Pi-Bot: The Next Great Tool for Learning Arduino Robotics! : The Pi-Bot is a uniquely designed (and affordable!) complete robot kit for anyone interested in building and programming robots! Please consider supporting this team of college students supporting STEM education through Read more…
Are you a programmer, community leader, or designer wanting to make a difference? Mark your calendars for May 31 – June 1, 2014 for the National Day of Civic Hacking, a fun weekend of community service using design, programming and technology. Whether Read more…
As artists and makers, we enjoy the process of creating something new from something old or familiar. The Makey Makey makes this possible. Makey makey is a USB device for your Mac or PC enabling makers of all Read more…
While I work as a professional software engineer and scrum master, I have become passionate about creating environments of learning and becoming better as a teacher. While some of my geek or software buddies believe that I’m weird, I believe Read more…
As programmers, we desire to create well crafted software that delights our customers. Because we care about the long term maintainability of our code, we aspire to craft our code well. In the ideal case, future programmers should Read more…
The Google Developer Group of Mercer University strives to teach web and mobile developers about the various tools Google has available to help create great products more efficiently. GDG Macon also helps technology students at Mercer University meet developers from Read more…
As parents and teachers, we encourage our kids to become well rounded people who love learning. In our world of cell phones, ipads, and computers, it’s easy for kids to become passive consumers of media and technology. We, Read more…
Working in information systems as a programmer, you often find yourself writing boring repetitious code over and over again. Think about it. Let’s imagine you are writing code to access the following table. How many times will you type those Read more…
To help make Android App building more accessible to EVERYONE, researchers at MIT have released a wonderful tool to empower makers and students to quickly build apps using a puzzle metaphor of programming. Everyone can play with puzzles. Right!? Read more…
Some research and development requires big and expensive equipment, resources, and sensors. It’s awesome when innovators make cool technology more affordable, accessible and available to young students and hackers. As a student at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Johnny Lee explored Read more…