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August 2015 Learn More Links

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How to Foster Genius in the Classroom

https://kidscodecs.com/genius-in-the-classroom-with-trello/

Trello

https://trello.com/
http://blog.trello.com/teachers-using-trello-how-to-foster-genius-in-the-classroom/

Weebly

http://www.weebly.com/

Genius Hours

http://www.geniushour.com/

Paul Solarz

http://paulsolarz.weebly.com/
http://www.learnlikeapirate.com/
https://twitter.com/PaulSolarz
https://twitter.com/MrSolarz
http://psolarz.weebly.com/2013-2014-passion-projects.html

Learn Like a Pirate: Empower Your Students to Collaborate, Lead, and Succeed

Solarz has written a thoughtful practical book to capture his ideas and experiences.
http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Like-PIRATE-Students-Collaborate/dp/098821766X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426937165&sr=1-1&keywords=learn+like+a+pirate

KWHLAQ For the 21st Century

http://langwitches.org/blog/2015/06/12/an-update-to-the-upgraded-kwl-for-the-21st-century/

Margaret Hamilton

https://kidscodecs.com/margaret-hamilton/

Margaret Hamilton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Hamilton_%28scientist%29
http://klabs.org/home_page/hamilton.htm
http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11Hamilton.html

Software — and a Woman — at the Heart of Lunar Triumph

http://www.wired.com/2014/08/software-woman-heart-lunar-triumph/

Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer#Software

Airbus Confirms Software Configuration Error Caused Plane Crash

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/06/airbus-confirms-software-configuration-error-caused-plane-crash/

How the Apollo 11 Moon Landing Worked (Infographic)

http://www.space.com/17411-apollo-11-moon-landing-explained-infographic.html

CRUD

https://kidscodecs.com/crud/

CRUD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Create,_read,_update_and_delete

CRUD, Only When You Can Afford It

A technical article describing the limitations of thinking in terms of Create, Retrieve, Update, Delete in programming.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms978509.aspx

Difference Between REST and CRUD

If you have patience, an excellent discussion that highlights how CRUD works in software programming relative to another aspect of programming, REST.
http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/120716/difference-between-rest-and-crud

FPS

https://kidscodecs.com/fps/

Frame Rate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_rate

Understanding the Importance of Frame Rate

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/05/understanding-frame-rate-and-its-importance

60 FPS on Consoles

http://www.giantbomb.com/60-fps-on-consoles/3015-3223/

Frame Rate Demo

https://frames-per-second.appspot.com/

4 Quick Ways to See a PC Games FPS

http://www.howtogeek.com/209710/4-quick-ways-to-see-a-pc-game%E2%80%99s-fps-frames-per-second/

Fraps

http://www.fraps.com/
http://www.fraps.com/download.php

Google’s Dart language on Android aims for Java-free, 120 FPS apps

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/05/youtube-eyes-twitch-user-base-adds-60fps-live-streams-with-html5-playback/

Google launches experimental project to build Android apps with Dart web language

http://9to5google.com/2015/05/04/dart-android-sky/

Feed a Philosopher

https://kidscodecs.com/feed-a-philosopher/

The Dining Philosophers Problem

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dining_philosophers_problem

Concurrent Programming

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concurrent_computing

Kobayashi Maru

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobayashi_Maru

Computer Science and Programming Resources

https://kidscodecs.com/computer-science-programming-resources/

Brain Pop

https://www.brainpop.com/technology/computerscience/
https://www.brainpop.com

Holly Akers

https://twitter.com/akers_holly
http://hollyakers.com/

Brain Pop, Jr.

https://jr.brainpop.com/artsandtechnology/technology/
https://jr.brainpop.com/

Code Maven

http://www.crunchzilla.com/code-maven
http://www.crunchzilla.com

Maya Donnelly

https://twitter.com/GerfenMaya

Women in Science Card Game

https://www.luanagames.com/product/women-in-science-card-game/
https://www.luanagames.com/product/women-in-science-free-diy-kit/

Bits and Bytes Card Game

http://www.bitsandbytes.cards/

Computer Science Subjects an Undergraduate Must Know

http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/32533/cs-subjects-that-an-undergraduate-must-know

What Should Every Programmer Know About Programming?

http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/1785/what-should-every-programmer-know-about-programming
http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/91350/what-should-every-programmer-know

Math for Programmers

http://steve-yegge.blogspot.co.uk/2006/03/math-for-programmers.html

What Math Should All Game Programmers Know?

http://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/2029/what-math-should-all-game-programmers-know

What Algorithms and Data Structures Should a Developer Absolutely Know?

http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/11222/which-algorithms-and-data-structures-should-a-developer-absolutely-know
http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/155639/which-algorithms-data-structures-should-i-recognize-and-know-by-name

