Tonight we will be meeting in the Boardrooom at 25N @ 5:45pm.
We will continue to work with Python in Codesters.com!
We will also be talking about the Huskie Hack!
February 8, 2019 Meeting
January 11, 2019 – Meeting
TONIGHT: Makey Makey meets Codesters – PART TWO!
It was pretty fun last time – so we are doing it again!
We will playing around with drum sets, frogger, etc with Makey Makeys, in Python on Codesters.
Here is a rough example of a drum set:
https://www.codesters.com/preview/346bfe77835a4fdca41faa40da5866fb/
Here is a fun way to make a game controller with Makey Makey and Play-Doh: https://labz.makeymakey.com/cwists/preview/1490x
And the new version of Scratch (3.0) includes a Makey Makey extension that expands its capabilities. Take a look at this example:
https://labz.makeymakey.com/cwists/preview/1996x
Join us in the boardroom at 25N at 5:45pm!
December 14, 2018 – Meeting
TONIGHT: Makey Makey meets Codesters!
We will be making drum sets from Makey Makeys, in Python on Codesters.
Here is a rough example:
https://www.codesters.com/preview/346bfe77835a4fdca41faa40da5866fb/
Join us in the boardroom at 25N at 5:45pm!
December 7, 2018 – CANCELLED
Meeting CANCELLED! Please stay home, nice and warm and code! Or maybe go to the Geneva Christmas walk! See you December 14, 2018!
On December 7th, we will be meeting at the St Charles Library. Geneva will be hosting the Geneva Christmas Walk.
We will be re-writing the pong game that we build in the beginning of October with Scratch, in Python. We will be then seeing if we can also use a Makey Makey to play the pong game. 😉
Here is the scratch game: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/214256666/
November 30, 2018 Meeting
PYTHON — PYTHON — PYTHON — PYTHON
Tonight, we will try out making an electronic greeting card in python – check it out:
https://www.codesters.com/curriculum/hour-of-code-2018/Making+an+E-Card/1/
Also, if anyone has any questions on their python games, we can work on those as well!
See you @ 5:45pm at 25N in Geneva!
November 16, 2018 Meeting
We will meet in the board room at 25N, in Geneva, at 5:45pm on Friday November 9, 2018. Never been there? Here is a Map
Meeting Agenda: PYTHON!!!!
Check out a few of our python games:
Robin’s Python Game – Monster Fight
You can even play them on your PHONE!
November 9, 2018 Meeting
We will meet in the board room at 25N, in Geneva, at 5:45pm on Friday November 9, 2018. Never been there? Here is a Map
Meeting Agenda:
- Anyone new this week? If so, no problem!
- Let’s do some code challenges in Repl.it
- Let’s dig into even more Python!
November 2, 2018 Meeting
We will meet in the board room at 25N, in Geneva, at 5:45pm on Friday November 2, 2018. Never been there? Here is a Map
Meeting Agenda:
- Anyone new this week? If so, no problem!
- Let’s dig into more Python!
October 19, 2019 Meeting
We will meet in the board room at 25N, in Geneva, at 5:45pm on October 19, 2018.
Never been there? Here is a Map
Meeting Agenda:
- Welcome & Introductions
- Anyone new this week? If so, no problem!
- Anyone have something new to share?
- Made with Code https://www.madewithcode.com/
- Brief chat about different programming languages
- Intro to Python (still deciding between)
October 12, 2018 Meeting – Welcome!
We will meet in the board room at 25N, in Geneva, at 5:45 on October 12, 2018.
Never been there? Here is a Map
Meeting Agenda:
- Welcome & Introductions
- What are the general interests of the group this year?
- Review the 2018-19 Schedule
- Any Hack-A-Thons or events we would like to participate in as a group?
- Any technologies that we are missing from the schedule that need to be added or removed?
- What are some key concepts of computer science that we will learn tonight?
- Events
- Conditionals
- Loops
- Variables
- Intro to Scratch – https://scratch.mit.edu/
- Girl Scout Cookie Pong (PDF)
- Let’s Play the finished game first: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/214256666/
- Let’s build it! START HERE: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/214389405/
- Want to learn more? Intro to Scratch
- What’s Next? Let’s pick a few projects from Made with Code (https://www.madewithcode.com/) to work on during our next few meetings!
See you at our first meeting of the 2018-19 school year!
