This was my first year co-coaching two FIRST LEGO League Challenge teams and what an adventure this season has been! In the end, both of our teams qualified for Regionals and the team of mostly older kids ended up winning the Rising Star Award. At regionals, that same team came in third in the robot ...
Computer Science & Engineering
Spike Prime Tutorials: Writing and Managing Programs
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This post is the fourth in a series of posts about getting started using the LEGO Sprike Prime robotics kit. The first was our unboxing, then we went over how to test the motors and sensors. Third we covered how to install the app and make sure you can connect the hub to Bluetooth. This post will ...
Customizing a Premium Theme
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Recently I have been working on starting a blog for my daughter so she can practice her writing and typing skills while working on her passion project. I thought I would use this opportunity to explain the steps needed to start a blog that could potentially one day make money. I'm hoping these ...
I’ve Setup My Blog! Now What?
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In my last couple posts, I've shown how to set up a blog from scratch for a child as well as how to setup an email address associated with that blog. If you've followed the instructions in those last two posts, you may be thinking, "I've setup my blog! Now what?" These next steps are not strictly ...
How to Setup HostGator Email
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I recently finished writing the post, How to Start a Blog for a Kid, and I've decided to keep going while I'm still motivated. When you have a blog, it is nice to have an email address associated with your blog, using your domain name. This is not at all required, but it keeps you from having to ...
How to Start a Blog for a Kid
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When my oldest was about 7, he wanted to start a blog about playing pool and I told him no. He will likely go to his grave still irritated about this refusal. At the time, I thought he was too young, and I didn't want him out on the internet. I still feel like caution and discretion need to be used ...
Raspberry Pi Computer Building for Kids
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I'll be honest. I'm a little cheap. I wasn't always this way, but I've been with my ultra-frugal husband for almost 20 years now (crazy) and he's rubbed off a bit. An organization in my area that provides STEM classes for kids recently advertised a computer building class for nearly FOUR HUNDRED ...
Coding a LEGO Maze
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There's no denying it. For better or worse, technology is taking over the world. Being able to program a computer is a skill that will serve our children well in the future. I didn't write my first simple program until I was 18, but ultimately I got my PhD and worked full-time writing and operating ...
Michelle has a PhD in Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's Degree from the California Institute of Technology. 