#kidsprogramming

Bohdan Korablov 🇺🇦🇺🇸bados@fosstodon.org
2025-05-07

This is the micro:bit 🙂
It can be programmed using Scratch and comes with various sensors, an LED matrix + 3 GPIO pins.
It’s a great starting point for kids aged 7+ to learn microcontroller programming.
My son had been using an emulator for some time, but having a real microcontroller is much more exciting 👍

#microbit #microcontroller #microcontrollers #kidsprogramming #scratch #hardaware #microelectronics

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2023-10-12

SOCIAL NETWORK FOR KIDS

Children do not always have the opportunity to communicate with their peers outside of school hours.
The rhythm of life is accelerating, and parents do not always have the opportunity to devote enough time to their kids.

GromSocial (gromsocial.com)
Kidzworld (kidzworld.com)
Franktown Rocks (franktownrocks.com)
LEGO Life (lego.com/en-us/life/app)
Yoursphere (yoursphere.webs.com)

2023-10-10

COMPANION ROBOTS

Teaching children is very much meant to be fun and entertaining and companion robots are indispensable in this case.
They are often designed to look friendly, with features such as large eyes, to make them more appealing to kids.

Cozmo digitaldreamlabs.com/products/
Vector digitaldreamlabs.com/products/
KIBO kinderlabrobotics.com/kibo
Miko 2 miko.ae
Nao aldebaran.com/en/nao
Sony Aibo us.aibo.com

2023-10-10

ROBOTICS KITS

Robotics kits are a great way to get kids interested in coding. They are designed to be easy to use, with intuitive instructions that guide children through the process of building their robots.

Lego Mindstorms (lego.com/en-us/themes/mindstor)
VEX IQ Robotics (vexrobotics.com/iq)
Dash and Dot (makewonder.de)
Ozobot (ozobot.com)
Sphero SPRK+ (sphero.com/collections/all/fam)
mBot (makeblock.com/pages/mbot-robot)

2023-10-09


PROGRAMMING SHOULD BE INTERESTING
For those who think that Minecraft is too boring, I've prepared a list of coding tools and resources that are great for kids.
Scratch (scratch.mit.edu)
ScratchJr (scratchjr.org)
Khan Academy (khanacademy.org)
Tynker (tynker.com)
Codecademy (codecademy.com)
Alice (alice.org)
App Inventor (appinventor.mit.edu)
CodeCombat (codecombat.com)

2023-10-09


KIDS PROGRAMMING
After an entire evening of Google, YouTube and ChatGPT and analyzing a huge variety of software, “best” practices and tools – I opted for Minecraft: Education Edition.
I found a very good video for absolute beginners here (youtube.com/watch?v=94JX6ogZmm0).
To download Minecraft Education (education.minecraft.net/en-us/) and to get a license (education.minecraft.net/en-us/).
Before you buy a license, you can take a look at trial lessons.

Thomas (Papa Dragon endormi)dragondaddy@autrechose.club
2022-07-03

Bon. Pour Noël, le gros bonhomme en rouge a apporté deux cartes Micro:bit V2, ainsi qu'un robot et une télécommande en kit à l'un de mes fils.Problème, la boîte qui fabrique la télécommande ne semble fournir des programmes que pour la Micro:bit V1.

Du coup, je me suis dit, "bon et ben on va apprendre à programmer, hein", mais bon, c'est un peu foisonnant et j'aime pas l'idée de m'en remettre à des solutions de Microsoft.

Quelqu'un aurait des pistes?

#microbit #kidsprogramming #linux

meejahmeejah
2018-08-17

My son is ready to "not drag-and-drop program" anymore (i.e. Scratch getting boring). I've got "Python for Kids" from NoStarch -- any other suggestions?

(Are there any collaborative online games where you use Python to solve problems / progress? Preferably open-source of course)

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