Product Review: CoDrone Programmable Drone by @robolinkinc

In my computer science classroom, I want kids to be able to own a bit of their learning. That means finding a variety of tools that students can use to get into coding, or whatever it is tech-wise that they want to explore. One of the tools I have recently acquired is the CoDrone Pro. Every Friday I have what I call Flexible Friday, where kids can work on a variety of projects to take control of their learning. I got two of them for the classroom. Let’s crack open the box and see what we’ve got.

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Teaching Boolean Expressions: @codeorg CS Discoveries

I am in my second year teaching CS Discoveries on the Code.org platform. I teach the same course to students ranging from 6th grade to 8th grade. For those of you who are using the curriculum, you probably know where I am heading here. Welcome to Unit 3.

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