Hello! For our post today, I would like to introduce you to Lauren Franza, Educational Designer from ATLT games. Her team has created novel gaming experience to teach algebra. “Pi and the Lost Function” by ATLT games helps engage 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students in learning algebra using a Read more…
Welcome To Google Developer Group at Mercer University https://sites.google.com/site/gdgmerceru/ We extend a warm welcome to software professionals, students, web designers, web programmers, and people excited about technology. Come help us plan the first year, hear about cool Google technologies, and see Google Glass. Proposed themes for the Fall: Web application development Read more…
As a Dad, I’m always looking for new ways to engage my kids in play and making cool stuff. I wanted to share an online event provided by Make magazine that starts today. (2pm EST) This online event or online conference will serve teens, young students and makers. Read more…
I hope your Monday is going well. I’m pretty excited to share my experience in HackForChange this weekend. It was a great weekend of coding to address civic challenges. What’s the problem? http://hackforchange.org/challenge/help-students-thrive-education-challenge 3 Strategies to Break the Cycle of Poverty for Students and Families Inspirations… http://www.inventtolearn.com/ http://theleanstartup.com/ http://100startup.com/ Read more…
When I talk to college or high school students about my job as a software developer, I often encounter the question “how do I get started creating apps?” As a software guy, I want to encourage students to become makers. I love the craft of making software and building apps. Read more…
Our ability to speak and have conversations to pass on knowledge is one of our most cherished human qualities. As a young father, I have enjoyed seeing my little ones learn new words and learn how to communicate their needs. Learning language is one of our first big lessons of Read more…
What happens when you put the following ingredients together? 1 bright college student who has a passion for entertainment technology, drama, and computer science. 1 artful user experience designer who loves researching human computer interaction. 1 software engineer who likes to push the limits of machine learning and artificial intelligence. Read more…
Chris Anderson, author of the book “Makers”, argues that the world becomes a more interesting place when the world of bits can be converted to the world of atoms. With the rise of “3D printers,” teachers, students, hackers, and makers can design 3d models and “print” them. The act of Read more…
Kickstarter.com helps creative people and makers bring their projects to market. If you are going to create something new like a music album, a new video game, or a movie, you need funds to pay for labor and resources. Kickstarter.com provides a platform to enable creative individuals to share the Read more…
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/botguy/8090983379/sizes/m/in/photostream/) As I have been listening and talking to advocates of STEAM education, I have come to believe that we need to engage young people in science, technology, engineering, art, and math as early as 3rd or 4th grade. I had the opportunity to start hacking at programming using Read more…