Kids Code & Computer Science

Llama Emoji

Articles about new emoji

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/02/07/brace-your-phones-157-new-emoji-coming-year/317978002/
http://blog.unicode.org/2018/02/unicode-emoji-110-characters-now-final.html
http://www.unicode.org/emoji/charts-11.0/emoji-released.html

Proposal for the llama emoji

http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2017/17266-llama-emoji.pdf

Llama emoji entry on Emojipedia

https://emojipedia.org/llama/

Unicode Adopt-a-Character

http://unicode.org/consortium/adopt-a-character.html

Unicode submission form for new emojis

http://www.unicode.org/emoji/selection.html

Portland HOP

RFID technology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-frequency_identification

Smart cards in general

https://computer.howstuffworks.com/question332.htm

The major company that worked with TriMet

https://www.initse.com/ende/home.html

An article about local activists who are worried that the HOP card might hurt low income riders

http://koin.com/2016/03/18/bus-riders-unite-take-aim-at-trimets-hop-fastpass/

Autonomous Driving in Today’s Cars

Land Departure

https://www.safedrivesystems.com/blog/how-lane-departure-warning-systems-work/

Parking Assist

http://www.proctorcars.com/when-cars-park-themselves-a-guide-to-parking-assist-technologies/

Self-Parking Ford

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/411563/fords-new-car-parks-itself/

Robofrog

Articles about robofrog

https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/robot-frogs-trick-females-in-bizarre-example-of-evolution
https://www.popsci.com/article/science/fake-robot-frog-key-field-research

Video of robofrog

https://insider.si.edu/2013/11/robofrog-fools-female-tungara-frog/

New York Times article about frogs’ songs

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/09/science/09obfrog.html?_r=0

Article from Discover Magazine: “4 Robots that are Saving the World

http://discovermagazine.com/2007/sep/4-robots-that-are-saving-the-world#.UpOK7Y0zLEw

Regex Game

Introduction to Regular Expressions

https://www.kidscodecs.com/regular-expressions/
https://scotch.io/tutorials/an-introduction-to-regex-in-python
http://codular.com/regex

Regex Crossword, a crossword puzzle with regular expressions

https://regexcrossword.com/

The regular expression game

http://play.inginf.units.it/#/

Article about the importance of Regular Expressions

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/dec/04/ict-teach-kids-regular-expressions

Video tutorial about regular expressions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DG3kCDx53c

Sphero in Literature Class

Richard Perry’s youtube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClsuAqferejGAoOOANoxCLA?view_as=subscriber

Robotics in English Class

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/07/28/how-robots-in-english-class-can-spark-empathy-and-improve-writing/

Sphero in the Classroom

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/05/16/sphero-teaches-kids-to-code

Pygame (or Godot)

Clarissa’s PyGame Tutorials

https://github.com/clarissalittler/pygame-tutorials/blob/master/Tutorial.org

The main PyGame website

http://pygame.org/

The PyGame documentation

http://pygame.org/docs/

A free online book that teaches Python and PyGame

http://programarcadegames.com/index.php

Forum discussion about developing Unity of Command in Python

https://unityofcommand.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=607&f=7

A library to make OpenGL usable and easy in Python

https://bitbucket.org/pyglet/pyglet/wiki/Home

How to Solve Rubik’s Cube

Online Rubik’s Cube

https://www.grubiks.com/puzzles/rubiks/cube-3x3x3/

How to Solve a 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube by Noah Richardson (Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmnSpUgOvyI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTG-M98z4R4

Rubik’s Cube 3×3 Storytelling Method by Josh Neufeld (Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0zXGRIuJw8

Rubik’s Cube Beginner’s Guide (with pictures)

http://www.rubiksplace.com

5 Simple Moves to Easily solve the Rubik’s Cube — 15 Video Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvhKNXHQqyM

How big is 43 quintillion?

http://www.adinnerguest.com/60-minutes/how-much-is-43-quintillion/

Rubik’s Cube World Records

https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/regions.php

Google Expeditions

Official Google Expeditions ads

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MQ9yG_QfDA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n29VQwW-03o

How-to video about leading expeditions with students

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KgYntZ35fY

Stereoscopic vision

https://computer.howstuffworks.com/3d-pc-glasses1.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZw0dR2e6UQ

