I thought it would be fun to talk about and understand API’s with a galactic twist in honor of May the 4th also commonly referred to as Star Wars Day. You might have heard the term thrown around like a lightsaber in a duel, but what exactly is an API? Fear not, for I’m about […]
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I recently had a great conversation with the OnTheStacks Podcast where I shared my story and what you can do to inspire young people to explore coding. We had a lot of laughs as my host, Bill Corcoran Jr. is the perfect person to sit down with and tell stories! Listen to the full podcast
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Your BB-8 Download page! Wait!! Not sure how you landed here? Read the article about programming your BB-8. Once your get your email download link, follow these simple steps to get the tools to connect to your Sphero BB-8 (or any Sphero robot) and start exploring how to code!
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When you create a software program you typically display information. That information is stored somewhere. That somewhere is usually in a database. If you are asking what is a database then let me explain. It is the one topic that is often overlooked when teaching anyone to learn how to code but is at the
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Be sure to read the full blog post that explains WHAT IS A DATABASE. If you are looking for a database to learn about database or teach it using examples that would be more interesting for your students, this free Microsoft Access database download can help. Here is an example of what the Star Wars
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Learning to code well takes time and starting to code should be fun. I can think of no better way to begin learning to code than with the Sphero App and the Sphero Star Wars BB-8 and Sphero robots. Confusing software programming websites and apps litter the learning landscape. It is hard for any teacher,
When you hear the words “Star Wars”, what comes to mind? Jedi, light sabres, space duels and…. droids like BB-8 and R2D2. When Star Wars: The Force Awakens hit the theaters in 2016 we met the latest addition to a long line of interesting characters with one being a particular droid, BB-8. We then got
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