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Happy Halloween!

We are VERY Excited about Halloween this year!  This year there a bunch of new and fabulous Thymio projects for you to create!  Click on each picture to get to the project instructions, and have a SPOOKY Halloween!   P.S.  To celebrate Halloween Sharon dressed up in TechyKids colors this year- complete with purple and …

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Scratch with Thymio

Know it all already?  Then just: Open  Thymio Web Bridge on your computer Pick one: Beginner Blocks, Intermediate Blocks, Advanced Blocks Or open up a project:          https://aseba-community.github.io/thymio-scratchx/index-en.html#activities   Just getting Started? Start here! 1) Watch: An example Scratch Thymio project: 2) Go to Website and Install Aseba 1.6 Go to this website: https://aseba-community.github.io/thymio-scratchx/index-en.html —Follow …

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Update Firmware

The Latest Thymio Firmware is V10 (as of June 2016) 1) Download V10 firmware update (firmware will improve sensor readings, add Thymio interactivity, and allow volume control) Check the release notes for V10 Check to see if there is a more recent firmware update 2) Watch instructional video and follow along Make sure Thymio has at …

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TechyKids Founder, Sharon Marzouk Featured in South Bay Accent Magazine

We are honored and pleased to announce that the August/September 2014 issue of South Bay Accent August/September 2014 issue features the Founder of Techykids.com, Sharon Marzouk.  For the issue she was interviewed about Technology in schools in the bay area.  Check out the issue to learn about STEM in schools! Link to Article Text   …

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Baby Grand Piano

Thymio is transformed into a baby grand piano! Piano has custom sounds sung by Courtney, do, ri, me, fa, so , la, ti, do! This project was inspired by the Musical Thymio project, with Courtney’s own unique twist included. Download Courtney’s original sound files here. Code: onevent prox if acc[1]>0 then if prox.horizontal[0]>4000 then call sound.play(101) …

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The Air Rocket Launcher v2.0 & Air Rocket Glider is Live on Kickstarter!

Techykids friend and fellow Maker has launched something amazing! Ever since the Compressed Air Rocket debuted on the pages of MAKE: Magazine in 2008, it’s been wildly popular. Now, the next generation of launcher and the first-of-its-kind Air Rocket Glider have been released. Kits for both are available for a very limited time on Kickstarter …

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