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Simon Batt

Simon Batt is a UK-based tech enthusiast and all-around geek. His favourite things are cups of tea, cats, and new gadgets, even though they never mix well.

Tricky Technicians and Cybersecurity

Tricky Technicians and Cybersecurity

October 2019 / 2 minutes / Beginner / Best Practices / Simon Batt

What’s a Day Zero Virus?

What’s a Day Zero Virus?

August 2019 / 3 minutes / Coding Concepts Articles for Kids / Intermediate / Simon Batt

Games before CD and HDMI

Games before CD and HDMI

August 2019 / 3 minutes / Beginner / History / Simon Batt

How do Driverless Cars See?

How do Driverless Cars See?

August 2019 / 3 minutes / Coding Concepts Articles for Kids / Intermediate / Simon Batt

What was Deep Blue?

What was Deep Blue?

June 2019 / 3 minutes / Beginner / History / Simon Batt

Minecraft Papercraft

Minecraft Papercraft

June 2019 / 3 minutes / Beginner / Minecraft / Simon Batt

What’s Behind Bluetooth’s Funny Name?

What’s Behind Bluetooth’s Funny Name?

June 2019 / 3 minutes / Beginner / History / Simon Batt

History of Video Games

History of Video Games

April 2019 / 3 minutes / Beginner / History / Simon Batt

How do Biometric Scans Work?

How do Biometric Scans Work?

April 2019 / 3 minutes / Beginner / Coding Concepts Articles for Kids / Simon Batt

What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?

What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?

April 2019 / 3 minutes / Beginner / Coding Concepts Articles for Kids / Simon Batt

Minecraft Story Mode

Minecraft Story Mode

February 2019 / 3 minutes / Beginner / Minecraft / Simon Batt

How do Multiplayer Games Really Work?

How do Multiplayer Games Really Work?

February 2019 / 3 minutes / Beginner / Best Practices / Simon Batt

Man in the Middle Attacks

Man in the Middle Attacks

February 2019 / 3 minutes / Intermediate / Secret Coding for Children / Simon Batt

STEAM Board Games

STEAM Board Games

December 2018 / 2 minutes / Beginner / Notebook / Simon Batt

Minecraft, Redust, and Logic Gates

Minecraft, Redust, and Logic Gates

December 2018 / 2 minutes / Intermediate / Minecraft / Simon Batt

Secret Code Workbooks

Secret Code Workbooks

December 2018 / 2 minutes / Beginner / Secret Coding for Children / Simon Batt

Minecraft Mods

Minecraft Mods

October 2018 / 3 minutes / Intermediate / Minecraft / Simon Batt

Book Ciphers

Book Ciphers

October 2018 / 3 minutes / Beginner / Secret Coding for Children / Simon Batt

Hieroglyphs and Reverse Engineering

Hieroglyphs and Reverse Engineering

August 2018 / 3 minutes / Intermediate / Secret Coding for Children / Simon Batt

Staying Safe Online

Staying Safe Online

August 2018 / 3 minutes / Beginner / Minecraft / Simon Batt

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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