After the success of the first NCLab coding and 3D modeling camp that took place in Susanville in April 2015, we were invited to do another one in the November 7-8 weekend. This time the Mt. Lassen Charter School paid for it, to make it accessible to more students. The camp was absolutely awesome again.
Meet students of the elementary school in Chrast, Czech Republic, who learn computer programming and 3D modeling with NClab as part of their after school coding club: They can take advantage of the fact that Karel the Robot understands Czech commands: The 3D modeling app in NClab understands Czech keywords as well: And this is
We will deliver a keynote presentation about the importance of computer programming and 3D modeling skills for engineering careers, and present a display of 3D prints, flyers, textbooks, and interactive activities. Hope to see you at the Reno Convention Center on Monday and Tuesday!
The coding club at the McQueen High School in Reno is run by an enthusiastic local teacher Carrie Hair, and currently it has about 12 students. Carrie is not an expert in computer programming or in 3D modeling, but she knows that these are really good skills her students should have. Therefore she is using
We had the pleasure to provide a one-day STEM workshop for 15 international teachers under the Teaching Excellence Achievement Program at the University of Nevada, Reno. These teachers came from various parts of the world including South Africa, Nigeria, India, Philippines, Jordan, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, and others. We used the new NCLab Playground with login-free
After several months of work, today we submitted the NCLab’s Hour of Code tutorial to Code.org. Keep your fingers crossed for us. Before November 11 we should know whether we were accepted or not. Click on the image below to get to the tutorial!
We are excited to announce that anyone on the web can freely use many NCLab’s apps without creating a user account or having to log in. Available are Karel the Robot, Turtle Tina, Python, 3D Modeling, GNU Octave, LaTeX, 3D Molecule Sketcher and Finite Element Analysis. Click on the screenshot below to get to the
Today I had the pleasure to visit an awesome art exhibit of Ms. Tia Flores, a renowned Reno artist who specializes in burning native Indian motives on surfaces of gourds (check her site Calabazaart ) I realized that many of the native Indian symbols are beautifully simple geometric patterns: So, when I came home I
Solve mazes with Karel the Robot, draw patterns with Turtle Tina, learn Python, create games, and build your own 3D models. Have fun and make new friends with equally-minded peers. New this Fall will be physical activities including games, geocaching and more! Click on the image below to proceed to the Camps page to learn
We are excited to introduce an original NCLab Karel Coding T-Shirt. What’s interesting about it? It is not for sale. You have to complete the first two sections of the Karel programming course in NCLab to deserve it. If you see somebody else wearing it, you know you just met an outstanding programmer!