Llama Emoji
Articles about new emoji
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/02/07/brace-your-phones-157-new-emoji-coming-year/317978002/
http://blog.unicode.org/2018/02/unicode-emoji-110-characters-now-final.html
http://www.unicode.org/emoji/charts-11.0/emoji-released.html
Proposal for the llama emoji
http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2017/17266-llama-emoji.pdf
Llama emoji entry on Emojipedia
Unicode Adopt-a-Character
http://unicode.org/consortium/adopt-a-character.html
Unicode submission form for new emojis
http://www.unicode.org/emoji/selection.html
Portland HOP
RFID technology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-frequency_identification
Smart cards in general
https://computer.howstuffworks.com/question332.htm
The major company that worked with TriMet
https://www.initse.com/ende/home.html
An article about local activists who are worried that the HOP card might hurt low income riders
http://koin.com/2016/03/18/bus-riders-unite-take-aim-at-trimets-hop-fastpass/
Autonomous Driving in Today’s Cars
Land Departure
https://www.safedrivesystems.com/blog/how-lane-departure-warning-systems-work/
Parking Assist
http://www.proctorcars.com/when-cars-park-themselves-a-guide-to-parking-assist-technologies/
Self-Parking Ford
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/411563/fords-new-car-parks-itself/
Robofrog
Articles about robofrog
https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/robot-frogs-trick-females-in-bizarre-example-of-evolution
https://www.popsci.com/article/science/fake-robot-frog-key-field-research
Video of robofrog
https://insider.si.edu/2013/11/robofrog-fools-female-tungara-frog/
New York Times article about frogs’ songs
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/09/science/09obfrog.html?_r=0
Article from Discover Magazine: “4 Robots that are Saving the World
http://discovermagazine.com/2007/sep/4-robots-that-are-saving-the-world#.UpOK7Y0zLEw
Regex Game
Introduction to Regular Expressions
https://kidscodecs.com/regular-expressions/
https://scotch.io/tutorials/an-introduction-to-regex-in-python
http://codular.com/regex
Regex Crossword, a crossword puzzle with regular expressions
The regular expression game
http://play.inginf.units.it/#/
Article about the importance of Regular Expressions
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/dec/04/ict-teach-kids-regular-expressions
Video tutorial about regular expressions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DG3kCDx53c
Sphero in Literature Class
Richard Perry’s youtube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClsuAqferejGAoOOANoxCLA?view_as=subscriber
Robotics in English Class
Sphero in the Classroom
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/05/16/sphero-teaches-kids-to-code
Pygame (or Godot)
Clarissa’s PyGame Tutorials
https://github.com/clarissalittler/pygame-tutorials/blob/master/Tutorial.org
The main PyGame website
The PyGame documentation
A free online book that teaches Python and PyGame
http://programarcadegames.com/index.php
Forum discussion about developing Unity of Command in Python
https://unityofcommand.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=607&f=7
A library to make OpenGL usable and easy in Python
https://bitbucket.org/pyglet/pyglet/wiki/Home
How to Solve Rubik’s Cube
Online Rubik’s Cube
https://www.grubiks.com/puzzles/rubiks/cube-3x3x3/
How to Solve a 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube by Noah Richardson (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmnSpUgOvyI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTG-M98z4R4
Rubik’s Cube 3×3 Storytelling Method by Josh Neufeld (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0zXGRIuJw8
Rubik’s Cube Beginner’s Guide (with pictures)
5 Simple Moves to Easily solve the Rubik’s Cube — 15 Video Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvhKNXHQqyM
How big is 43 quintillion?
http://www.adinnerguest.com/60-minutes/how-much-is-43-quintillion/
Rubik’s Cube World Records
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/regions.php
Google Expeditions
Official Google Expeditions ads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MQ9yG_QfDA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n29VQwW-03o
How-to video about leading expeditions with students
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KgYntZ35fY
Stereoscopic vision
https://computer.howstuffworks.com/3d-pc-glasses1.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZw0dR2e6UQ
Make your own google cardboard headset
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-Google-Cardboard/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qNmRi-gNqE
Review of Google Expeditions
Google talks about virtual reality and education
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuceLtGjDWY
Navajo Code Talkers
Wikipedia: Code Talker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_talker
National Museum of the American Indian — Code Talking
http://www.nmai.si.edu/education/codetalkers/html/chapter4.html
CIA.gov: “Navajo Code Talkers and the Unbreakable Code”
Navajo People: Navajo Code Talker (with Video interviews with actual Code Talkers!)
http://navajopeople.org/navajo-code-talker.htm
National Archives: “Semper Fidelis, Code Talkers”
https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2001/winter/navajo-code-talkers.html
Scratch Boids and AI
The original boids paper
The presentation of boids from the article
http://www.vergenet.net/~conrad/boids/pseudocode.html
A cool explanation of vector operations
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/vect.html
Clarissa’s implementation of boids
Try playing with the parameters!
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/195538770/
Awesome Summer Camps to Consider
Girls Who Code
Engineering for Kids
http://engineeringforkids.com/
JoAnn Fabrics Sewing Camps
http://www.joann.com/classes/in-store-classes/kids-and-teen-classes/
SWENext Clubs
http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/swenext-clubs
MOSI.org Camps
https://www.mosi.org/events-programs-camps/
Finding summer camps
https://kidscodecs.com/summer-camps-2018/
101 questions to ask when finding a summer camp
https://www.idtech.com/blog/100-questions-to-ask-when-choosing-a-summer-camp/
Technology summer camps
https://kidscodecs.com/resources/technology-summer-camps-kids/
Minecraft Modding
How to install Minecraft Mods
https://en.softonic.com/articles/the-easiest-way-to-install-minecraft-mods
Twenty best Minecraft Mods
https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/twenty-best-minecraft-mods
Coding Minecraft Mods
https://bedrockminer.jimdo.com/modding-tutorials/
Clojure (or Common Lisp)
ClojureScript differences
https://clojurescript.org/about/differences
Clojure homepage
Clojure Koans
https://github.com/functional-koans/clojure-koans
Getting started writing games in Clojure
https://lambdaisland.com/blog/08-12-2016-game-development-with-clojure-clojurescript
DIY Echo Home Speaker
Mycroft Official Website
Mycroft Community Forums
Hackster.io: “Hey Mycroft, Where Is the International Space Station?”
https://www.hackster.io/gov/hey-mycroft-where-is-the-international-space-station-5f2f04
PuTTY download
https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/putty_portable/
Digital Trends: “Finally, an A.I. voice assistant that doesn’t collect and monetize your data” (Mycroft Mark 2)
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/mycroft-mark-ii-assistant/
Creating a Jigsaw Puzzle
SketchUp Official Website
SketchUp Free Web-based App
https://www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-free
Laser Burglar Alarm
Micro:Bit Official Website
Where to get a Micro:Bit
http://microbit.org/resellers/
Mu Python Editor
Wikipedia: Photoresistor (Light Dependent Resistor)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photoresistor
TechnologyStudent.com: Light Dependent Resistors
http://www.technologystudent.com/elec1/ldr1.htm
Kinesthetic Computer Science
About kinesthetic learning
https://www.education.com/magazine/article/kinesthetic_learner/
https://www.learningstyles.org/styles/kinesthetic.html
16 characteristics of kinesthetic and tactile learners
Engaging students in STEM
https://www.labster.com/blog/3-ways-to-make-stem-education-more-engaging/
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/stem-engagement-maker-movement-annmarie-thomas