Teach

Explore the various teaching lessons and resources developed for common CS platforms.

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    Project Docs for the Community

    Documenting your project and build process is an essential part of the final product. By sharing your documentation, you enable others in the community to build upon your original designs and make your creations accessible to a wider audience. This can be transformative, especially for Open Assistive Technology projects that may start as tools for…

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    Accessible CS Education Collaboration Space

    Making computer science education accessible to users with disabilities is crucial for fostering inclusivity and equal opportunities in the tech industry. It empowers individuals with diverse abilities to develop essential skills, participate fully in the digital world, and contribute innovative perspectives. Accessibility in education not only promotes social equity but also drives technological advancements that…

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    Making a Capacitive Board for Interactive Scratch Games

    This project takes advantage of the new Adafruit QTPy board’s 6 capacitive pins to create platform for creating an interactive board that may be connected to Scratch for games and activities or other computer platforms. This is a step by step beginner tutorial and uses the CircuitPython language and library which has a smaller learning…

  • Fun Things For Kids to Do During the Pandemic

    We are compiling and occasionally updating a running list of resources and ideas for what to do with the kids during the stay at home directives. Have something cool to add? Leave it in the comments below. MakeCode: Created by Microsoft, MakeCode offers kids a block and text based ways to program which may also…

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    Scratch 3.0: Not Just for Your Kids Anymore

    This January, MIT had released their most recent iteration of Scratch 3.0. For those without young children, Scratch is a hugely successful platform for teaching children about computer science while encouraging creative play and exploration. Projects created can vary from animations to games and much more. The platform is web-based and comes packed full of…

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    Mini Games with Bitsy

     We’ve been having some one-off holiday camps this September and spend one of the days playing around with creating Bitsy games. Bitsy is an online game development platform created by Adam Le Doux. This platform is easy to learn and involves no coding experience. Campers are able to create stories and arrow navigation based games…