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.

Solar Cockroaches, Water Rockets, and Pinhole Eyeglasses

https://www.kidscodecs.com/solar-cockroaches-water-rockets-pinhole-eyeglasses/

Instructables

http://www.instructables.com

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

https://3dhubs.com

Thingiverse

http://thingiverse.com

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

http://www.thingiverse.com/

Preparing Your Model

https://www.kidscodecs.com/3d-projects/

3D Hubs

http://www.3dhubs.com

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

Home

Dash and Dot Play Ideas

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

http://www.kano.me

Kano World

http://world.kano.me

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

Author

  • 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.

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.

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.

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