He is married to his favorite person, and loves his three children quite a little bit (aged 10, 15 and 17). He is passionate about authentic learning, technology with purpose, and creating at least one new thing every day. In short, he teaches, and learns. A lot.
My husband and I were geeking out over that just the other day! We have a Pi and Arduino but I’ve struggled with how I can use them as an integral part of instruction at the elementary grades. Some of the kids would love the open-ended nature of it, but most need a gateway toy even simpler than Lego Mindstorms. Then I found primo.io which I think really changes the game for younger kids, in addition to the play-i robots, which are great for schools because you can use the voice commands in primary, interface with Scratch and Blockly at upper elementary, and then progress to writing straight code for iOS or Android.
The challenge at first will be how cost prohibitive robotics kits are, but I think their prices will start to drop rapidly as more and more hit the market. Plus many teachers are gaining access through education grants and programs like One Thousand Robots http://goo.gl/x9Qmn6 The progression over the next few years of Hour of Code is going to be amazing for sure.
My husband and I were geeking out over that just the other day! We have a Pi and Arduino but I’ve struggled with how I can use them as an integral part of instruction at the elementary grades. Some of the kids would love the open-ended nature of it, but most need a gateway toy even simpler than Lego Mindstorms. Then I found primo.io which I think really changes the game for younger kids, in addition to the play-i robots, which are great for schools because you can use the voice commands in primary, interface with Scratch and Blockly at upper elementary, and then progress to writing straight code for iOS or Android.
The challenge at first will be how cost prohibitive robotics kits are, but I think their prices will start to drop rapidly as more and more hit the market. Plus many teachers are gaining access through education grants and programs like One Thousand Robots http://goo.gl/x9Qmn6 The progression over the next few years of Hour of Code is going to be amazing for sure.
My husband and I were geeking out over that just the other day! We have a Pi and Arduino but I’ve struggled with how I can use them as an integral part of instruction at the elementary grades. Some of the kids would love the open-ended nature of it, but most need a gateway toy even simpler than Lego Mindstorms. Then I found primo.io which I think really changes the game for younger kids, in addition to the play-i robots, which are great for schools because you can use the voice commands in primary, interface with Scratch and Blockly at upper elementary, and then progress to writing straight code for iOS or Android.
The challenge at first will be how cost prohibitive robotics kits are, but I think their prices will start to drop rapidly as more and more hit the market. Plus many teachers are gaining access through education grants and programs like One Thousand Robots http://goo.gl/x9Qmn6 The progression over the next few years of Hour of Code is going to be amazing for sure.
Jessica Raleigh Well, I backed the Kano the other day. I can’t wait until June (that’s right) to get it. I have some other peeps looking at it too. Isn’t that right, Alex Magaña?
Jessica Raleigh Well, I backed the Kano the other day. I can’t wait until June (that’s right) to get it. I have some other peeps looking at it too. Isn’t that right, Alex Magaña?
Jessica Raleigh Well, I backed the Kano the other day. I can’t wait until June (that’s right) to get it. I have some other peeps looking at it too. Isn’t that right, Alex Magaña?
My husband and I were geeking out over that just the other day! We have a Pi and Arduino but I’ve struggled with how I can use them as an integral part of instruction at the elementary grades. Some of the kids would love the open-ended nature of it, but most need a gateway toy even simpler than Lego Mindstorms. Then I found primo.io which I think really changes the game for younger kids, in addition to the play-i robots, which are great for schools because you can use the voice commands in primary, interface with Scratch and Blockly at upper elementary, and then progress to writing straight code for iOS or Android.
The challenge at first will be how cost prohibitive robotics kits are, but I think their prices will start to drop rapidly as more and more hit the market. Plus many teachers are gaining access through education grants and programs like One Thousand Robots http://goo.gl/x9Qmn6 The progression over the next few years of Hour of Code is going to be amazing for sure.
My husband and I were geeking out over that just the other day! We have a Pi and Arduino but I’ve struggled with how I can use them as an integral part of instruction at the elementary grades. Some of the kids would love the open-ended nature of it, but most need a gateway toy even simpler than Lego Mindstorms. Then I found primo.io which I think really changes the game for younger kids, in addition to the play-i robots, which are great for schools because you can use the voice commands in primary, interface with Scratch and Blockly at upper elementary, and then progress to writing straight code for iOS or Android.
The challenge at first will be how cost prohibitive robotics kits are, but I think their prices will start to drop rapidly as more and more hit the market. Plus many teachers are gaining access through education grants and programs like One Thousand Robots http://goo.gl/x9Qmn6 The progression over the next few years of Hour of Code is going to be amazing for sure.
My husband and I were geeking out over that just the other day! We have a Pi and Arduino but I’ve struggled with how I can use them as an integral part of instruction at the elementary grades. Some of the kids would love the open-ended nature of it, but most need a gateway toy even simpler than Lego Mindstorms. Then I found primo.io which I think really changes the game for younger kids, in addition to the play-i robots, which are great for schools because you can use the voice commands in primary, interface with Scratch and Blockly at upper elementary, and then progress to writing straight code for iOS or Android.
The challenge at first will be how cost prohibitive robotics kits are, but I think their prices will start to drop rapidly as more and more hit the market. Plus many teachers are gaining access through education grants and programs like One Thousand Robots http://goo.gl/x9Qmn6 The progression over the next few years of Hour of Code is going to be amazing for sure.
Kevin Croghan Here are those other resources I was mentioning. Come geek out with us!
Kevin Croghan Here are those other resources I was mentioning. Come geek out with us!
Kevin Croghan Here are those other resources I was mentioning. Come geek out with us!
Jessica Raleigh Well, I backed the Kano the other day. I can’t wait until June (that’s right) to get it. I have some other peeps looking at it too. Isn’t that right, Alex Magaña?
Jessica Raleigh Well, I backed the Kano the other day. I can’t wait until June (that’s right) to get it. I have some other peeps looking at it too. Isn’t that right, Alex Magaña?
Jessica Raleigh Well, I backed the Kano the other day. I can’t wait until June (that’s right) to get it. I have some other peeps looking at it too. Isn’t that right, Alex Magaña?