Our september 2014 Issue
Little Kids and Computer Science
If you’re a teacher, parent, or a student, where would you start to learn about what to teach…
September 2014 News Wire
Female Scientist LEGO Minifigs Come to Life Via Their Own Twitter Account! http://www.inhabitots.com/female-scientist-lego-minifigs-come-to-life-via-their-own-twitter-account/ https://twitter.com/LegoAcademics How to Get Girls…
Where Do Toys Come From?
Playing with our kids gave me license to buy a few extra toys for myself. My desk, for…
Where to Find Projects for Kids
Depending upon your interests, there are hundreds probably thousands of website communities with great ideas for project for…
How to Choose Great Toys
Whenever I'm asked about how to choose toys for kids, the first thing I do is look at…
Teach Python to Kids
Perhaps the best approach is one Simon Haughton, a UK primary school ICT manager, has created and refined.…
Cookies
Imagine living with no memory: every person you meet, even your mom or dad or best friend, you…
How to Describe a Database to a Child
Databases solve a critical problem for computing: how to store information. Many adults have no idea what databases…
How to Draw
Recently the New York Times published a somewhat breathless article touting one big secret about how Apple designs…
Jenn Choi Talks Raising Boys and Toys are Tools
She fell into publishing an online magazine, Toys are Tools, as a way to combine her interest in…
Luis Carbajosa Talks about Family, Tech, and Five Boys
I first noticed Luis when he posted this video on his Twitter feed with his five sons: Creative…
Scratch
In the simplest terms, the Scratch language is a free programming language where you move blocks (also called…
20 Things to Do with a Computer
Last month, a tweet from this magazine to promote an article about the LOGO programming language prompted a…