Ellie and I have made another #OctoStudio tutorial! This time we’ve made a virtual pet, which eats a real bone, has a bath and goes disco dancing! 🕺
youtu.be/1wLvDtTDNdo
@octostudioapp.bsky.social
#kidscoding #LearnToCode #STEMEd
youtu.be/1wLvDtTDNdo
@octostudioapp.bsky.social
#kidscoding #LearnToCode #STEMEd
Coding a virtual pet with OctoStudio
YouTube video by Curious Coders
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February 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Ellie and I have made another #OctoStudio tutorial! This time we’ve made a virtual pet, which eats a real bone, has a bath and goes disco dancing! 🕺
youtu.be/1wLvDtTDNdo
@octostudioapp.bsky.social
#kidscoding #LearnToCode #STEMEd
youtu.be/1wLvDtTDNdo
@octostudioapp.bsky.social
#kidscoding #LearnToCode #STEMEd
Happy #NationalCreativeIceCreamFlavorDay!
Image by Sara Palacios from HOW TO CODE A ROLLERCOASTER (Penguin, 2019)
@penguinschoollib.bsky.social #Kidlit #skybrarian #educsky #coding #kidscoding #girlswhocode
Image by Sara Palacios from HOW TO CODE A ROLLERCOASTER (Penguin, 2019)
@penguinschoollib.bsky.social #Kidlit #skybrarian #educsky #coding #kidscoding #girlswhocode
July 1, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Happy #NationalCreativeIceCreamFlavorDay!
Image by Sara Palacios from HOW TO CODE A ROLLERCOASTER (Penguin, 2019)
@penguinschoollib.bsky.social #Kidlit #skybrarian #educsky #coding #kidscoding #girlswhocode
Image by Sara Palacios from HOW TO CODE A ROLLERCOASTER (Penguin, 2019)
@penguinschoollib.bsky.social #Kidlit #skybrarian #educsky #coding #kidscoding #girlswhocode
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This weekend I'm sitting down with my youngling niece and playing around with a few game engines, namely #Godot #Unity and #Defold to see what suits our purposes at porting over her games from #MakeCode Arcade.
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #kidscoding #codingforkids
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #kidscoding #codingforkids
October 26, 2024 at 12:43 PM
This weekend I'm sitting down with my youngling niece and playing around with a few game engines, namely #Godot #Unity and #Defold to see what suits our purposes at porting over her games from #MakeCode Arcade.
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #kidscoding #codingforkids
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #kidscoding #codingforkids
Hey K-2 educators!
Ozobot's virtual "Think Like an Engineer" competition is ON!
Use your Ozobot to tackle 3 challenges, and inspire curiosity in your students.
Register your group now! Groups of 1–4 welcome. 🔗 ozobot.com/competitions...
#Ozobot #KidsCoding #TESIC @nlteachersassoc.bsky.social
Ozobot's virtual "Think Like an Engineer" competition is ON!
Use your Ozobot to tackle 3 challenges, and inspire curiosity in your students.
Register your group now! Groups of 1–4 welcome. 🔗 ozobot.com/competitions...
#Ozobot #KidsCoding #TESIC @nlteachersassoc.bsky.social
Ozobot Engineering Kit | STEAM Learning and Activities for Students
The Ozobot Engineering Kit brings hands-on STEAM challenges to life. Build, create, and problem-solve with the Engineering Design Process.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Hey K-2 educators!
Ozobot's virtual "Think Like an Engineer" competition is ON!
Use your Ozobot to tackle 3 challenges, and inspire curiosity in your students.
Register your group now! Groups of 1–4 welcome. 🔗 ozobot.com/competitions...
#Ozobot #KidsCoding #TESIC @nlteachersassoc.bsky.social
Ozobot's virtual "Think Like an Engineer" competition is ON!
Use your Ozobot to tackle 3 challenges, and inspire curiosity in your students.
Register your group now! Groups of 1–4 welcome. 🔗 ozobot.com/competitions...
#Ozobot #KidsCoding #TESIC @nlteachersassoc.bsky.social
If they don't get tired of the project, the next phase is to build a GUI version (we are using a super-simplified CLI to build the AI), so they can torture their parents and relatives making them play and never win their invincible algorithm!
#KidsCoding
#KidsCoding
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Alt: a person is playing tic tac toe drawing with blue pen and a robot is makig the red player moves, and moves illegaly.
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November 18, 2024 at 9:40 PM
If they don't get tired of the project, the next phase is to build a GUI version (we are using a super-simplified CLI to build the AI), so they can torture their parents and relatives making them play and never win their invincible algorithm!
