April 2022 Learn More Links
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NFTs
What is a non-fungible token?
The 10 Best Examples of NFTs
https://bernardmarr.com/the-10-best-examples-of-nfts/
What are NFTs and how do they work?
https://www.pnc.com/insights/personal-finance/save/what-are-nfts.html
NFTs explained for Kids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9r1-EtKF6Y
NFT video for kids
https://www.easypeasyfinance.com/nfts-non-fungible-tokens-for-kids/
NFTs explained by a kid
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7ve3y/nfts-finally-explained-by-a-kid-no-less
Pros and cons of NFTs
https://www.annuity.org/2022/01/14/from-the-experts-8-pros-and-cons-of-nfts/
The Dark side of NFTs
https://www.thebigidea.nz/stories/the-dark-side-of-nfts
How much energy does Bitcoin use?
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/08/18/how-much-energy-does-bitcoin-use/
NFTs effect on Earth’s climate
https://www.wired.com/story/nfts-hot-effect-earth-climate/
NFT Environment Impact
https://time.com/6120237/nfts-environmental-impact/
How Browsers Find Websites
DNS History
https://www.cloudns.net/blog/dns-history-creation-first/
Domain name system
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System
Domain Name System History
https://www.livinginternet.com/i/iw_dns_history.htm
Paul Mockapetris
https://internethalloffame.org/inductees/paul-mockapetris
DNS Facts for Kids
https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Domain_Name_System
DNS Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72snZctFFtA
What is an ISP?
https://whatismyipaddress.com/isp
World’s first ISP
https://nicelydonesites.com/worlds-first-isp/
10 Early USPs
https://www.isp.com/blog/10-early-isps-and-what-has-become-of-them/
ISP Facts for Kids
https://kids.kiddle.co/Internet_service_provider
How the Internet works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXsomnDkntI&t=222s
What is a domain name?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4cRx19nhJk
How to block inappropriate Domain Name content (for parents)
https://www.techdetoxbox.com/how-to-block-inappropriate-content-on-your-family-network-for-free/
How to pique students’ interest in learning
https://bestadvicezone.com/strategies-that-will-help-pique-students-interest-in-learning/”
How technology can motivate students
https://www.critical-links.com/2020/08/29/how-can-technology-can-motivate-students/
Servers
Servers explained
https://www.paessler.com/it-explained/server
What is a server?
https://www.serverwatch.com/guides/what-is-a-server/
Types of web server
https://www.hostitsmart.com/blog/types-of-web-server/
Server facts for kids
What is a web server?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt1nesKi5Ec
Apache HTTP Server
https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Apache_HTTP_server
Setting up a business server
https://blog.avast.com/setup-server-business-avast
How to setup a Minecraft server
Five reasons to make your own server
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-reasons-server/
Set up your own web server
https://www.instructables.com/Set-up-your-very-own-Web-server/
How to make a Minecraft server
https://codakid.com/how-to-make-a-minecraft-server/
Creating a Minecraft server
https://www.idtech.com/blog/creating-minecraft-server
Home servers
https://lazyadmin.nl/home-network/home-server/
Parachutes
Make your own parachute
https://www.scienceworld.ca/resource/make-your-own-parachute/
Stem activities – parachutes
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/parachutes
Different parachute types
https://awe365.com/a-summary-of-different-parachute-types/
Parachute design
https://www.msichicago.org/science-at-home/hands-on-science/parachute-design/
Parachutes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute
Five parachute facts
https://skydivecalifornia.com/blog/5-parachute-facts-types-parachutes/
How parachutes work
https://wisconsinskydivingcenter.com/blog/how-parachutes-work/
How parachutes work
https://www.explainthatstuff.com/how-parachutes-work.html
Playtime with Parachutes: How they work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab_g5sLoXoY
Materials used to make parachutes
https://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=10429
How to make a parachute at home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA_qzmaDF_8
The First Parachutist
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-parachutist
History of the parachute
https://www.divescotty.com/underwater-blog/parachute.php
Experimental coding
Experimental Coding
https://openprocessing.org/curation/74/
Cryptography and Curiosity
The case for curiosity
https://hechingerreport.org/piqued-the-case-for-curiosity/
Innovative programs pique student interest
https://www.vancopayments.com/education/blog/innovative-programs-pique-students-interests
Using technology to motivate students
https://www.critical-links.com/2020/08/29/how-can-technology-can-motivate-students/
Strategies to pique students’ interest in learning
https://bestadvicezone.com/strategies-that-will-help-pique-students-interest-in-learning/”
How to cultivate curiosity in the classroom
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_cultivate_curiosity_in_your_classroom
Engaging students by cultivating curiosity
https://avidopenaccess.org/resource/engage-students-by-cultivating-their-curiosity/
How Clap Lights Work
Arduino project for making a light-activated switch
Clap switching specifications
https://www.ijser.org/paper/Clap-Switching.html
How to make a clapping switch circuit
https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Make-Clapping-Switch-Circuit/
Clap-activated switch basics
https://diyodemag.com/projects/kids_basics_clap_activated_switch
What is a clap switch circuit?
https://www.elprocus.com/what-is-a-clap-switch-circuit-diagram-its-working/
Simple clap switch circuit project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk64KyIEbfQ
Clap switches
https://www.watelectronics.com/clap-switch/
Clap switch
Clap Switch
https://www.wellpcb.com/clap-switch.html
Music activated lights video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INC-DE9vjCk
Minecraft Mods: The Aether
The Aether modpage
https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/aether
The Aether 2 modpage
https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/aether-ii
