Caleiduino is the first electronic kaleidoscope on the open-source electronics platform Arduino. The creator of this invention is the artist José Manuel González. It brings together art and technology, becoming a tool for teaching electronics and programming in an entertaining way. Caleiduino is already having success outside of Spain, and Italian children are learning how […]
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School workshops to awaken new vocations for programming
Students from 20 different schools in Jaén participate in ‘La hora del código’ (or ‘The Hour of Code‘) through 70 workshops. This is an international initiative that aims to awaken the interests of young people for programming. The University of Jaén has promoted these workshops in which over 20 volunteers have collaborated; all of them […]
Videogames created in a children’s hospital with the support of Google
It’s an initiative of ‘Programamos’, an Andalusian non-profit organization that aims to spread computational thinking among the youngest. Its volunteers have broad experience in teaching robotics and programming and, since a few months ago, they decided to bring their initiative to the hospitalized children of the Virgen del Rocío Hospital in Seville. These kids learn […]
Robotics and programming in a secondary school thanks to an innovative educational project
José Pujol is an engineer in Electronic and Control Engineering. A decade ago he left his job in private enterprise to commit to teaching. Since then, he has put in place an innovative robotics and programming teaching system in which students don’t receive theory classes, but learn whilst developing projects, including automated greenhouses, smart houses, […]