The coding class finished programming their recent robot. They learned how to have multiple threads of program execution and how to interrupt one thread from another and how to use global variables as flags to send quick messages across threads.
利用multiple threads和program execution, 機器狗終於完成了!
In this week's coding class we discussed program threads and how Lego Mindstorms software allows kids to create multi-threaded programming. The kids finished building the Znap robot from instructions and then started programming it with only the rough outline that was written on the board as a guide. They need to use multiple loops, variables, and a new loop interrupt instruction.
這星期我們探討了電腦程式裡的multi-threading功能，利用Lego Mindstorms的程式設計軟體，孩子們練習了multiple loops, variables, 還有 loop interrupt。
Scrach是由麻省理工學院開發，專門為為8歲到小六孩子孩子們設計的學習電腦程式設計
語言家特別在春季推出Hour of Code: 學習電腦設計及英文的社團，在設計中學習，不斷的啟發思考能力
由世界級資深前端工程師，John Wilkins，擔任主要講師/Club Master
從Scracth 開始，到Khan Academy的Javascript，進階到Lego Mindstorms EV3的程式設計，都是我們會安排的課程
第一次聚會將在03/16下午1:30舉行，每次聚會1.5小時
全程用英文教學，有資深英文老師在旁輔導(中、英文輔助)，在學習邏輯性思考的同時，也加強英文能力，一舉數得
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In today's coding class, the kids started to build a new Znap robot from instructions. We also went over the pseudo-code for the program they will code.
In this week's coding class we wrote a color calibration program to ensure the EV3 color sensor always works in any light situation. We also ended up having a mini-science class discussing how reflective light affects color perception.
At Language Plus Living Spalce's coding class on January 19th, we finished our Rube Goldberg machine. Each kid's module had to run a metal ball through it. After they had finished building it, they then had to work together to figure out the order in which each module should go and how to get the ball from one module to the next. Our class didn't have much programming, but it had a lot of integration challenges and a lot of required cooperation.
At Language Plus Living Space, for our Tuesday coding class, we decided to build a modular, repeating Rube Goldberg machine this time. Metal balls would travel between the 3 Lego modules, each built and programmed by one kid. We did the majority of the building today and will do integration and programming next class. Here's their progress so far!
Continuing last week's programming class, we worked on perfecting our trash collect. Despite numourous failures and fastering frustration, we finally got the trash collector to work (somewhat). Here is a post on 12/22/2015's programming class.
Every week, kids always look forward to Tuesday. This is a day that we have friends coming over and study with us. We work on programming skills and learn about science from a day-to-day perspective. Here is a post on 12/05/2015's programming class.