The Aether
https://minecraft.fandom.com/el/wiki/Mods/The_Aether”
Aether now with Minecraft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E5EmmoXsdE
Minecraft Heaven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d90rDyWYGmk
How to get Minecraft Aether dimension
https://www.dualshockers.com/how-to-get-the-minecraft-aether-dimension-update-2022/
How to make an Aether portal in Minecraft
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-an-Aether-Portal-in-Minecraft
Getting started with Aether
https://aether.fandom.com/wiki/Guides/Getting_Started
Spam
Monty Python Spam video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLih-WQwBSc
Origins of Spam in MUDs
https://www.templetons.com/brad/spamterm.html
How spam came to mean junk message
https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/09/how-the-word-spam-came-to-mean-junk-message/
Spamming
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spamming
What does spam stand for?
https://www.mailguard.com.au/blog/what-does-spam-stand-for/
History of Spam
https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/History20of20Spam.pdf
Why junk email is spam
ttps://www.digitaltrends.com/web/why-junk-email-is-spam/
Spam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(food)
A brief history of spam
https://www.eater.com/2014/7/9/6191681/a-brief-history-of-spam-an-american-meat-icon
TinkerCAD Code Blocks
Quick start guide
https://blog.tinkercad.com/2019/03/27/codeblocks-update-and-quick-start-guide”
Learn to Design with Tinkercad
https://www.instructables.com/Learn-to-Design-With-Code-Using-Tinkercad-Codebloc/
Codeblocks designs for 3D printing and laser cutting
https://www.robmorrill.com/codeblocks
Farming from space
Satellite imagery in agriculture
https://farmtogether.com/learn/blog/the-power-of-satellite-imagery-in-agriculture
Satellite Data Solution for African Farmers
https://africanews.space/satellite-data-a-solution-for-african-farmers/
What is precision agriculture?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhAfZhFxHTs&ab_channel=GeospatialWorld
Farms being run from space
https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/follow-the-food/the-farms-being-run-from-space/
Farming tech with roots in space
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/spinoff/feature/NASA_is_Everywhere
Satellites used to enhance agriculture
https://gca.org/this-is-how-farmers-are-using-satellites-to-enhance-adaptation-2/
How can satellites help with farming
https://scijinks.gov/crop-health/
Satellites making agriculture more efficient
What is Carbon Capture?
Climate change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJoAcD0oUww&ab_channel=SmileandLearn-English
Carbon Capture Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxjNhLZCae0&ab_channel=Freethink
How does carbon capture work?
https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/energy-explained/what-is-ccs-how-does-it-work
Carbon Capture
https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/carbon-capture.htm
Can Carbon Capture Work?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKtXojkwlK8&ab_channel=HotMess
Carbon Capture Utilization & Storage
https://www.energy.gov/carbon-capture-utilization-storage
Carbon capture and storage
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_capture_and_storage
Bill Gates backed carbon capture plants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHX9pmQ6m_s
carbon capture technology explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxjNhLZCae0
New way to remove carbon dioxide from air
https://news.mit.edu/2019/mit-engineers-develop-new-way-remove-carbon-dioxide-air-1025
US plans to pull carbon out of air
Machines scrub greenhouse gases from air
Meet the Greenhouse Gases
https://climatekids.nasa.gov/greenhouse-cards/
Climate change video (for kids)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgvDuLcL4yQ
Climate basics for kids
https://www.c2es.org/content/climate-basics-for-kids/
carbon sequestration facts for kids
https://kids.kiddle.co/Carbon_sequestration
carbon capture explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kigGiWQw8E8
What can we do to help?
https://climatekids.nasa.gov/how-to-help/
Carbon dioxide sink
http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Carbon_dioxide_sink
Carbon dioxide can be stored underground
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160728100935.htm
Responsive Web Design
What is Responsive Web Design?
https://www.w3schools.com/css/css_rwd_intro.asp
Responsive web design definition
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/responsive-web-design-definition/
Guidelines for responsive web design
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/01/guidelines-for-responsive-web-design
Responsive web design
https://kinsta.com/blog/responsive-web-design/
10 basics of responsive web design
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF6VSky4SIc
Web design course for kids
https://www.coderkids.com/blog/what-is-a-web-design-course-for-kids
Website builder for kids
https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/best-website-builders-kids/
Trinket- Python
Put interactive python anywhere on the web
https://trinket.io/python/657bfe8fc6
Trinket Project Page
https://trinket.io/html/a1c59bafad
Trinket
Write your first program in Trinket
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgNg4iFbfdE
Teaching Python with Trinket
https://www.technokids.com/blog/apps/teaching-python-on-chromebooks-is-easy-with-trinket/
Getting Started with Trinket
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ItOgnMRoo8
Product Reviews for Trinket
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Break out your Mini Micro and get ready for some experimental coding!

Learn some of the basics of responsive website design!

With clap-on lights, the future is now!

Test out your crafting skills by making a parachute!

Check out this quick guide on how to make your very own server!

NFTs! What a Fun-gible subject!

Learn what a DNS is and how it's so critical to how the internet works!

What is carbon capture, and how is it being used to counteract climate change? Find out!

Learn how we are using satellites to help farmers grow food more effectively!

What do canned ham and your email have in common? Spam!

Bring your Minecraft game to new heights with the Aether mod.