June 2015 Issue: Summer Projects

Automate the Boring Stuff with Python

This book helps average non-technical people free themselves from mundane computer tasks.

Solar Cockroaches, Water Rockets, and Pinhole Eyeglasses

Here are a few of the many fun summer projects at Instructables.com website.

Bitsbox: Monthly Coding Projects in the Mail

Every month the Bitsbox service delivers a colorful booklet full of fun coding projects for kids to do then share with friends and family.

Simple and Fun 3D Models to Print

Here are a number of simple and fun 3D models to print.

FUZE Computer Teaches Kids to Code

The FUZE computer is a 1980s computer design with the brain of a modern Raspberry Pi. It's ideal for teaching kids to code plus build electronics projects.

An Interview with Paul Chayka

Paul Chayka talks about Robotics And Beyond, an after school tech program that teaches coding, robotics, circuit design, and much more.

Teach Your Kids to Code

Learning Python is a fun way to spend time and learn programming together.

Kano Computers

The Kano computer is a Raspberry Pi computer with a spiffy installation process (and user manual) and a carefully thought out online experience.

Functions and Procedures

An introduction to programming functions and procedures using pen and paper instead of code. Includes lots of examples and exercises.

Ruby

Ruby is a highly flexible programming language used in many large scale online applications at Twitter, Kickstarter, and other companies.

June 2015 Learn More Links

Links from the bottom of all the June 2015 articles, collected in one place for you to print, share, or bookmark.

Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.

June 2015 News Wire

News and project stories about kids, coding, computer science, and how we use technology in our daily lives.

Create Art with the Paper App + Mix

The Mix community lets you find and share artwork to create projects with free Paper software.