a podcast for parents and educators passionate about #STEAM education
STEM toys—games, kits, toys, and crafts that use concepts of science, technology, engineering and math—make for great Christmas gifts!
Today I finally felt like I could catch my breath a bit this morning. Several students came down to the library during study hall today because they were bored, had nothing to do, and wanted to check out the makerspace materials. One student was intrigued by the Merge Cubes. If you haven't seen Merge Cubes you…
The #robotic blocks of @RoboWunderkind simply snap together and they are easy to handle for kids. This way making becomes part of the game! @annaiarotska @RoboWunderkind https://kidslab.dev/2019/12/16/robo-wunderkind-with-anna-iarotska https://video.buffer.com/v/5df6b793c9187c344d3293d9
For this year's Xmas episode, I am talking to Linda Liukas. Linda is the author and illustrator of Hello Ruby, a children’s picture book about the whimsical world of computers, as well as the founder of Rails Girls, a global movement to teach young women programming in over 260 cities. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DzPVFO8WWVpdV7u3a0Qfz Linda is a totally…
In this episode, I am talking to Helen Leigh - she is a creative technologist, author and maker with a focus on playful use of new technologies. For this episode, we’re focusing on one of her creations, which is The Crafty Kid’s Guide to DIY Electronics - a book she has written which is filled…
Anna Iarotska, Gründerin des Wiener Startups Robo Wunderkind holt sich den deutschen Digitalpreis "The Spark", der von Handelsblatt und McKinsey vergeben wird, in der erstmals vergebenen Kategorie "Female Founder Sonderpreis". In einer Reaktion dazu findet sie kritische Worte zum Status Quo des Female Entrepreneurship.
In this very first episode, we talk to Dr. AnnMarie Thomas, the founder and director of the Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Thomas. Squishy Circuits is about making dough that can be conductive or insulating. It’s like playdough, but the dough either conducts electricity or not.
This episode features an interview with Giles Booth about the BBC micro:bit. Giles is the Educational Content Manager at the BBC Microbit Foundation, and a former Information and Communication Technology teacher in London. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5VDpUmkPORc7kNIuRIPw6g?si=LzVGyVFQSpekrVfejEPwhg So besides being the Education Content Manager for the Micro:bit Educational Foundation, Giles is also a Raspberry Pi-certified Educator and previously…
In this episode, we’re talking to Jens Moenig - he is the co-founder and Lead Programmer of Snap! - a free, visual and educational programming language.
My interviewee in this episode is Bernat Romagosa and we're talking mainly about MicroBlocks, which can be used to program common educational boards such as the BBC micro:bit, Calliope Mini or the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3rpcP01FQgYRG2g2JNUyvx Bernat is a software engineer from Barcelona and he has supported a variety of educational projects in the…
Welcome to the whimsical world of computing. Hello Ruby is a children’s book and an app that teaches programming fundamentals through stories and kid-friendly activities. It’s suited for kids between 5 and 8 (but even adults might learn something new).
At this point in time all planned episodes have been produced and the podcast is on standby after more than a year of weekly podcasting. Still feel free to reach out via Twitter in case you have any ideas and comments.
On this show, we’re talking to Asaph Kim, Chief Design Officer and co-founder at 3.14 - a robotics edutech startup from South Korea which created the Kamibot educational robot.
In this episode, we’re talking to Andrea Mayr-Stalder about TurtleStitch. TurtleStitch allows kids to visually code a stitching path, export it and then have a real embroidery machine produce it! https://open.spotify.com/episode/0jL9BPHA6yDfLeN2UwnIy0 Andrea Mayr-Stalder is an artist, educator and the project lead for TurtleStitch and is from Vienna, Austria. Turtlestitch is based on Snap!, a browser-based educational…
In this episode, we’re talking to Shireen Hafeez, the founder of an organisation called Deaf Kids Code - and as you may guess, this organisation’s goal is to promote, inspire, empower, and spark the innovative spirit of people who are deaf or hard of hearing through the world of programming. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5QSzcbZX7izt8Ae3NKSgV9 It was the diagnosis…
In this episode we’re talking to Rodi and Rachel Steinig - a mother and her daughter from Philadelphia in the USA. Together they have written the book Math Renaissance which originally got successfully kickstarted a few years back and it’s all about growing math circles, changing the classroom and creating sustainable math education. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2q5JluplcRseGvwKgRFJJO Images:…
This episode includes an interview with Joern Alraun, managing partner at Calliope gGmbH about the Boson Starter Kit for the Calliope Mini Single Board Computer. https://open.spotify.com/episode/49xVJiEahFnbhPNZDNsGYy Jørn is an interaction designer, co-founder of several companies with a focus on developing digital learning toys and he is a member of the Interaction Design Association. More importantly,…
Soon talking to @blogmywiki from @microbit_edu about the BBC micro:bit - can't wait! Here's Giles' blog: and of course the micro:bit site microbit.org #kidslabpodcast
We’re talking to Stephan Noller, a German internet-entrepreneur part of the Calliope mini founding team. The Calliope mini is an educational microcontroller board that can easily be programmed by kids via the web-based editors. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0brtJCFhs0vgX3N6m2wqI7 I know Stephan from a few conferences in Germany and because we’ve been connected on Social Media I probably heard…
