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Why Every Child Should Learn to Code, Even if They Don’t Plan to Be a Software Engineer

A.J. O’Connell September 19, 2019

An interview with Dr. Oren Zuckerman, chief academic advisor for Tekkie Uni A young girl uses a sensor and a simple app she’s coded to make sure her little brother stays out of her room when she’s not home. A[...]

Education

What Does School Look Like Without Tests? Tekkie Uni.

A.J. O’Connell October 2, 2019

Homework and tests — no one really enjoys either. Kids avoid studying in their own time, parents dread having to nag their kids about it and teachers aren’t thrilled about grading. But homework and tests are a[...]

Insights

‘Girls Can’t Code’

A.J. O’Connell September 19, 2019

How Tekkie Uni is Working to Close the STEM Gender Gap Girls can’t code. Programming is for boys. Girls just aren’t interested in technology. The above statements are obviously false. Girls can do anything boys[...]

Scratch Programming for Kids

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Minecraft Modding for Kids: What it is and...

Arie Elbelman R. January 20, 2020

When we think about the educational power of games, a thousand ideas come to mind. We deeply believe that the current paradigm of education[...]

Coding

What is the Hour of Code Challenge? Learn...

Arie Elbelman R. January 7, 2020

Nowadays, there are several ways in which your kids can learn how to code. Coding has been included in many school curricula all over the world,[...]

Insights

What are the best apps for teenagers? Find...

A.J. O’Connell January 2, 2020

Teens are on their phones 24/7. This might alarm some parents, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing — phones are powerful supercomputers[...]

Coding

Best Laptop for Kids: Give your child the...

Arie Elbelman R. January 1, 2020

We bet you’ve faced this issue before: Your kids are asking you for a laptop with enough storage space and exceptional battery life to play[...]

Coding

4 ideas for fun programming projects your...

Arie Elbelman R. December 20, 2019

On multiple occasions, we have mentioned that the educational paradigm we are used to, has changed. We have published several articles[...]

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Best e-learning sites for kids.
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A.J. O’Connell December 11, 2019

Parents are often cautioned about the dangers of screen time for children, but what if screen time could be good? And what does that mean for[...]

Coding

Which computer programming games for kids...

Arie Elbelman R. November 27, 2019

There is no doubt. Children of today should definitely learn how to code. When we understand this unknown structure which we will have in[...]

Community

A Student of the World

A.J. O’Connell November 20, 2019

Tekkie Uni Lets A Boy From Argentina Study Coding With Kids From France Valentín Paladini lives in Argentina, but he’s fluent in a language[...]

Community

‘She Has Done Things That Other Girls Her...

A.J. O’Connell November 20, 2019

A 16-year-old in a Remote City Becomes a Digital Creator and Global Student with Tekkie Uni Sophia Oviedo is a 16-year-old student, living in[...]

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