What are the Programming Concepts I Should Master to have a Deep Understanding of My Craft?

http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/185224/what-are-the-programming-concepts-i-should-master-to-have-a-deep-understanding

What Language Should an 11-Year Old Start With to Learn Game Programming?

http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/118409/what-language-should-an-11-year-old-start-with-to-learn-game-programming

Google Computer Science Learning Opportunities

https://www.google.com/edu/resources/computerscience/learning/

Nim

https://kidscodecs.com/nim/

Nim

http://nim-lang.org/
https://github.com/Araq/Nim
http://nim-lang.org/learn.html
http://nim-lang.org/documentation.html
http://nim-lang.org/question.html
http://forum.nim-lang.org/
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/nim
http://www.reddit.com/r/nim
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nim_(programming_language)

Tutorial of the Nim Language

Andreas Rumpf presentation at MIT describing Nimrod, the original name for Nim. Compares and contrasts Nim with other languages.
http://web.mit.edu/nimrod-lang/arch/i386_linux26/doc/tutorial.html

Nim Questions on Quora

http://www.quora.com/Nim-programming-language

Nim versus Rust

http://arthurtw.github.io/2015/01/12/quick-comparison-nim-vs-rust.html

What is Special About Nim?

http://hookrace.net/blog/what-is-special-about-nim/

Random Hacks of Kindness, Jr.

https://kidscodecs.com/random-hacks-of-kindness-jr/

Random Hacks of Kindness, Jr.

http://www.rhokjr.org

Visual Storytelling Apps

https://kidscodecs.com/visual-storytelling-apps/

Steller

https://steller.co/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/steller/id785128002?mt=8

Storehouse

https://www.storehouse.co/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/storehouse-visual-storytelling/id791297521?mt=8

Pixotale

http://pixotale.com/
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id866275871?mt=8
http://
http://robertmao.com

1 Second Everyday

http://1secondeveryday.com/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/1-second-everyday/id587823548?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.touchlab.android.onesecondeveryday

Shorthand

http://shorthand.com/
http://shorthand.com/social/

Racontr

http://racontr.com/

Interlude

https://interlude.fm/

Top 5 Storytelling Tools

http://www.submarinechannel.com/top-5s/top-5-storytelling-tools/

3 Free iOS Apps for Visual Storytelling

https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/3-free-ios-apps-for-visual-storytelling/s2/a557753/

Introducing LEGO StoryStarter

http://education.lego.com/en-us/preschool-and-school/lower-primary/6plus-storystarter/introducing-storystarter
http://education.lego.com/en-us/learn/elementary/storystarter

REVIEW: Hands-on with LEGO StoryStarter

https://www.edsurge.com/n/2013-03-12-review-hands-on-with-lego-storystarter

How to Tell Your Story without Boring Your Audience to Tears

http://goinswriter.com/tell-story/

The Science of Storytelling: Why Telling a Story is the Most Powerful Way to Activate Our Brains

http://lifehacker.com/5965703/the-science-of-storytelling-why-telling-a-story-is-the-most-powerful-way-to-activate-our-brains

How to Tell a Story Well

http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/how-to-tell-a-story-well.aspx
http://www.motherearthnews.com/nature-and-environment/storytelling-tips-zmaz81sozraw.aspx

Paul Solarz Talks About Helping Kids Learn How to Learn

https://kidscodecs.com/an-interview-with-paul-solarz/

Paul Solarz

http://paulsolarz.weebly.com/
https://twitter.com/PaulSolarz
https://twitter.com/MrSolarz
http://psolarz.weebly.com/2013-2014-passion-projects.html

Trello

https://trello.com/

Weebly

http://www.weebly.com/

Genius Hours

http://www.geniushour.com/

Learn Like a Pirate: Empower Your Students to Collaborate, Lead, and Succeed

Solarz has written a thoughtful practical book to capture his ideas and experiences.
http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Like-PIRATE-Students-Collaborate/dp/098821766X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426937165&sr=1-1&keywords=learn+like+a+pirate

KWHLAQ For the 21st Century

http://langwitches.org/blog/2015/06/12/an-update-to-the-upgraded-kwl-for-the-21st-century/

Learn Like a PIRATE

http://www.learnlikeapirate.com/

Teach Like a PIRATE

http://daveburgess.com/

Understanding by Design

http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-By-Design-Grant-Wiggins/dp/1416600353
http://www.ascd.org/research-a-topic/understanding-by-design-resources.aspx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8F1SnWaIfE

Comprehension and Collaboration

http://www.amazon.com/Comprehension-Collaboration-Inquiry-Circles-Action/dp/032501230X

The Passion Driven Classroom

http://angelamaiers.com/books/passion-driven-classroom-book/
http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Driven-Classroom-The-Framework-Teaching/dp/1596671599
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UColcEVfWInYLpGR0jX_R94g