Agostinelli | Nov 11, 2014 | Media, TED Talks
PBS Newshour has created a great Veterans Day lesson focused on grades 5-12. The lesson pulls resources from the History Channel to give students background knowledge of our veterans and what it means to serve. The lesson dives into the current issues our country is...
