Register for our Spring 2018 Sessions
February 13 - April 17
Tuesdays 6-8 pm
Cost: $300*
*See registration website for full-scholarship and reduced cost opportunities. Code is everywhere! In our homes, in our hands, and even in our
clothes! Understanding the basics of how computers work their “magic” has become as relevant as being able to read, write, and do math! Inspired by some of the mini-golfing antics at CanCan Wonderland in St. Paul, girls in this class will work individually and in teams to create a table top “mini golf” course that will include the use of logic problems, Little Bits, and coding with the Arduino microprocessor. The program will culmi- nate with a big party for participants and invited guests. This Katie Coders program will provide a basic introduction to coding, but also to the thinking skills important to being a coder known as “computational thinking” or CT. |
Cost: $300*
Required Materials Fee: $100 *See registration website for full-scholarship and reduced cost opportunities. This Katie Coders program will introduce the fundamentals of com-
putational thinking and programming in C++. Integrating Arduino-based digital sensors into applications, we will transform our bodies into interac- tive canvases that we can use to both “know” and “create” in the world. We will design and fashion Wearables--but not just for bling-- around our breath, movement, temperature and position to learn more about our physical selves and the digital tools that increasingly shape our experiences. Participants will learn hands-on C++ coding lessons in a scaffolded manner across the classes. By the end of the program, they will be able to imagine, debug, and build ways for Arduino-powered sensors to respond to and support human interests or needs. This course requires the purchase of an Arduino Adafruit ARDX kit and some additional components, which participants will keep so they can continue building after the course ends. This Wearable Tech course is appropriate for previous Katie Coders who have completed at least two seasons of classes. This class is also open to interested girls who have confidence in using Scratch to run a multiple variable program or have taken an Intro to Computer Science course. Required Materials Fee: $100 |
Katie Coders welcomes all young women, trans, and femme identified individuals