Thursday, December 18, 2014

Orna-"Mental"

Take a look at our ornaments!

Some of them certainly printed better than others.  Not all of them were perfect, but a great first attempt!



But those were just templates that we printed.  Check out what the kids made today on their own!




Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Ornamental

Today in Project Next Generation we got a quick primer on how 3D printing works and what all is entailed in designing and printing a 3D file.

In the spirit of the holidays we then visited Cubify.com and used their Merry Maker web app to create our first 3D designs.  We downloaded the files after we were finished and hopefully they'll be printed out by the time the next class on Thursday rolls around!



Thursday, December 11, 2014

Hour of Code

Today we concluded our Hour of Code activities!

To try them on your own visit Code.org and get started!  It's a lot of fun!

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Hour of Code

This week is Computer Science Education week! In honor of that our PNG students are dipping a toe into the world of coding thanks to the super cool website code.org!

Today we went through the very basics of coding in a guided fun game-like activity with an Angry Birds theme!

The kids probably don't even realize that they're learning the very basics of coding because it's a lot of fun just to set and play.

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Two Upcoming December Programs!

Project Next Generation is proud to announce two upcoming programs for the month of December!



The Hour of Code - Dec. 9th & 11th (must attend both classes)

4pm - 5pm Sign Up Online!

Let's learn how to code! This two-part class is a fun introduction to coding basics. Don't know anything about coding? Great! This class is for you!



3D Holiday Ornaments - Dec. 16th & 18th (must attend both classes)

4pm - 5pm Sign Up Online!

 Let's use the computer to create 3D models of holiday ornaments and then print them out on the Makerbot Replicator! This 2-part class will teach you the basics of 3D design and how to use Tinkercad.com to create 3D objects that can be printed on any 3D printer!