If you’re over 40, this probably won’t apply to you directly, but might apply to one of your children. College Scholarships.org is awarding a $10,000 college scholarship to a college student who blogs. To win, the blogger must be nominated or nominate himself, via a 1000 word essay. All of the possible essay topics are blogging related, such as “why did you start blogging?” The deadline for nominations is November 14, 2011, so get cranking.
Do you wish you knew how to program? I sure do. Even though I had a programming class or two in college, I know only enough to muddle through some code to get a rough idea about what is happening. When I’ve looked into learning how to program, I’ve seen only boring tutorials in print or online. Until now. Try Ruby is an online interactive tutorial, based on Ruby, that walks you through some of the basics of programming in Ruby. Read more
When you were young, did you participate in a school science fair? I remember my paper mache volcano – seemingly a popular choice for kids – into which I mixed vinegar, baking soda, and food coloring. We now live in a global community, and, fittingly, Google is hosting a global science fair. If your child is between 13-18 years of age, he or she is eligible to enter the contest.
Mozilla is partnering up with Peer 2 Peer University for its second round of School of Webcraft, where you, too, can learn HTML5, Javascript, and CSS — and you can do it for free! In the first go ’round (last semester), they ran 15 classes. This time, Mozilla and P2PU are aiming for 30. Courses are to begin on January 26th, are available for all experience levels, and will be between six to 10 weeks in length. New ideas for courses are still being accepted.
All courses are volunteer run, so if you have the expertise, you could also run a course yourself. P2PU and Mozilla will even help you out with the organization and realization of your course.
Registration for School of Webcraft opens on January 8th, 2011.
Planning to apply?
Learn HTML5, JavaScript and CSS With Mozilla’s Free “School of Webcraft” [Mashable]
If you’re an aspiring children’s author, a teacher, or just looking for something fun to do with a kid in your life, Storyjumper is something you’ll want to take a look at. I came across the web app randomly and was amazed by how easy it was to jump in and start creating. In fact, me and my two year old made a book just tonight — and she wrote it.
