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Coding Toy Idea Book Download [2020 Update]
If you are looking to purchase a coding toy for a young person, let me help you with these 6 Tips for selecting coding toy in 2020. The toys in this FREE download are handpicked based on my experience as
Best Toys To Teach Kids How To Code [2020 Update]
2020 has been a roller coaster year for education and selecting a great toy to teach kids to code can be tricky to select. However, I am helping navigate the landscape with my toy picks and 6 things to consider
Cybersecurity Awareness – Password Tips And How to Create a Passphrase
Computers and smart devices all use accounts that store our information. Passwords are needed to keep our accounts secure but do you protect your passwords? With all we put online or store on our devices, do you practice good password
What is “low code” or “no code”? You May be The Next Citizen Developer
No-Code and Low-Code software program creation is here and this is what you can do with it. I explain what is “coding” in a prior blog post so if the concept of software programming is still new or “fuzzy” to
Keeping Kids Safe Online: A Cyber Security Talk for Everyone
If you are a parent, teacher, or someone who provides care for young people, teaching them to be safe safe online should be a top priority. Are you feeling overwhelmed by all the technology and not sure how to manage
Child Sextortion: How it Happens and What You Can Do to Stop it
You may have heard of cyberbullying but are you familiar with sextortion and how it is harming young people? The internet can be an amazing educational resource but it also brings with it some serious issues that can harm anyone,
What is SQL? A Lesson Using Luke Skywalker
Learning to code SQL with databases can be an interesting if you use the right example data. In my last post I explained WHAT IS A DATABASE and provided a STAR WARS database example download. As a huge Star Wars
What is a Database? A Simple Explanation Using Star Wars
When you create a software program you typically display information. That information is stored somewhere. That somewhere is usually in a database. If you are asking what is a database then let me explain. It is the one topic that
Microsoft Access Database Download: Star Wars Data
Be sure to read the full blog post that explains WHAT IS A DATABASE. If you are looking for a database to learn about database or teach it using examples that would be more interesting for your students, this free
