The first NCLab Winter Camp took place at the University of Nevada, Reno on January 7 and 8, 2015. It was a great success. Not one seat was left empty. We had 50 students between 9 and 14 years, as well as several teachers who took the Karel Programming and 3D Modeling courses in order
The introduction of the self-paced 3D Modeling / 3D Printing course in Fall 2014 was enormously successful. Along with Karel Programming, it quickly became the most popular course in NCLab. Based on the feedback we received from teachers and students so far, the course was thoroughly revised and extended. It now has three parts dedicated
The first NCLab Winter Camp 2015 is coming! It will take place next Wednesday and Thursday Jan 7 and 8 at the University of Nevada, Reno. We have prepared many exciting new activities including tangrams, 3D-printable pendants and functional designs, new Python course based on magic,
Winning designs from the November 2014 NCLab 3D Modeling Competition are now live. You can display and manipulate them in your web browser, using an STL file viewer. Click on the image below to check it out! NCLAB COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND 3D MODELING COMPETITIONS Part of every NCLab Afterschool Program and Camp are computer programming
Every month, winners of the NCLab 3D Modeling competition get their designs printed free of charge. For November 2014, our congratulations go to Gabe, Abigail, Sam, and Cole!
NCLab after school programs in computer programming and 3D modeling are gaining popularity at Reno schools. Last week, more than 100 new students signed up at the Depoali and Pine Middle Schools!
Project “Become the Best!” uses NCLab’s self-paced courses to teach Computer Programming and 3D Modeling. The project is located at the Badin High School in Hamilton, OH. “New this year: You will be developing Geometry, 3D Modeling, and CAD Design skills that are essential STEM skills for engineering, math, medical, and architecture careers–among others. We’ll
NCLab presentation at CUE 2014 receives outstanding rating from participants!
The last section of the self-paced online 3D modeling course in NCLab teaches students how to create rotational surfaces and solids based on Bezier curves. The one cool thing about the Bezier curves is that they can be used without understanding the underlying math. Is that a bad thing? Well, perhaps you can ask yourself
The Karel programming course for beginners was tested for the first time on touchscreen computers during a Science Night at the Caughlin Ranch Elementary School in Reno. This was an amazing experience! Of course the mouse controls and keyboard controls still worked, but using the touchscreen to guide the robot was something different. Overall this