I always wondered how effectively we could utilize Cloud computing services like AWS, AZURE, and Google Cloud in an educational setting beside using it for offloading our IT Datacenter. Not long after that I was chatting with our IB Computer science teacher and learned of her challenges with implementing an Integrated Code Editor / IDE … Continue reading AWS Educate for the modern day Computer Science classroom
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Fix it yourself with Sugru
My passion for investing and venture capitalism sparked my interests in Sugru, and I don’t regret this one bit. Jane Ní Dhulchaointigh developed Sugru in Ireland, a student of product design. She came up with the idea in 2003 when she was studying her post-graduate studies at the Royal College of Art. It is mouldable … Continue reading Fix it yourself with Sugru
Introducing Coding to Students & Teachers with Light Blue Bean
What Is IOT (Internet of Things)? We're getting really, really good at making small computers. While phones are an obvious example of this (your phone is much more powerful than a full sized computer from even twenty years ago), there are a lot of other places where we've started to stick small computers. All of … Continue reading Introducing Coding to Students & Teachers with Light Blue Bean
Playposit Makes Teaching Language Easy
Playposit is a hot new app that puts a tremendous amount of power in the hands of teachers. It's a platform for creating and distributing interactive video content. At the most basic level, Playposit allows you to add text, questions, surveys, and other media events to videos. That's not all, however. It's got a whole … Continue reading Playposit Makes Teaching Language Easy