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Jennifer Newell

Jennifer is a math teacher by training, with an interest in computer science. While working on a computational thinking project at Google, she dived a bit deeper into CS education. Jennifer now teaches computer science to both high school and elementary school students, in addition to mathematics.

Utah Teapot

Utah Teapot

April 2019 / 2 minutes / Beginner / Making & Sewing / Jennifer Newell

Cell Towers

Cell Towers

February 2019 / 3 minutes / Beginner / Tech in Real Life (IRL) / Jennifer Newell

Chinese New Year Lantern

Chinese New Year Lantern

February 2019 / 3 minutes / Beginner / Computer Programming Projects & Puzzles for Kids / Jennifer Newell

Is That Elevator a Robot?

Is That Elevator a Robot?

December 2018 / 4 minutes / Beginner / Robots / Jennifer Newell

Credit Card Algorithm

Credit Card Algorithm

December 2018 / 3 minutes / Coding Concepts Articles for Kids / Intermediate / Jennifer Newell

Robot Extensions

Robot Extensions

October 2018 / 3 minutes / Intermediate / Robots / Jennifer Newell

Robot Motors

Robot Motors

August 2018 / 6 minutes / Intermediate / Robots / Jennifer Newell

Biologically Inspired Robots (Biomimicry)

Biologically Inspired Robots (Biomimicry)

June 2018 / 3 minutes / Beginner / Robots / Jennifer Newell

Autonomous Driving in Today’s Cars

Autonomous Driving in Today’s Cars

April 2018 / 4 minutes / Intermediate / Tech in Real Life (IRL) / Jennifer Newell

Sphero in Literature Class

Sphero in Literature Class

April 2018 / 3 minutes / Beginner / Robots / Jennifer Newell

Introducing Sphero

Introducing Sphero

February 2018 / 2 minutes / Beginner / Robots / Jennifer Newell

Code Your Legos

December 2017 / 3 minutes / Beginner / Intermediate / Robots / Jennifer Newell

Makes (Lego) Sense to Me!

Makes (Lego) Sense to Me!

October 2017 / 4 minutes / Beginner / Intermediate / Robots / Jennifer Newell

Planet Labs

Planet Labs

October 2017 / 3 minutes / Beginner / Show and Tell / Jennifer Newell

Girls, Computers, and STEAM

Girls, Computers, and STEAM

August 1, 2017 / 4 minutes / Best Practices / Jennifer Newell

Introduction to Lego EV3

Introduction to Lego EV3

August 1, 2017 / 2 minutes / Language of the Month / Jennifer Newell

Samantha the Frog

Samantha the Frog

June 1, 2017 / 2 minutes / Computer Programming Projects & Puzzles for Kids / Jennifer Newell

Your Digital Footprint

Your Digital Footprint

February 1, 2017 / 7 minutes / Notebook / Jennifer Newell

Public Key Cryptography

Public Key Cryptography

February 1, 2017 / 5 minutes / Coding Concepts Articles for Kids / Jennifer Newell

Getting Started with mBot Robotics

Getting Started with mBot Robotics

December 1, 2016 / 4 minutes / Computer Programming Projects & Puzzles for Kids / Jennifer Newell

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I sent two emails a week with links to STEM/STEAM articles, news, and resources for kids, parents, teachers, librarians. My goal was to help educate, inspire, and amuse.

30 STEM Links was the natural evolution of a kids STEM computing magazine that I published for 11 years in print and online. It was called beanz magazine. This website has both the 11 years of magazine content and the one year of email newsletter content.

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beanz Magazine Testimonials

"I love beanz because it's got a lot of coding stuff and I want to try coding as a career. Also, it's got Scratch tips the books won't teach you."

— Lillian in Virginia

"As a former teacher turned homeschooling parent, I LOVE (love, love!) when cross-curricular learning takes place. Each of the projects and ideas included in beanz require a child to employ cross-curricular skills. A child isn't simply coding or creating a Roblox account. Kids are using math, science, art, or critical thinking."

— A Parent