You probably learned that you could explore places using Google Maps Street View years ago, but when’s the last time you really went all out as a virtual tourist? You know you want to virtually get lost again!
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When you dance, you perform steps in a particular way, the same way each time. The dance code you create is, in essence, the same as writing a program.
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Can social media help change the public image of scientists? We found a group on Instagram with the perfect social media experiment: Scientist Selfies!
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The Rocketbook Color Notebook, now on Kickstarter, addresses the two-fold problem: how do we give compulsive young artists a surface to draw on that won’t waste paper or build up as garbage around the house, while still allowing the results to be archived, displayed, and shared?
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The Dynamic Duo reviews Toca Boca’s newest app, ‘Toca Lab: Plants.’ And they get to say “poop” on a recording, which they find highly amusing.
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National Robotics week kicked off during April 8-16th. The Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) Robotics Lab from the Pensacola campus had their first open house in the new Levin center in downtown Pensacola, Florida on Friday, April 14th.
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After unexpected success tracking eating habits with points, Amy wonders what other chores might be easier with a gamification system to keep her on task.
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What should a parent know before investing in a gaming laptop for their children? Quite a bit more than required for a regular laptop.
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After only eight months with a smartphone, Rebecca Angel cannot imagine life without one. But at what cost? She was feeling like an addict, or maybe not just feeling it, but is one. Could more apps and tech help this modern life problem?
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What do you say, are you ready to teach your kids code, and learn along with them? It is as easy as 1, 2, 3.
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An updated list of toys, kits, and books that teach kids to code. Perfect for celebrating Hour of Code or under your Yuletide tree.
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When educators asked for better programmable interlocking bricks that were compatible with LEGO, SBrick Plus answered the call. Check out their fully funded Kickstarter before Monday, November 7.
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Do you hate creating and remember passwords? So do most of us. But what are the alternatives?
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The Mover Kit: Wearable tech for kids; with a huge range of possibilities to code, create, and encourage kids to do more. It’s fairly simple in appearance but like any child’s imagination – it’s the potential within which is amazing.
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Your early reader may be ready for Bitsbox, even if your child a few years younger than recommended.
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Okay, I get it. Some people do nothing but get consumed by a screen. Do you really think walking away from the screen for one random week will solve this issue?
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Many STEM-based subscription boxes that I’ve seen have been targeted toward younger kids, getting them excited about STEM subjects early. This is a very good thing, of course. But what about older kids and teens?
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You know how I don’t like to spend Saturday? Watching kids play with Lego bricks. Especially if I’m not allowed to play with them myself. So how I found myself driving three sixth grade Montessori boys (one of them my own spawn) and offering to spend the entire day in an auditorium watching nineteen teams […]
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What do you think about Facebook’s new “reactions”?
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A child’s distraction tactic launched my three-year-old daughter’s reading, writing, and typing exploration. It can launch your child’s journey as well.
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Basic computer programming will be as important to our children as reading is to us. Do we have a path to get our children there?
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Behind the intimidating circuitry hidden inside the impersonal hardshell exterior known as computers is an elegant simplicity that can unlock countless possibilities limited only by your imagination. The beauty of it is that it is so fundamentally easy to understand, yet capable of doing so, so much. Much like dancing.
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Now the Hour of Code is finished, what do you do with your budding game developers? EG Mum takes a look at one of the academic programmes for older students and interviews Dr Maria Stukoff, Head of PlayStation First.
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Teaching four-year-olds to control a computer without a computer is as complicated as it sounds.
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Yes, it took two days of data entry and a lot of work to figure out the best plan for my family, but I’m confident in the plan I chose.
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Disney is teaming up with Code.org for The Hour of Code, and kids can make their OWN Star Wars game!
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“Every parent wants the best for their child and usually that means…speaking the same language.”
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What to do when a child’s curiosity destroys household electronics? Channel that curiosity into learning, of course, thanks to the EEMC monthly kits.
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In my experience, it is nearly impossible to teach a child something they’re not interested in learning. Before I begin discussing codes and programming languages, I wanted to get my son interested in the subject at a surface level.
Continue ReadingFor someone with extensive PC experience, Apple is not all that user friendly.
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