August 2, 2016
“All of my friends who have younger siblings who are going to college or high school – my number one piece of advice is: You should learn how to program.” -Mark Zuckerberg After an exciting week of learning computer programming at Tech Camp, you want to capitalize on your child’s enthusiasm and keep them coding at […]
July 22, 2016
“Teaching is the profession that teaches all of the other professions.” –Author Unknown As a parent when I have questions about my child’s education I ask their teacher, so we decided to sit down with our Classroom Antics teachers and ask them their thoughts on tech education, and here is what they had to say […]
July 19, 2016
When you walk into a Classroom Antics Tech Camp, there is an amazing energy in the room. Everywhere you look you will find kids excited to learn about technology and highly engaged with other campers that share the same interests. Why Come to Tech Camp?But, we wanted to find out what brought them all to Tech Camp, […]
July 12, 2016
Imagine this: you go to pick up your child on the last day of a fun-filled week of camp in LEGO Robotics, and the first thing they say is: “I want a LEGO Mindstorms EV3 kit!” You know you want your child to continue to grow and apply what they learned at Tech Camp, so you happily agree. After a […]
July 5, 2016
“Animation offers a medium of storytelling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in the world.” -Walt Disney According to the Princeton Review, “It is challenging to achieve the level of professionalism expected in this industry (animation) without study.” This is why children as young as […]
June 28, 2016
Many colleges across the country are realizing what Classroom Antics has known for years: that people love to learn more about what they love doing. This is why for years we have been teaching kids how to make their own video games in our Jr. Video Game Design and Video Game Design Tech Camps. Now, […]
June 17, 2016
Over the last decade, the video game industry was primarily male dominated. However, in the last few years, that trend has started to change. Since 2009, the number of females in the industry has doubled from 11% to 21%, according to a survey by the International Game Developers Association. At Classroom Antics, we have seen firsthand that […]
October 23, 2015
A YouTube channel for a child can be a lot of fun and a great learning experience, but learning how to set-up a YouTube channel is just the first step. As a parent, there are also some Do’s and Don’ts you should review with your child before they post their first video. Below are a few: Do: […]
October 15, 2015
Setting your child’s YouTube channel isn’t exactly easy, but if you follow these steps, it isn’t hard either. 10 Easy Steps For Setting Up a Child’s YouTube Channel 1. First, you will need to set-up a Gmail account, you can do that by going to gmail.com Note: If your child is under 12 you will […]
October 7, 2015
I recently heard these words, “Can you help, I don’t understand how to do this math problem.” Since my son is only working with fractions I mistakenly thought I would be able to assist him, boy was I wrong. The good news is, while figuring out how to solve his math problem I discovered a […]