Empowering Young Minds: Exploring the World of Robotics and Coding for Kids with Wendy Hill
Ever wondered how robotics and coding can be accessible and fun for kids of all ages? Join me as I chat with Wendy Hill, co-host of Linux Out Loud , about her experience with FIRST LEGO League , a robotics program for kids ages 4-16. Wendy has been involved with FIRST for two seasons and gives us insights into how each level of the program focuses on teamwork and how different countries around the world come together each year for a championship event.
Read MorePi in the Fire Service with Jesse Brennan
Listen as Jesse Brennan talks about how Raspberry Pi 3’s are making a significant impact in his fire department and others across the country. Also, did you now that more than 85% of all fire fighters in the US are volunteers, and that the percentage is significantly higher outside of large cities? Jesse talks about this and how technology is allowing departments to better respond to needs while still being staffed primarily by these volunteers.
Read MoreTeaching Kids and Building Products with Tom Rossi
Tom Rossi, co-founder of Higher Pixels , talks about teaching 3rd graders in his kid’s class to code, CodeCombat , being on the board of multiple non-profits, and how he’s created multiple products based around making things easier for non-profit organizations, one of which is the podcast host I utilize: Buzzsprout (they are not a sponsor or paying me in any way).
Read MoreEngineered Reform with RJ Hill
RJ Hill joins me to talk about the volunteer work he does with Engineered Reform to help people in, or recently released from, prison, neurodiverse individuals, and those working through recovery get jobs in the various technology fields so that they can become productive members of society.
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