Ated4Kids @ Lugano Tech Talks

"Piccole opportunità sono spesso l'inizio di grandi imprese" (Demostene)

Associazione Ticinese dell’Information and Communication Technology

ated - ICT Ticino - Associazione Ticinese dell’Information and Communication Technology

2016 | 29.11.2016 @Lugano Tech Talks

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Ated4Kids - Purpose and goalsAted4Kids started in 2013 by IT experts happy to share their passion and have some fun with kids and people.

Play, learn and grow together!

Don’t play games, make your own!



We have been inspired from 2 international formats:

both based on volunteers!



It all started with Scratch:

Invented at MITBased on colors and shapes

Learn the basics of programmingUsable since 6yo kidsWide range of games

Multilanguage



Since day1 it has been A LOT OF FUN!

Kids learned quicklyAdults enjoyed

spending time with their kidsKids came with friendsParents invited friends



We all wanted more:

Introducing ArduinoLego Mindstorms

Devoxx4Kids Ticino (17.5.14)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaG_QGwkMBg&feature=player_detailpage



We need your help!

to keep momentunto scale up



CoderDojo Lugano

Saturday morning 9-12every 1st and 3rd saturday

Sala Primavera, SUPSI Manno30 kids per lesson

Devoxx4Kids Ticino

Once a yearmultiple workshops in parallel

20 kids per workshop3 workshops in 1 day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaG_QGwkMBg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO1HzdSXoFc


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn0zJ3kuuQg




After School coursesReach a wider range of kidsInfrastructure is supplied by the schoolKids of same age level

MassagnoAgno



Robot Street Challengehttps://youtu.be/JNBBL-2w8Ro?t=1m37s

https://youtu.be/JNBBL-2w8Ro?t=1m37s




Working with teachers Bedigliora: https://www.tipiu.com/2016/01/11/scratch-alle-elementari-di-bedigliora/

https://www.tipiu.com/2016/01/11/scratch-alle-elementari-di-bedigliora/

https://www.tipiu.com/2016/01/11/scratch-alle-elementari-di-bedigliora/



Advanced coursesSame dates as CoderDojo, to share the logistics

90 CHF for 5 lessons of 3h

Only for kids already able to work alone during CoderDojo

Organized by mentors that have shown their competencies as volunteers

Programming videogamesConstruct2 platform

arcade, platform and more…a dream for many kids!

3D modellingtinkercad

real stuff, simple usagefree kids creativity

have a look to the results!



My First Dronehttp://www.ilmioprimodrone.ch/

http://www.ilmioprimodrone.ch/

http://www.ilmioprimodrone.ch/





Ated4Kids - SponsorsAted4Kids is made possible thanks to the generosity of a group of enlightened companies, and thanks to the free volunteering by our Mentors



Ated4Kids - Company sponsoringCompanies wishing to contribute to this strategic project can:

• Offer a monetary contribution

• Offer paid leave to their employees volunteering as Mentors



Ated4Kids - why contributeCompanies that contribute by allowing 3-4 days of paid leave by its IT employees, get many benefits:

• Image return on institutional and social media

• Networking with likeminded professionals

• Employees growth in know-how and motivation

• Encourage young generations towards IT and technology careers



Ated4Kids - Companies already supplying employees



See you thereThere is free coffee ...

… and Nutella!



Ated4Kids - Links and references• website: http://www.ated.ch

• mailing list: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ated4kids

• our videos on YouTube:d4k 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaG_QGwkMBgd4k 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO1HzdSXoFc d4k 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn0zJ3kuuQg robotstreetchallenge: https://youtu.be/JNBBL-2w8Ro?t=1m37s

• coderdojo: http://coderdojo.org

• devoxx4kids: http://devoxx4kids.org

Next datesCoderDojo Lugano:

03.12.201614.01.201728.01.201718.02.201704.03.201718.03.201708.04.201722.04.201713.05.201703.06.2017

Devoxx4Kids Ticino

07.05.2017

http://www.ated.ch

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ated4kids





http://coderdojo.org

http://devoxx4kids.org