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About the author: Linda Liukas, author of Hello Ruby, is a programmer, storyteller, and illustrator from Helsinki, Finland. She is a central figure in the world of programming who worked on edutech before it was even called that. Linda is the founder of Rails Girls, a...
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Supplies: *White Glue *Balloon (12″-or larger diameter when blown up) Strips of newspaper, packaging paper, or art paper cut into strips *Maps of the 7 continents *Markers or paint *String Procedure: 1. Blow up the balloon to desired diameter. Tie a string...
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Solar panels are just one of the many types of renewable energy that are available now. There are wind turbines, water mills, solar, and new technologies are being developed every year. This picture is a solar panel near our house. There are even new builders...
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Grow your own prehistoric creature was a kit I found recently. I remember these kits from when I was a kid also. The kit contains a type of shrimp eggs and some food for as they get a little bigger. Ours included a container and some sand for the bottom of the...
Cool Technology, kids, preschool
For the holiday we thought a Mecanoid robot would be fun. I stalked the black Friday sales and found the big one for sale at a good price. My little one had thought they looked fun when he noticed one at the store, but by the time Christmas came around he had quit...
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Minecraft is pretty popular around our house…. from the 6 year old to the 18 year old. I do have to admit I encourage it. There are several sites that review it… (here’s one) For those of you that don’t know what minecraft is, It’s...
I am a SAHM/WAHM of three boys ranging in age from 13 to 29. We are working on saving enough for college at the same time as dealing with school and our older independent kids. I author a few blogs, including http://teched4kids.com. I have in the past taught computer information technology classes for the local university and taught workshops for kid's in technology education besides being the Kentucky State FIRST LEGO League Championship Coordinator from 2005 to 2008. I now work as a computer consultant, run a handmade home business, and am available for workshops. Life here is always an adventure!
