Presentation from the CoderDojoDC meeting on 12/21/2014. This contains a review of the past year of CoderDojoDC and some slides from our first PawelBot build.

1. CoderDojoDC
2014

2. CoderDojoDC
CoderDojo is a global network of free,
volunteer-led, independent, community based
programming clubs for young people.
Above All: Be Cool!

3. CoderDojoDC
Our History
• June, 2011 – CoderDojo launched in Cork,
Ireland
• January 5, 2013 – Jason Blum holds the first
CoderDojo in the Washington, DC area
• November 13, 2013 – Ed Summers and Joshua
Westgard launch Indiegogo campaign to
continue CoderDojoDC (funded in 6 days)

4. CoderDojoDC
2014
• Met almost every other Sunday the entire year!
• Northerly migration to the Elks Lodge
• Silver Spring Maker Faire “Maker of Merit”
• Robots, Interactive Fiction, Scratch, Raspberry Pi,
Python, HTML, Minecraft, MaKey MaKey, Fractals
• White House
• Codestarter

5. CoderDojoDC
Membership
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100
150
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11/01/12 02/09/13 05/20/13 08/28/13 12/06/13 03/16/14 06/24/14 10/02/14 01/10/15
CumulativeSubscribers
Date Joined
Google Group
Meetup

6. CoderDojoDC
2015
• Yes, the Nao is coming back!
• Continue to meet every other Sunday
• Corporate sponsorship
• Grow the number of regular mentors
• Find a new meeting location?

7. CoderDojoDC
Our Formula
• Themed meetings
• Interest-based tables
• Plenty of time for coding
• Show-n-tell presentations
Interested in helping out? Join our biweekly planning meetings via Google Hangout

8. CoderDojoDC
Break up into groups
• Scratch
• Interactive Fiction (Twine)
• https://holidays.madewithcode.com/project/lights
• Robots – part 1

9. CoderDojoDC
Robotics
• One of our most requested activities!
• But it can be expensive!!
• And then we were told about Pawel
Szmczykowski’s Sumobot Jr.
• Originally for Node.js
developers, but it’s
great for us too
• Wood, so easy to modify

10. CoderDojoDC
PawelBot vs. Doge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q3hrKUwxDM

11. CoderDojoDC
Making the PawelBot Yours
Photo by Ian Cole for Make

12. CoderDojoDC
More PawelBots
https://www.flickr.com/photos/owlposse/9389243908/in/set-72157634838126566/

13. CoderDojoDC
PawelBots at the White House

14. CoderDojoDC
Mounting Accessories

15. CoderDojoDC
More Accessories not for CoderDojo

16. CoderDojoDC
Possible Future Projects
• Lights and sensors
• Autonomous (C programming on the Arduino)
• Sound
• Wireless control
• ??????

17. CoderDojoDC
Help from Parents and Mentors
• Hardware prep
• Lead future platform builds
• Laser cutter access?
• Javascript help with Robotnik

18. CoderDojoDC
Today’s Goals
• Build the platform
• Understand servos
• Refine the instructions
• Teach mentors how to build
If you’re coming to the January 4th meeting, you make take home
everything but the servos.