How to Teach Karel Coding (webinar recording, 47 mins)

The self-paced and self-graded Karel Coding course in NCLab is unique in its ability to teach students computational thinking and all key concepts of computer programming without exposing them to the burden of complex syntax of advanced programming languages. In this webinar, NCLab’s Director of Education Sheila Bunch provides a detailed overview of the course

Photos from the ECEP Summit at the White House

We totally loved the Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) Summit! The meeting took place in the White House on Friday October 28 and at the Georgetown University on Saturday 29. The goal of the Summit was to foster collaboration among states that decided to implement Computer Science for All. To-date this is 16 states that

50 New Tutorial Videos Added to NCLab’s 3D Modeling Course

The self-paced and self-graded 3D modeling course is the most popular course in NCLab. We are extremely pleased to announce that 50 new tutorial videos were just added to it! The new videos greatly improve the students’ learning experience. Here are two samples. The first video explains how to create and color basic 2D shapes:

70th Annual Nevada Libraries Association Conference

The 70th annual Nevada Libraries Association conference will be held on October 18th and 19th at South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. NCLab will be there with a presentation by Sheila Bunch (shared with Roberta DeBuff and Sena Loyd), and with an exhibit of computer programming and 3D printing. We are very much

Plotting Graphs of Functions with Turtle Tina

Although this is not a typical Turtle activity, today we will plot the graphs of functions! Moreover, we will add some colors and 3D to it, and also spice it up with a bit of computer programming. Turtle Tina in NCLab is an excellent tool for that. You don’t even have to create a user

Photos from NCLab Coding Camp at the Reno Northwest Library

The camp took place last Saturday, September 10, and it was attended by about 12 kids and some parents (the library only has 12 laptops). The instructors, Kevin and Colin, were fantastic. Everything worked out of the box. Our team was present just to make sure that any eventual problems are resolved quickly, but there