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Creating an Automated House with the Microbit
This spring session we tried something a little different and hands on. Campers were on a mission to build their dream home and automate it using the Microbit. The focus was on providing a project based and camper led experience. Working in pairs, basic programming and physical computing concepts were introduced such as creating LED circuits, programming sounds for the doorbell, using a servo to make a fan and introduction to sensors as burglar alarms. The Microbit and blocky based programming IDE (pxt.microbit.org) served as a user-friendly platform for exploration.
Read More »Creating an Automated House with the MicrobitSetting up ComputerCraft in Minecraft – installing Minecraft “mods” for beginners.
I’ve been using the excellent Minecraft “mod” ComputerCraft a bit to teach some programming inside of Minecraft and wanted to make sure that anyone who wanted to set this up at home could do just that. Read More »Setting up ComputerCraft in Minecraft – installing Minecraft “mods” for beginners.
Spring 2017 Kickoff
We are happy to kick off another session of Zero Day Camp at PS 9. This session we will continue breaking up into smaller groups and pursuing student interests. Check out some of the exciting projects we are up to!Read More »Spring 2017 Kickoff
The Microbits Come to PS 93
Zero Day Camp is happy to collaborate with PS 93 in Bed-Sty Brooklyn to present a 5 week after school CS introduction program using the Microbit. Physical computing is a great way to engage young learners and being to understand how computers and code can affect the world around them. The Microbit is a small computer which supports input connections using alligator clips and comes packed with multiple sensors. To learn more visit: microbit.org.
Zero Day Camp and The Campus in Brownsville
For almost a year now Zero Day Camp’s directors have been working with New York State Senator Jesse Hamilton’s office to contribute to the launch of “The Campus” technology and wellness hub centered in the public housing and community schools of Brownsville, Brooklyn. We are excited about The Campus, which has brought together key community organizations and local youth technology and media non-profits to work towards creating a high tech training and development center in one of the poorest and often neglected corners of New York City.Read More »Zero Day Camp and The Campus in Brownsville
Tech2Learn: Bringing Technology Home
Access to hardware and internet are some of the more basic building blocks to developing CS skills. With these tools in hand, students can connect… Read More »Tech2Learn: Bringing Technology Home
It’s a Mad Lib Kind of Day
This week we worked with strings to create Thanksgiving Mad Libs. The starter project asks for a part of speech which is saved as a… Read More »It’s a Mad Lib Kind of Day
Fall 2016: Sessions 3 & 4
Session 3 This week, coders worked on creating music using Scratch beats and instruments. Three tasks were introduced and rotated: Recording sound and using pre-existing… Read More »Fall 2016: Sessions 3 & 4
Happy Ada Lovelace Day!
October 11th is Ada Lovelace Day so let’s celebrate! Ada is known by some to be the first computer programmer, born in 1815. She was an… Read More »Happy Ada Lovelace Day!