Episode 61: Electronics for Kids

Jessica and Suzanne talk about lots of cool new kid-friendly electronics. They are all fun toys that teach kids about science or coding. Many of these are available to be used in the library or even to be checked out.

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Jessica's Makey Makey Floor Piano

Makey Makey

Strawbees

Lego Wedo

Goldie Blox

Sphero

Little Bits

Episode 26: Robotics at Duxbury High School with Matt Files

Matt Files, Tech teacher and robotics team coach at the Duxbury High School talks about how teamwork and problem-solving are universal skills he teaches all his students.

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Here's a link to the video explanation of the DHS robot by Duxbury senior, Evan Nudd:
https://vimeo.com/86781518

Episode 16: The Hour of Code

Suzanne and Ellen give a preview of The Hour of Code, a week of online activities that promotes children and adults to discover the fun and challenges of computational thinking as it relates to building games, solving puzzles, creating electronic art, etc.
The Hour of Code will be taking place all over the country from Dec. 9 - 15th.

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