#KidsCoding
#KidsCoding
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Helping Kids Slip The Surly Bonds of Leveled Reading
We often talk about the “reading wars” as if there were a single battle. In reality, it’s a multi-front conflict with several interlocking skirmishes. There’s the long-running dispute over whether …
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Today, in our Intro to #GameDev (for kids between 12-14 years old), level design 101! How to teach the player the mechanics, how to guide them, how to ajust difficulty? Our case studio for a platformer, with a "less-is-more" approach is @locomalito.com 's Abbaye des Morts
#RetroGaming #KidsCoding
#RetroGaming #KidsCoding
locomalito.com
January 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Today, in our Intro to #GameDev (for kids between 12-14 years old), level design 101! How to teach the player the mechanics, how to guide them, how to ajust difficulty? Our case studio for a platformer, with a "less-is-more" approach is @locomalito.com 's Abbaye des Morts
#RetroGaming #KidsCoding
#RetroGaming #KidsCoding
The microbit can talk! There's a "hidden" API that has been conveniently ported to makecode. Queue giggling as the child makes a computer say "fart" and "poo" on repeat 😐😆
microbit-micropython.readthedocs.io/en/v2-docs/s...
makecode.microbit.org#editor
#microbit #tech #kidscoding
microbit-micropython.readthedocs.io/en/v2-docs/s...
makecode.microbit.org#editor
#microbit #tech #kidscoding
Speech — BBC micro:bit MicroPython 2 documentation
microbit-micropython.readthedocs.io
January 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The microbit can talk! There's a "hidden" API that has been conveniently ported to makecode. Queue giggling as the child makes a computer say "fart" and "poo" on repeat 😐😆
microbit-micropython.readthedocs.io/en/v2-docs/s...
makecode.microbit.org#editor
#microbit #tech #kidscoding
microbit-micropython.readthedocs.io/en/v2-docs/s...
makecode.microbit.org#editor
#microbit #tech #kidscoding
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Today we have made a mockup screenshot of our games, to have a clear visual idea, selecting assets and bulding an image using layers in Aseprite. It looks really nice, and now they're starting to believe in their projects! We will use the mockup screen in our GDD.
#KidsCoding #Aseprite #GameDev
#KidsCoding #Aseprite #GameDev
a pixel art drawing of a computer chip with a white face
Alt: Aseprite logo a pixel art drawing of a computer chip with a white face
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April 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Today we have made a mockup screenshot of our games, to have a clear visual idea, selecting assets and bulding an image using layers in Aseprite. It looks really nice, and now they're starting to believe in their projects! We will use the mockup screen in our GDD.
#KidsCoding #Aseprite #GameDev
#KidsCoding #Aseprite #GameDev
Well my youngling niece has had great fun today playing around with the 2D tutorials for #Unity ... Tomorrow we try #Godot
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #kidscoding #codingforkids
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #kidscoding #codingforkids
October 26, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Well my youngling niece has had great fun today playing around with the 2D tutorials for #Unity ... Tomorrow we try #Godot
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #kidscoding #codingforkids
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #kidscoding #codingforkids
Y además es mono y realmente divertido ¿a quién no le va a gustar?
#KidsCoding #Teaching #TomorrowCorporation
#KidsCoding #Teaching #TomorrowCorporation
November 29, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Y además es mono y realmente divertido ¿a quién no le va a gustar?
#KidsCoding #Teaching #TomorrowCorporation
#KidsCoding #Teaching #TomorrowCorporation
Small Basic for VS Code by @NonkiTakahashi.
#vscode #smallbasic #kidscoding
#beginners #programming
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/small-basic-blog/small-basic-for-vs-code/ba-p/3250157?WT.mc_id=DOP-MVP-4025064
#vscode #smallbasic #kidscoding
#beginners #programming
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/small-basic-blog/small-basic-for-vs-code/ba-p/3250157?WT.mc_id=DOP-MVP-4025064
Small Basic for VS Code | Microsoft Community Hub
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November 23, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Small Basic for VS Code by @NonkiTakahashi.
#vscode #smallbasic #kidscoding
#beginners #programming
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/small-basic-blog/small-basic-for-vs-code/ba-p/3250157?WT.mc_id=DOP-MVP-4025064
#vscode #smallbasic #kidscoding
#beginners #programming
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Today's class is between holidays, the students wouldn't probably remember anything from two weeks ago and wouldn't remember today's class in two weeks. So, fun plan: a Seven Billion Humans teams speedrun, and then reinforce the basics with GDQuest great Gdscript course
#KidsCoding #Godot #Robotix
#KidsCoding #Godot #Robotix
Learn to Code From Zero with Godot
Make your family and friends proud. Learn skills in high demand by creating fun toys and games. Finally become a game developer!
gdquest.github.io
April 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Today's class is between holidays, the students wouldn't probably remember anything from two weeks ago and wouldn't remember today's class in two weeks. So, fun plan: a Seven Billion Humans teams speedrun, and then reinforce the basics with GDQuest great Gdscript course
#KidsCoding #Godot #Robotix
#KidsCoding #Godot #Robotix
Today I was teaching my students (ages 12 to 14) the basics of pixel art, 2D animation and sprite sheets with Piskel. It's still a great little app, it's always a plasure to work with it.
#PixelArt #KidsCoding
www.piskelapp.com/download
#PixelArt #KidsCoding
www.piskelapp.com/download
November 20, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Today I was teaching my students (ages 12 to 14) the basics of pixel art, 2D animation and sprite sheets with Piskel. It's still a great little app, it's always a plasure to work with it.
