Notes as I delve more deeply in the world of electronics and building computers and programming.
Raspberry Pi is a really cheap computer for kids to build.
Raspberry Pi for beginners blog.
Picade is a kickstarter project to provide kits for building an arcade case for a RaspberryPi.
Python is a programming language. Here is a wiki tutorial.
Code Club in the UK is a big group of after-school coding clubs.
A kids adventure book about coding, originally written in BASIC, now being used and reworked for Python
Processing.org is a really interesting site.
Processing is an open source programming language and environment for people who want to create images, animations, and interactions. Initially developed to serve as a software sketchbook and to teach fundamentals of computer programming within a visual context, Processing also has evolved into a tool for generating finished professional work. Today, there are tens of thousands of students, artists, designers, researchers, and hobbyists who use Processing for learning, prototyping, and production.
Arduino for working with electronics.
Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.
Connecting Scratch to control Arduino.
iMotion and iMotion Remote to make stop-action movies.
Enchanting combines legos mindstorms and scratch.
Enchanting is a new programming environment for LEGO Mindstorms NXT. It was built to provide an easier way to do more with the NXT than any single alternative programming method for the NXT does. It is easy to use. Scratch is the most useful and fun programming environment I know of, used by children all over the world.
Kelly on MOOC 