Teaching students about drones can be done even if you do not have an actual aircraft to fly. Many school districts are providing drones for teachers to use as an educational tool. But what if you are not that fortunate? Or what if your students need activities to do while they await their designated flight […]
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Do your students want to make a truly one-of-a-kind Scratch project? Or are they having trouble finding just the right main character or object in the Sprite Library? One option is to use the Paint Editor tools to create your own. But if you are in a hurry, or lack artistic skills like me, you
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Games should be fun and just the right level of challenge. They shouldn’t be too easy, so that the player finishes quickly and has no incentive to play again. And games should not be too hard. Then the player may give up and abandon play. One way to inspire and motivate players is to script
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Teachers, are you searching for an all new artificial intelligence curriculum for middle school or high school grades? If yes, TechnoKids has just released TechnoBot AI. In this technology project students become artificial intelligence specialists. They invent AI prototypes using Scratch. The assignments are ideal for Grades 6-12 or ages 10-18. TechnoBot AI is Artificial
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Teachers, are you assessing your students’ Scratch coding projects? How do you know that they understand the code that they have written? Here’s a quick tip to have your students demonstrate their learning: ask them to write brief comment notes in Scratch. In this way, they will confirm that they recognize the function of the
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If you are teaching a game development or coding unit, you may want to know how to build player controls in Scratch. The good news is that it is easy to have the player move around the stage using arrow keys. Discover the blocks you will need, sample scripts, and time saving tips. Why Build
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GESS, Global Educational Supplies & Solutions, presents the premier education conference and exhibition in the Middle East region. The conference program, workshops, and seminars provide educators with access to key products for the classrooms of tomorrow. TechnoKids will be among the innovative leaders to showcase the latest educational technology, trends, and products to support the
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Blender Tip #2: Picture In Picture I have been having fun as a beginner learning about Blender‘s video editor. But I’ve also come across some nifty techniques that will be sure to make your videos capture the viewers’ attention. Best of all, they are easy to do! In my first post about Blender, Video Editing
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Blender Tip #1: View Thumbnails Here’s an easy way to simplify video editing in Blender. It will help you to see your video shots clearly and identify changes that you want to make. The trick is to turn those solid bars of video into actual thumbnails of the frames! In my previous post, I encouraged
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It’s here! TechnoRace, TechnoKids’ newest programming project, is now available and kids will love it! In TechnoRace, they become game developers. Elementary and middle school students make a unique online rescue mission that has players race against time to collect points. Code a Racing Game To start, students use Scratch to pick a player, a
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