June 2015 Learn More Links
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Links from the bottom of all the June 2015 articles, collected in one place for you to print, share, or bookmark.
Solar Cockroaches, Water Rockets, and Pinhole Eyeglasses
https://www.kidscodecs.com/solar-cockroaches-water-rockets-pinhole-eyeglasses/
Instructables
Instructables Solar Projects
http://www.instructables.com/howto/solar/
Instructables Pinhole Cameras
http://www.instructables.com/howto/pinhole+cameras/
Brown Dog Gadgets
Two projects (Solar Radio, Cockroach v2.0) from the person who runs this website with more projects, parts, and guides.
http://www.browndoggadgets.com/
Pinhole Eyeglasses
http://www.instructables.com/id/Pinhole-Eyeglasses/
Solar Cockroach V2.0
http://www.instructables.com/id/Solar-Cockroach-20/
$3 Emergency Solar Radio
http://www.instructables.com/id/3-Emergency-Solar-Radio/
Electric Cigar Box Guitar with Built-in Amp
http://www.instructables.com/id/Electric-Cigar-Box-guitar-w-Built-in-amplifier/
Digital Yahtzee
http://www.instructables.com/id/Digital-YAHTZEExls/
Rubber Band Harmonica
http://www.instructables.com/id/Rubber-Band-Harmonica/
Water Rocket Launcher
http://www.instructables.com/id/Water-Rocket-Launcher-for-Science-Fun/
Print 3D Models Without Owning a Printer
https://www.kidscodecs.com/print-3d-models-without-a-printer/
3DHubs
Thingiverse
Train Set (Thingiverse)
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:702858
7120 Bionica’s 3D Printing Hub
https://www.3dhubs.com/new-york/hubs/bionica-7120
FIRST Tech Challenge
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ftc
TinkerCAD
https://www.tinkercad.com/
http://www.123dapp.com/
Team 7120 Bionica
9 girls, 1 purple robot
https://twitter.com/7120Bionica
https://www.facebook.com/bionica7120
Simple and Fun 3D Models to Print
https://www.kidscodecs.com/simple-fun-3d-models/
Thingiverse
Preparing Your Model
https://www.kidscodecs.com/3d-projects/
3D Hubs
Train Set
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:702858
Tool Stand
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:64314
Personalized Pencil Holder
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:205523
Animal Shapes Puzzle
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:357444
Animal Napkin Rings
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:31313
Rolling Cookie Cutter
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:39192
Interlocking Puzzle
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:39468
Bitsbox: Monthly Coding Projects in the Mail
https://www.kidscodecs.com/bitsbox-monthly-coding-projects-in-mail/
Bitsbox
https://bitsbox.com/
https://bitsbox.com/faq.html
https://bitsbox.com/mailchimp.html
http://subscribe.bitsbox.com/
Bitsbox Teachers Guide/Mailing List
https://bitsbox.com/pdf/BitsboxTeachersGuide_hoc2014.pdf
https://bitsbox.com/teachers/index.html
FUZE Computer Teaches Kids to Code
https://www.kidscodecs.com/fuze-computer-teaches-kids-to-code/
FUZE Computers
http://www.fuze.co.uk/
http://www.fuze.co.uk/education-2/
http://www.fuze.co.uk/products/
Miniature WiFi Module for Raspberry Pi
https://www.adafruit.com/products/814
BBC Micro
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Micro
Minitel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel
Apple II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II
Dash and Dot Robots Projects
https://www.kidscodecs.com/dash-dot-robots-projects/
Wonder Workshop
Dash and Dot Play Ideas
Duck Duck Goose with Dot
https://www.makewonder.com/play/ideas/30
Dash’s Cleanup Challenge
https://www.makewonder.com/play/ideas/9
Robo Bowling
https://www.makewonder.com/play/ideas/26
Robot Filmmaking
https://www.makewonder.com/play/ideas/25
Interactive Art
https://www.makewonder.com/play/ideas/35
Kano Computers
https://www.kidscodecs.com/kano-computers/
Kano
Kano World
An Interview with Paul Chayka
https://www.kidscodecs.com/an-interview-with-paul-chayka/
Robotics and Beyond
http://www.roboticsandbeyond.org
http://roboticsandbeyond.org/wp_index.php/programs/
https://twitter.com/RoboticsBeyond
https://www.facebook.com/RoboticsBeyond
Paul Chayka
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-chayka/6/7b9/2b4
Functions and Procedures
https://www.kidscodecs.com/functions-and-procedures/
Pen and Paper Coding
https://www.penpapercoding.com
Erik Linde
https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=936246
Variables, Constants, and Data Types
The first article in this series teaching programming basics with pen and paper.
https://www.kidscodecs.com/variables-constants-data-types/
Language of the Month: Ruby
https://www.kidscodecs.com/ruby/
Ruby
https://www.ruby-lang.org
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/quickstart/
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/community/
http://rubycentral.org/
http://ruby-doc.com/docs/ProgrammingRuby/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_%28programming_language%29
Ruby from Other Languages
Describes differences between Ruby and C/C++, Java, Perl, PHP, and Python languages.
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/ruby-from-other-languages/
Try Ruby in Your Browser
http://tryruby.org/levels/1/challenges/0
The Ruby Language FAQ
http://ruby-doc.org/docs/ruby-doc-bundle/FAQ/FAQ.html
Comparison of Programming Languages
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_programming_languages
Reflection
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflection_%28computer_programming%29
4 Reasons Why You Should Learn Ruby As Your First Programming Language
http://www.skilledup.com/articles/4-reasons-learn-ruby-first-programming-language/
What’s Special About Ruby?
http://astonj.com/tech/whats-special-about-ruby/
What makes Ruby an Elegant Language?
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1812225/what-makes-ruby-an-elegant-language
What are the Benefits of Ruby on Rails? After Two Decades of Programming, I Use Rails
http://www.toptal.com/ruby-on-rails/after-two-decades-of-programming-i-use-rails
The Many Interpreters and Runtimes of the Ruby Programming Language
http://www.toptal.com/ruby/the-many-shades-of-the-ruby-programming-language
A Beginners Guide to Ruby
https://hackhands.com/beginners-guide-ruby/
Learn Ruby the Hard Way
Actually this online book is one of the easiest ways to learn Ruby in depth.
http://learnrubythehardway.org/book/
http://learnrubythehardway.org
Book Review: Teach Your Kids to Code
https://www.kidscodecs.com/book-review-teach-your-kids-to-code/
Teach Your Kids to Code (No Starch Press)
http://www.nostarch.com/teachkids
Book Review: Automate the Boring Stuff with Python
https://www.kidscodecs.com/book-review-automate-with-python/
Automate the Boring Stuff with Python (No Starch Press)
http://www.nostarch.com/automatestuff
Create Art with Paper + Mix
https://www.kidscodecs.com/create-art-with-paper-app/
Mix
https://mix.fiftythree.com/
https://mix.fiftythree.com/learn
https://mix.fiftythree.com/sketch
https://mix.fiftythree.com/play
https://mix.fiftythree.com/write
https://mix.fiftythree.com/design
https://mix.fiftythree.com/think
Paper
http://www.fiftythree.com/paper
http://support.fiftythree.com/customer/portal/articles/1689145-using-mix-in-paper
Also In The June 2015 Issue

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.

Print 3D Models Without Owning a Printer
You can print 3D models without owning a printer. Here's how to do it.

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.

Dash and Dot Robots Projects
These cute round robots help teach kids about coding and technology.

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.