New Year. New Digital You. Earn your Digital Badge from CoderDojo! Most coding ninjas that attended Philly CoderDojo via zoom and at South Philly Library in 2019/2020 should now have enough practice to get awarded with Digital Badges and perhaps a small prize. Contact Philly CoderDojo Champion PHLCoderDojo@gmail.com to schedule a zoom for you to […]
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We are hosting a Scavenger Hunt for our May Philly CoderDojo at the Science Carnival on the Parkway Saturday, May 4th: The 2019 Philadelphia Science Festival culminates in a super-charged, super-fun celebration of science! This FREE finale event promises to be the ultimate daylong science extravaganza! Spring into STEM! On 5/4 @10am for May’s Philly […]
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Philly CoderDojo Game Design Team competes in Coolest Projects Tech Fair in Santa Ana, California Philly CoderDojo (PCD) Game Design Team (GDT) went to Coolest Projects in Santa Ana, California. Coolest Projects USA is a world-leading showcase for young innovators who make stuff with technology. The team had an opportunity to make something with technology […]
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Philly CoderDojo Summer Newsletter A big big thank you to our PCD Volunteer Tech Mentors! We are infinitely appreciative of the volunteer efforts of the teachers and volunteer technical and non-technical mentors who have dedicated their countless personal hours to teach coding to youth at Philly CoderDojo. (PCD). Thank you! Joshua: Ninja Summer Internship My […]
Continue ReadingDisplaced Children Find a Refuge in STEM
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https://blogs.3ds.com/northamerica/displaced-children-find-a-refuge-in-stem/ Article written by John Martin for the Dassault Systèmes North America Computer programming fascinates the young around the world, perhaps none more so than a group of Congolese children seeking refuge in Kampala, the Ugandan capital. There, Joel Bayubasire, a Congolese refugee himself, has established a branch of CoderDojo, where he teaches the kids how to create […]
Continue ReadingCoding: The new literacy?
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http://thenotebook.org/articles/2017/12/07/coding-the-new-literacy The city is launching a campaign to bring computer science to all students. Article written by Dale Mezzacappa for the Philadelphia Public School Notebook news publication. Kahleel Odom, an 8th grader at Ethel Allen Elementary School in North Philadelphia, had one goal in mind: escaping the zombies. He peered at his Chromebook. The maneuver required several […]
Continue ReadingPhilly CoderDojo Ninjas Digital Badging
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Philly CoderDojo Ninjas Digital Badging Philly CoderDojo @ BBC 7.22.17 and 8.19.17 Ninjas will have the opportunity to earn your digital badge and be a peer mentor for the day demonstrating my Scratch Ninja Coding Skills in front of the dojo http://kata.coderdojo.com/images/b/b7/Scratch_Digital_Badges_Criteria_Poster.pdf also see post https://phillycoderdojo.com/2017/06/19/summers-gone-digital-pcd-bbc/ Make sure to register as a member to earn […]
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