GeekMom Review Roundup: 50+ Educational Games, Activities, and Apps
I have reviewed dozens of educational apps, games, activity books and more, here is a roundup of over 50 of these, organized by subject.
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Tag: computer science
Free One-on-One Programming Mentorships With Recurse Center
The center which provides educational retreat for programmers will now be offering free one-on-one mentorships for beginning programmers with a retreat alum.
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The Ultimate List of Toys, Kits, and Books to Teach Kids Coding
A list of physical goods to teach your kids programming and electronics. Perfect for celebrating Hour of Code or as gifts under your Yuletide tree.
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The Ultimate List of Tutorials, Apps, and Games to Teach Kids Coding
Here’s a very long (and we’re thankful for that) list of online courses, tutorials, apps, and games that teach kids (and adults!) to program.
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Tech Support for Curious Kids (and Low-Tech Parents)
“Every parent wants the best for their child and usually that means…speaking the same language.”
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Don’t Miss the Hour of Code – December 8-14!
Take advantage of this year’s Hour of Code to introduce your child to programming, sharpen your child’s programming skills, or even give programming a try for yourself
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Hacker School Offering Grants to Diversify the Programmer Demographic
Hacker School seeks to increase diversity in the programming industry by awarding grants to women and minorities.
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Youth Digital’s Minecraft Mod Design 1 Class: First Impressions
Youth Digital offers computer science classes for kids in grades 3-7. We are checking out their Minecraft Mod Design 1 class.
Continue ReadingPromote Computer Science Education With Hour of Code
Participate in Hour of Code to help reach the goal of introducing 10 million students of all ages to programming. All it takes is one hour.
Continue ReadingGeekMom Bit by Bit: RoboMind Teaches Text Editor-Based Programming to Kids
RoboMind is a no-prerequisite-required introduction to programming, where the objective is to create programs that allow a robot to perform certain tasks.
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Kids Program Video Games With Kodu for Kids
New book Kodu for Kids will systematically teach your kids how to program with Microsoft’s Kodu.
Continue ReadingThe Geek Mom Book: Ada Lovelace, an Early Geek Mom
Ada Lovelace… If you’ve never heard of her, I’d like to introduce you. If you have heard of her, you then likely already know that she was geeky, and a mom, and very intelligent. She is widely thought of as having written the first computer program. And this was long before the modern electronic computer.
Continue ReadingLoops, Recursion, and Big-O Notation With Computational Fairy Tales
A new book by author Jeremy Kubica, called Computational Fairy Tales, introduces dozens of aspects of computational design. Aimed at junior high and high school students, it gives an overview of these aspects, whetting the appetite to learn more. Using analogies from fairy tales, Mr. Kubica inspires readers to take in each concept and then extend their learning on their own. The book gives a starting point for kids to learn more about the parts that interest them
Continue ReadingKhan Academy Adds Computer Science Courses
Exciting news for kids, parents, and autodidacts everywhere! Khan Academy, the innovative online platform that brings free education to the masses, has added computer science to their already stellar lineup of subjects. John Resig, Khan Academy’s Dean of Computer Science, describes the new offerings on his blog: We’re releasing a completely new platform that targets […]
Continue ReadingWANTED: Rosie the Programmer
It’s a pretty uniform feeling among geeks with daughters: We want to raise strong, smart, independent girls who can stand above stereotypes. So when I’m faced with marketing geared toward girls, I feel a mixture of emotions. Part of me is excited to see something cute and girly, and part of me is outraged at […]
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