The Code Hive

Monica Rozenfeld explains how teaching computational thinking helps kids break down problems in other areas of life. Read more to learn the benefits of learning to think like a computer!

Should Children Be Taught to Think Like Computers? - IEEE - The Institute

"We don’t need everybody to be extremely capable Python coders." - Ken Goldberg, UC, Berkeley

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/upshot/how-to-prepare-preschoolers-for-an-automated-economy.html

How to Prepare Preschoolers for an Automated Economy Don’t focus only on teaching children how to code, researchers say. The more important things to learn include empathy, collaboration and problem-solving.

ASU uses Raspberry Pi Zero to create minefield-clearing turtle! We love using our Raspberry P*s for creative designs like this one!

https://asunow.asu.edu/20170525-solutions-asu-designed-c-turtle-robot-teaches-itself-get-around

ASU-designed C-Turtle robot teaches itself to get around Drawing inspiration from biology, a a pair of ASU roboticists and a band of doctoral students have designed a robot that learns how to navigate different types of terrain, called C-Turtle. The project was an exercise in developmental robotics, where you build robots to test hypotheses.

Hot off the press! Kate talks about the rewarding process of coding & learning something new. Give it a read & let us know your thoughts! If it sparks your interest in coding, sign up for our Python Happy Hour this Thursday from 5:30 - 7:00

The Joy in Coding I was pleasantly reminded of how fun and rewarding it can be to learn code when I was teaching our Python Happy Hour this past Thursday, July 20th. As I developed the lesson plan, I wrote some sample code for our main assignment.  It took me about seven minutes to write the whole thing.  Our