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By Jeremy Elsmore, Mineral County School District: I am very impressed with NCLab. The NCLab clubs I have set up at Schurz Elementary and Hawthorne Elementary have been very successful. The students are very excited about learning how to write code and are progressing through the program very well. At first it was hard to

Today we worked with students at the Roy Gomm ES in Reno and it was lots of fun. Some students were able to get past Yellow Belt first degree in a row! First diplomas will be issued to those who manage to complete all four degrees in the Yellow Belt section. We also discovered a

NCLab will be used at the Terry Lee Wells Discovery Museum in Reno for Winter Camps in computer programming and 3D modeling. The camps will take place on Jan 2-3 (programming) and Jan 6 – 10 (3D modeling). We will be there – make sure to stop by!

I have found NCLab’s Karel course to be an excellent introduction to programming. The course emphasizes logic and algorithmic thinking but conceals it in a fun and approachable game. It is better than code academy, treehouse or any other commercial site I’ve found. Highly recommended. -Ravi Balsa, Raleigh, NC

Congratulations to Ravi Balsa from Raleigh, North Carolina!

Based on numerous recommendations from our teachers, Edmodo will become the central communication platform for NCLab. This is where teachers will be able to connect with fellow teachers, share their experience with using NCLab, find help, ask questions, and more. If you are one of those, please create a free account at Edmodo and join

I just finished a conversation with a Karel student in the NCLab Live Chat widget. He thinks that the Karel course is more fun and better than courses at Codecademy! If you think the same, like us on Facebook, and follow on Twitter!  

Today we visited Ted Hunsberger ES in Reno and the class went really well. Awesome team – the teacher Kristin, the network admin, the kids. Some kids were in Yellow Belt First Degree in no time. Several even finished First Degree and started towards the Second. One thing however will remain in my memory for

If you are a teacher and would like to share your NCLab experience with others, please join the NCLab community at Edmodo – here is the join URL. See you there! Many written testimonials can be found here and you can also watch some videos. Below you will find some unedited emails from our teachers,

This email came today from Minden Elementary School in Douglas County, NV: We are on the Karel course and the kids are LOVING it! The room is full of excited energy and thinking!!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with kids. You are making a difference in their lives!!   Claudia and Marlene