June 2014 Learn More Links

A good overview of how non-coders can use Github. Because there are command line software bits which some might consider advanced, this might be a good start for learning how to command line Git instead of Github software.
http://readwrite.com/2013/09/30/understanding-github-a-journey-for-beginners-part-1
http://readwrite.com/2013/10/02/github-for-beginners-part-2

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Alice Tutorials

https://www.kidscodecs.com/alice-tutorials/

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Alice

http://www.alice.org
http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice/what_is_alice
http://www.alice.org/3.1/index.html
http://www.alice.org/3.1/materials_videos.php
http://www.alice.org/3.1/materials_guide.php
http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=downloads/download_alice3.1

Alice Tutorials

http://www.alice.org/3.1/materials_videos.php
http://www.alice.org/3.1/materials_guide.php
https://academy.oracle.com/self-study/alice/index.html
http://www.cs.duke.edu/csed/alice09/tutorials.php

Getting Started with Java Using Alice 3 (Oracle Academy)

https://academy.oracle.com/self-study/alice/index.html
https://academy.oracle.com/oa-web-introcs-curriculum.html

Alice Resources

http://elvis.rowan.edu/~hartley/Courses/IntroProgramming/MyExamples/index.html
http://home.cc.gatech.edu/TeaParty/57

Alice 3.1 (YouTube)(mwisan1)

A YouTube channel with a number of good tutorial videos for Alice 3.1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKjdo187j9U&list=PLL8PIUYQ5rumnIznUteD-i6krzDUrvBRV

Alice 3D Flight Simulator (YouTube)

No audio track (!) but if you expand the video large or full screen you can see how it is done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2rq4Plw-kk

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Summer Tech Camps and Local Tech Groups

https://www.kidscodecs.com/summer-tech-camps-groups/

Summer Technology Camps List

https://www.kidscodecs.com/resources/technology-summer-camps-kids/
https://www.kidscodecs.com/resources/coding-schools/
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/from-minecraft-to-modding-a-summer-tech-camp-explainer-for-parents

Black Girls Code

http://www.blackgirlscode.com/

Girls Who Code

http://www.girlswhocode.com/

CoderDojo

http://coderdojo.com/

Code Club

Currently 2000+ UK after school groups to teach coding to kids.
https://www.codeclub.org.uk/

Little Miss Geek

http://littlemissgeek.com/

Tech-Girls

http://www.tech-girls.org/events.html

Meetup (Hacking tag)

http://www.meetup.com/find/?offset=0&psize=64&currentpage=1&allMeetups=true&categories=&keywords=hacking&radius=Infinity

How to Build a Guitar

https://www.kidscodecs.com/how-to-build-a-guitar/

History of Cigar Box Guitars

http://cigarboxguitars.com/about/history

How to Build an Uncle Enos Banjo

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/oldschool/forum/topics/build-an-uncle-enos-banjo

The Canjo for $39.99

http://www.cbgitty.com/made-in-the-usa/brewery-lane-series-canjo-3-genesee-cream-ale-steel-can/
http://www.cbgitty.com

Plastic Container Guitar (Artists Helping Children)

http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/make-guitars-crafts.html

Daddy Mojo Cigar Box Guitars

http://www.daddymojo.com

Tim Slavin

Tim is an award-winning writer and technologist who enjoys teaching tech to non-technical people. He has many years experience with web sites and applications in business, technical, and creative roles. He and his wife have two kids, now teenagers, who are mad about video games.

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