Awesome Shield launched their KickStarter yesterday. Teaching kids to code with Arduino, the learning kit packs potential. Consider Awesome Shield Project Based Learning simplified. 

Video tutorials on the Awesome Shield website provide step by step,  simplified instructions. Students practice their coding skills in the browser.  Projects increase in complexity as students progress. While learning students apply new skills on  hardware. 

 Open the front door for your students’ curiosity. The kit delivers big time on  Application of knowledge. Go from a total novice to programming wiz. The sky’s the limit. No joke. There is a project writing code to power a Quadcopter Drone.  

Come and see for yourself.  Awesome Shield deserves room at the table if you are discussing new programs/resources for the 2016-2017 school year. A dead simple approach keeps learning fresh. Take a look, then go back their Kickstarter. There are a number of rewards available. For the people with some extra jingle in their pockets boost your good deeds quotient. Pick up the tab,  donate a class set to a school. 

 It’s worth mentioning, the team at Awesome Shield is excited to work with schools.  Anyone interested contact Chris  chris@awesomeshield.com. 

Google it. A Google a Day taps your desire to  seek information. “There’s no right way to solve it, but there’s only one right answer”. Google asks a question, you find the answer.

 It’s a decathlon for those who announce, “I’ll Google it”. 

“Because the company increased shareholder dividends for 25 years in a row, what S&P designation was granted the world’s largest distributor of toys?”

There isn’t a whistle marking the start; however the clock is ticking. Begin your search efforts, canvassing the interwebs. Locating the correct answer requires grit with equal parts determination.

Take the novice road if necessary. There is a Hint button if you’ve stumbled upon unknown parts. Just enough to poke you along without giving the answer away.

There is a gem inside of this Google Experiment. Three categories of search tips and tricks. You’ll notice some familiar faces in the group, type define before searching for Google to return the definition of the word. Check out the Tips and Tricks section to try out something new when you start A Google A Day.

Give it a go, share you high score on Twitter. Use #educatiohunt. 

Have you always wanted to learn a new language?  But, maybe not enough to drop several hundred dollars on Rosetta Stone. You’re not alone. 

Summer is 5 minutes away and that hiking trip to Patagonia is calling your name. Maybe a trip for South Korea, taking in your share of video game competitions? You can now  feel free to move about the globe, not worrying about pesky things like, language. 

The World Travelers Icon Shirt won’t allow you to speak Arabic or Korean. It will up your communication game. 

40 universal icons packed front and center. Getting basic directions without speaking could be a nightmare.  Travel around the world in 40 icons.