Technology: In Plain English טכנולוגיה: באנגלית פשוטה: The continuing adventures of Kano Boy

So, it had to come at last - Tuvia's final day at the Kano camp run by Star Camps. This day was particularly exciting for Tuvia as he got to bring his Kano home. Here is our final interview...

Well son, this was the last day of camp! What was the thing that you were most looking forward to?

Tuvia: Taking home my Kano!!

I get that, but what I want to know is what was the thing you were looking forward to at the camp itself?

T: OH.... well then... (Tuvia furrows his brow in thought) fixing my scratch calculator program!

Cool... so what was the first thing you got to do when you got to camp?

T: At drop off, before Kano rotation part one, I built structures with dominos. One of the other kids was building with me - it was fun!

So tell me about Kano part one.

T: I practiced using terminal to program my Kano - I made it make sounds. When I was done with this, I played Minecraft. After, I "modded" Pong.

Ah, Tuvia, is "modded" actually a word?

T: Yes, Tattie, it is a word - just like "Googled." It means modified! Anyhoo... (me: I wondered to myself if that was a word as well, but I didn't say anything.) I finished off the rotation with Minecraft again.

What was next?

T: Snack and rotation two... Scratch programming.

What did you do here?

T: I edited my Plane drawing game and made it into an actual game. When I was done, I finished editing my calculator program - I really wanted to finish that!! From there I went to recess and played chess. Oh! There was a surprise dance by the minecraft camp.

OK, we can skip that...

T: NO WE CAN'T!!! It was the "surprise of the week!"

OK, so I included it... what next?

T: Lunch was next and then rotation three - activities where I played Stratego. It was fun! And then on to rotation four.. the last Kano class!!

What did you do here?

T: Played Snake - no editing... just playing. Then I used code to draw pictures. I played some more and then I got to pack up my Kano and bring it home!

Were you sad that the camp over?

T: Not really, I got to take home my Kano FINALLY!! How could I be sad??!!

What did you learn from going to this camp?

T: That computers are more awesome than I thought they were... I also learned more about coding techniques... Oh yes, how to build a Kano!!! That was cool too!!

So there you have it. A week with Tuvia - Kano Boy! When Tuvia got home, he couldn't wait to hook his Kano up to our big screen TV and show us everything that he learned. Here are some pictures.