The Sphero-art project: Near the end of our section on algorithms, our middle- and high-school students did a fun project using Swift Playgrounds to control a Sphero (http://www.sphero.com) SPRK+ robot ball. These cute toys connect via bluetooth to iPads and Read more…
This week the students used the Shapes template to construct a face using lines, circles, and rectangles. They quickly learned the value of functions and loops in drawing repeating objects! Some students incorporated images into their drawings, as well. Projects Read more…
Altruism – a concern for the comfort, happiness, well-being and productivity of others. I teach “Introduction to Computer Science” to about 1,500 students each year at the University of Illinois. On the first day of each semester, I tell our incredibly Read more…