Stratolab serves New York City children with computer related fun and educational after-school activities and summer seminars. Located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, NYC.
(646) 827-2242 —
125 West 72nd St. #4F (near Columbus)
Constructivism - Constructivism is a learning theory which states that knowledge is not transmitted from teacher to student, but instead that learning is an active process of recreating knowledge.
Etamar's Computer Magazine - Etamar's Computer Magazine.
Game Design - Links to articles on game design.
Free Online Games - There are a lot of games out there, some great, some not so great. Here are some of our favorites.
Inspiration - As we follow what is happening in technology and education, some stories stand out in our minds long after we have read them, and provide us inspiration to continue our work.
MakeBot - MakeBot is a simple IDE for Python. It is designed to allow students to start programming as quickly and easily as possible.
Press Kit - Information and images for the news media and anybody else interested in Stratolab.
Python - Python is a computer programming language that is easy to learn and fun to program in. It is an ideal teaching language yet it is not a toy language.
Will To Learn - This book is truly an inspiration to us. Martin Covington, a professor of psychology at our own U.C. Berkeley, analyzes motivation in today's schools and offers his recipe for enthusiastic students. I've written a review of it here, but you should really read his book if you are at all interested in making schools engaging places to learn, instead of boring places to listen to lectures
Activity Cards for Scratch - Advanced activity cards for MIT's Scratch programming system.
Site Map - All pages in the website to help you find things.