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We will be holding an informational session for Girls Who Code this Sunday, August 19th, from 3PM to 4PM. We invite all girls interested in joining for the 2018/19 school year and their parent or guardian to join us as we answer questions you may have about Girls Who Code. Click here to register for the information session. Girls Who Code is a national non-profit organization dedicated to...

Do Space is pleased to announce the launch of our Girls Who Code Club for the 2018-2019 school year! Are you a girl interested in coding? Creating apps? Designing video games? Interested in making an impact in the community with your awesome skills? Girls Who Code might just be for you! The Do Space Girls Who Code Club is in its third year now, and we not only help you learn to code but...

Did you know that that your kids can lose as much as 3 months of academic progress over the summer if they're not actively learning? We want to help you help your kids avoid the summer slide this year, so we've curated a great list of books to do just that. We chose books that can help you help your kids, like: Helping Kids with Coding for Dummies by Camille McCue, PhD and Sarah...

Are you an adult interested in programming, but aren't sure how to get started? Are you thinking about changing careers or reentering the workforce? Have some free time on Sunday afternoons in July? Then Hello Code may be for you! Hello Code is a free program here at Do Space designed to help people interested in a new careers or re-entering the workforce build programming skills. It provides...

Summer programs at Do Space aren't just for kids this year--for teens and adults, we have The Do List. The Do List is both a list of things to do here at Do Space and a journal to keep notes in while you're doing them. Activities on The Do List range from basic things like signing up for a membership, to more involved tasks, such as learning 3D modeling with Sketch-up. There's even a...

Are you an adult interested in programming, but aren't sure how to get started? Are you thinking about changing careers or reentering the workforce? Then Hello Code may be for you! Hello Code is a free program here at Do Space designed to help people interested in a new careers or re-entering the workforce build programming skills. It provides a low-barrier entry to experimenting with...

The Kano Pixel, previously featured in Make Halloween High Tech, is now available for members to create and code with. The Pixel comes preloaded with a few games. However, the real fun starts when you open the Kano app and start coding. The Kano app uses a snap-together interface similar to Scratch, which makes coding easy and fun. It comes with preset variables or parts which allow you to do...

Do Space now has an iPad Pro and an Apple Pencil tech kit available for check out. Adults and older teens interested in digital design and illustration will really love this kit. It comes with a 10.5 inch iPad Pro, an Apple Pencil, several design apps, and a handle so you can easily hold the iPad while drawing. I tried several apps while setting up this kit, and the best of the lot is...

There is a severe gender gap in the tech industry today. Only 1 in 5 graduates in computer science are women, and just 24% of those working in the tech industry are women. Girls Who Code is a national non-profit organization that’s working to close the gender gap by inspiring girls interested in computer science and technology. It hosts clubs all over the U.S. and works with over 40,000 girls...

With the Kano Pixel Kit and a coding tutorial, we were able to hack this jack-o-lantern and give it some high tech spookiness. The Kano Pixel Kit is a light board that you assemble yourself. It comes with a few games and a couple of pre-installed programs, but where the Pixel really shines is the depth and flexibility of its programming app.  The Kano App uses block style JavaScript, similar...