Make your own google cardboard headset

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-Google-Cardboard/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qNmRi-gNqE

Review of Google Expeditions

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/174124/20160817/heres-why-google-classroom-and-google-expeditions-deserve-a-plus.htm

Google talks about virtual reality and education

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuceLtGjDWY

Navajo Code Talkers

Wikipedia: Code Talker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_talker

National Museum of the American Indian — Code Talking

http://www.nmai.si.edu/education/codetalkers/html/chapter4.html

CIA.gov: “Navajo Code Talkers and the Unbreakable Code”

https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2008-featured-story-archive/navajo-code-talkers/

Navajo People: Navajo Code Talker (with Video interviews with actual Code Talkers!)

http://navajopeople.org/navajo-code-talker.htm

National Archives: “Semper Fidelis, Code Talkers”

https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2001/winter/navajo-code-talkers.html

Scratch Boids and AI

The original boids paper

http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/~dwcorne/Teaching/Craig%20Reynolds%20Flocks,%20Herds,%20and%20Schools%20A%20Distributed%20Behavioral%20Model.htm

The presentation of boids from the article

http://www.vergenet.net/~conrad/boids/pseudocode.html

A cool explanation of vector operations

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/vect.html

Clarissa’s implementation of boids

Try playing with the parameters!
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/195538770/

Awesome Summer Camps to Consider

Girls Who Code

https://girlswhocode.com/

Engineering for Kids

http://engineeringforkids.com/

JoAnn Fabrics Sewing Camps

http://www.joann.com/classes/in-store-classes/kids-and-teen-classes/

SWENext Clubs

http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/swenext-clubs

MOSI.org Camps

https://www.mosi.org/events-programs-camps/

Finding summer camps

https://www.kidscodecs.com/summer-camps-2018/

101 questions to ask when finding a summer camp

https://www.idtech.com/blog/100-questions-to-ask-when-choosing-a-summer-camp/

Technology summer camps

https://www.kidscodecs.com/resources/technology-summer-camps-kids/

Minecraft Modding

How to install Minecraft Mods

https://en.softonic.com/articles/the-easiest-way-to-install-minecraft-mods

Twenty best Minecraft Mods

https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/twenty-best-minecraft-mods

Coding Minecraft Mods

https://bedrockminer.jimdo.com/modding-tutorials/

Clojure (or Common Lisp)

ClojureScript differences

https://clojurescript.org/about/differences

Clojure homepage

https://clojure.org/

Clojure Koans

https://github.com/functional-koans/clojure-koans

Getting started writing games in Clojure

https://lambdaisland.com/blog/08-12-2016-game-development-with-clojure-clojurescript

DIY Echo Home Speaker

Mycroft Official Website

https://mycroft.ai/

Mycroft Community Forums

https://community.mycroft.ai/

Hackster.io: “Hey Mycroft, Where Is the International Space Station?”

https://www.hackster.io/gov/hey-mycroft-where-is-the-international-space-station-5f2f04

PuTTY download

https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/putty_portable/

Digital Trends: “Finally, an A.I. voice assistant that doesn’t collect and monetize your data” (Mycroft Mark 2)

https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/mycroft-mark-ii-assistant/

Creating a Jigsaw Puzzle

SketchUp Official Website

https://www.sketchup.com/

SketchUp Free Web-based App

https://www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-free

Laser Burglar Alarm

Micro:Bit Official Website

http://microbit.org/

Where to get a Micro:Bit

http://microbit.org/resellers/

Mu Python Editor

https://codewith.mu/

Wikipedia: Photoresistor (Light Dependent Resistor)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photoresistor

TechnologyStudent.com: Light Dependent Resistors

http://www.technologystudent.com/elec1/ldr1.htm

Kinesthetic Computer Science

About kinesthetic learning

https://www.education.com/magazine/article/kinesthetic_learner/
https://www.learningstyles.org/styles/kinesthetic.html

16 characteristics of kinesthetic and tactile learners

https://child1st.com/blogs/resources/113559047-16-characteristics-of-kinesthetic-and-tactile-learners

Engaging students in STEM

https://www.labster.com/blog/3-ways-to-make-stem-education-more-engaging/
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/stem-engagement-maker-movement-annmarie-thomas