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Top 5 Reasons Why Kids Should Learn Python

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Good Documentation, Community Support and a Big Network of Python Libraries : There is no dearth of guides and video tutorials for those working with Python. Plus, Python has several libraries that help minimise one’s time and effort during development. This has definitely added to its appeal making more kids want to learn Python.

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10 Unusual Hour of Code Projects

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Human robot. Human Robot. Programming a human robot is an unplugged approach to coding that is also a great way to teach sequencing–a critical skill for coding. Ask a student (or several) to explain required steps using another teacher as the ‘robot’. Looking for a Class Robot? Coding with pixel art.

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15 Unusual Projects for Hour of Code

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Human robot. Users create a recipe by choosing a trigger channel from IFTTT’s library, then a trigger, and finally an action channel. Here are some of my favorite unplugged activities: Human Robot. Ask a student (or several) to explain required steps using another teacher as the ‘robot’. Coding with pixel art.

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Wonder Workshop’s Amazing Dash

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Education has many disruptors–3D Printing, AR and VR, 1:1 technology, STEM, and STEAM–but a recent and wildly popular one is robotics. One I discovered this summer is Wonder Workshop’s collection of three robots — Cue, Dash, and Dot. That, by the way, is one of my favorite parts of this fun little robot.

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4 K-12 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2018

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With all of these technologies populating classrooms this year, it is also more integral than ever that educators instill students with the tenets of digital citizenship. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017.

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10 Unusual Projects for Hour of Code

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Human robot. Human Robot. Programming a human robot is an unplugged approach to coding that is also a great way to teach sequencing–a critical skill for coding. Ask a student (or several) to explain required steps using another teacher as the ‘robot’. Coding with pixel art. Human algorithm. Wolfram Alpha widgets.

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10 Unusual Projects for Hour of Code

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Human robot. Human Robot. Programming a human robot is an unplugged approach to coding that is also a great way to teach sequencing–a critical skill for coding. Ask a student (or several) to explain required steps using another teacher as the ‘robot’. Looking for a Class Robot? Coding with pixel art.

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