#PixelArt #KidsCoding
www.piskelapp.com/download
#PixelArt #KidsCoding
www.piskelapp.com/download
Today, moving platforms, a classic machanic. There are many ways to make this work in 2D with Godot: Tween, Path2D, waypoints...
AnimationPlayer seems the easiest choice, no code needed! But every option has its pros and cons. What's your favourite approach? #Godot #GameDev #KidsCoding
AnimationPlayer seems the easiest choice, no code needed! But every option has its pros and cons. What's your favourite approach? #Godot #GameDev #KidsCoding
a screenshot of a video game with mario x99
Alt: a screenshot of a video game with mario
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January 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Today, moving platforms, a classic machanic. There are many ways to make this work in 2D with Godot: Tween, Path2D, waypoints...
AnimationPlayer seems the easiest choice, no code needed! But every option has its pros and cons. What's your favourite approach? #Godot #GameDev #KidsCoding
AnimationPlayer seems the easiest choice, no code needed! But every option has its pros and cons. What's your favourite approach? #Godot #GameDev #KidsCoding
If the computational thinking works, you can build and test algoritms in the most intuitive way, coding languages are only a matter of practice when the fundations are solid. I love MakeCode, but it solves lots of things "under the hood".
Embrace simplicity! 2/2
#Godot #KidsCoding #Scratch
Embrace simplicity! 2/2
#Godot #KidsCoding #Scratch
May 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
If the computational thinking works, you can build and test algoritms in the most intuitive way, coding languages are only a matter of practice when the fundations are solid. I love MakeCode, but it solves lots of things "under the hood".
Embrace simplicity! 2/2
#Godot #KidsCoding #Scratch
Embrace simplicity! 2/2
#Godot #KidsCoding #Scratch
Today I had a class with some 11 year-olds i'm teaching GDScript. April in Spain is full of holidays, so we had no classes for a month. How to reviw / restart the learning? A challenge: build our movement algorithm in Scratch! Still the best platform to teach computational thinking #KidsCoding 1/2
May 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Today I had a class with some 11 year-olds i'm teaching GDScript. April in Spain is full of holidays, so we had no classes for a month. How to reviw / restart the learning? A challenge: build our movement algorithm in Scratch! Still the best platform to teach computational thinking #KidsCoding 1/2
Beginner-friendly tutorial: Step-by-step install of Lazarus IDE + Free Pascal Compiler (FPC) on Linux (Fedora). Lazarus is a free, open-source tool to build fast desktop games & apps.
#OpenWiseLearning #PascalProgramming #STEMEducation #LinuxTutorial #FedoraLinux #KidsCoding
#OpenWiseLearning #PascalProgramming #STEMEducation #LinuxTutorial #FedoraLinux #KidsCoding
Install Lazarus IDE and Free Pascal on Linux (Beginner Tutorial)
YouTube video by OpenWise Learning
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October 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Beginner-friendly tutorial: Step-by-step install of Lazarus IDE + Free Pascal Compiler (FPC) on Linux (Fedora). Lazarus is a free, open-source tool to build fast desktop games & apps.
#OpenWiseLearning #PascalProgramming #STEMEducation #LinuxTutorial #FedoraLinux #KidsCoding
#OpenWiseLearning #PascalProgramming #STEMEducation #LinuxTutorial #FedoraLinux #KidsCoding
Me encanta seleccionar gifs de videojuegos para mis Kahoots de repaso en mi clase de introducción al desarrollo de videojuegos. Luego, los alumnos (picados por los puntos del Kahoot) responden más rápido que el WiFi de la academia cargando el gif, pero aún así...
#KidsCoding #Kahoot #Godot
#KidsCoding #Kahoot #Godot
a cartoon drawing of a rhino with horns and a light hanging from the ceiling
Alt: Hollow Knight a cartoon drawing of a beetle with horns and a light hanging from the ceiling
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Me encanta seleccionar gifs de videojuegos para mis Kahoots de repaso en mi clase de introducción al desarrollo de videojuegos. Luego, los alumnos (picados por los puntos del Kahoot) responden más rápido que el WiFi de la academia cargando el gif, pero aún así...
#KidsCoding #Kahoot #Godot
#KidsCoding #Kahoot #Godot
Teaching my kids to play Robot Turtles 🤓 raising young #developers 🤩 #kidscoding
March 14, 2023 at 9:57 PM
Teaching my kids to play Robot Turtles 🤓 raising young #developers 🤩 #kidscoding
We have been talking about procedural generation, the Random Walker Algorithm and how we implement it in Godot, so in the last half hour we had a Spelunky Classic speedrun competition, so cool!
#KidsCoding #GameDev #Teaching #Godot
#KidsCoding #GameDev #Teaching #Godot
a screenshot of a video game with the words get spelunked
Alt: a screenshot of a video game with the words get spelunky classic
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April 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
We have been talking about procedural generation, the Random Walker Algorithm and how we implement it in Godot, so in the last half hour we had a Spelunky Classic speedrun competition, so cool!
#KidsCoding #GameDev #Teaching #Godot
#KidsCoding #GameDev #Teaching #Godot