See what it takes to build a battle robot using the Arduino platform. Learn how you can build one at home.
You can also purchase a kit at the class.
Learn to make 2D video games with Scratch. Quickly make a simple game. This is just the beginning.
Learn the basics of creating a web page using formatting, color choices and fonts. Find out if
this something you want to know more about.
Learn the basics of claymation videos are made using Scratch as a stop action animation
program. The end result looks like a video. This animation technique has been used in such
movies as Chicken Run, Wallace and Gromit and James and the Giant Peach.
You will learn how to block websites, check website histories use parental controls and passwords.
You will know how to watch for Cyber bullying(even if your student doesn’t think they are being bullied)
and know what to do about it. We will show you how to protect yourself and your families’ computer
from spyware, viruses, and hackers.
This class will teach you everything from turning your computer on, off, and the basic
operation of the keyboard, mouse and monitor. This class will cover protecting your account
from children, grandchildren, viruses, spyware and hackers. It is important to know how to
protect your valuable letters, emails and precious pictures.
Learn how to hop on the internet via modem, DSL, or Cable and the advantages of each. Learn
how to email and send attachments quickly. Enable a web browser like Internet Explorer or Firefox.
When this class is finished, you will find all of the data you need using search engines, newsgroups,
and answer sites. The information you need is at your fingertips.
Learn to use FACEBOOK, Twitter, LinkedIn, Plaxo and others. Find past friends and make new
ones. Look for job opportunities. Personalize your website with stories and pictures. We will teach
you to watch out for scams as you search for people that have ideas in common with yours. Start
by “friending” your children, grandchildren.
During the week students will learn how to make 2D and 3D computer games. They will work
with two software programs, Scratch and Alice. We cover the steps that lead to a great
game. They learn about storyboarding, use of color, light and texture for mood creation.
This is a great introduction to game programming.
Design a basic 2D video game on the computer with no prior experience required. Learn computer graphics techniques and animation fundamentals. Create an exciting landscape and add realism to your game with collision detection and sound.
Students work in teams of two per computer. Parents are invited on the last half hour of the last day for a demonstration. Each student will go home with a disc of his or her game. The game software,
(SCRATCH) is included on the disc. A materials fee is due to Funutation on the first day of class. Students should bring their own lunch, snacks, and beverage daily.
This introductory course is the ideal starting point for creating 3D games. Use light
and texture to create a realistic environment that looks like a real world.
Create levels, obstacles, enemies and music. Place your action characters
in a 3D environment. Watch your scene and characters come to life.
Step up to the next level of visual excitement and gaming. Add light and
texture to create a realistic environment that looks like a real world.
This course focuses on important aspects of making 3D video games.
Students will use concepts learned from Scratch and Alice and
use Panda and Blender to make a 3D game. This course will give students
a solid concept of how 3D video games are made.
Learn to make games like Tetris, Pac-Man, Asteroids, and Lode Runner for the Xbox 360 with Microsoft's
XNA Game Studio. Students will learn the programming language C# using Visual C# Express Edition. We teach
students the game development cycle from design to finished game.
Students work in teams of two per computer. Parents are invited on the last half hour of the last day for a demonstration. Each student will go home with a disc of his or her game. A materials fee is due to Funutation on the first day of class. Students should bring their own lunch, snacks, and beverage daily.
Kids will focus on object oriented programming (OOP) using the Java programming language in our most advanced course. Students will cover a range of topics ranging from networking, algorithms, and software design.
Students work in teams of two per computer. Parents are invited on the last half hour of the last day for a demonstration. Each student will go home with a disc of his or her software created in the class along with Java programming tools. A materials fee is due to Funutation on the first day of class. Students should bring their own lunch, snacks, and beverage daily.
Create a Web site that highlights your creativity! Students will learn the basics of HTML programming, site organization, and animation. In addition to placing text and images on their sites, students will learn about Cascading Style Sheets and the use of tables in site layout.
Students work in teams of two per computer. Parents are invited on the last half hour of the last day for a demonstration. Each student will go home with a disc of his or her Web site. A materials fee is due to Funutation on the first day of class. Students should bring their own lunch, snacks, and beverage daily.
Our class teaches the fundamental principles of object oriented programming through animation. Students learn how to create their own animation which can be a story, interactive game, or a basic dance. While making their animation, students will learn the basic structure of programming without using any technical programming language. These concepts will be used to populate a virtual world and then animated. Objects within that world can be people, animals, and vehicles. While making games and animations students are learning the principles behind Java, C++, and C#.
Students work in teams of two per computer. Parents are invited on the last half hour of the last day for a demonstration. Each student will go home with a disc of his or her game. A materials fee is due to Funutation on the first day of class. Students should bring their own lunch, snacks, and beverage daily.
In Digital Audio Production, your child will learn how to make digital audio on a computer. Your child will explore how to create sounds from digital instruments, mix, loop, and sample pieces of audio. Students will make a radio commercial, podcast, and other digital audio productions.
Students work in teams of two per computer. Parents are invited on the last half hour of the last day for a demonstration. Each student gets to take home a CD of the audio they created. A materials fee is due to Funutation on the first day of class. Students should bring their own lunch, snacks, and beverage daily.
Create professional looking designer graphics. Students learn the basics of image editing and go through the functions and tools of the GIMP. Basic techniques such as cropping, rotating, removing red eye, and cloning. This course shows non-designers how to create or manipulate graphics for many uses. We also cover the more advanced techniques of working with layers and masks. We have easy-to-follow techniques and tips for using the advanced features that will spark your creativity and lead to amazing graphics.
Students work in teams of two per computer. Parents are invited on the last half hour of the last day for a demonstration. Each student will go home with a disc of his or her photos. A materials fee is due to Funutation on the first day of class.
Explore your digital camera and get skilled at taking great photos. Our course is designed to teach novice photographers the basic techniques of digital photography. We clearly explain everything you need to know about using your camera's controls to capture great photos. Topics range from how to hold your camera to more advanced techniques such as night photography and fireworks photos, independent of specific digital camera or lens.
Students work in teams of two per computer. Parents are invited on the last half hour of the last day for a demonstration. Each student will go home with a disc of his or her photos. A materials fee is due to Funutation on the first day of class. Students should bring their own lunch, snacks, and beverage daily.
Discover the Steven Spielberg within your child! Students learn the basics of digital video production,
script writing, storyboarding, camera operation and shot composition. They will create documentaries, ads or
comedy sketch videos. Editing software will be used to add effects, audio and graphics to their projects.
The final production is transferred to your thumb drive for the kids to take home for the premiere showing to their family
and friends.
Students work in teams of four to six. Parents are invited on the last half hour of the last day for a
demonstration. Each student will go home with their videos on their thumb drive. A materials fee is due to
Funutation on the first day of class. Students should bring their own lunch, snacks, and beverage daily.
Our computer camps stress teamwork and sharing. Kids will get an introduction to computer terms and concepts. Our course covers keyboarding the alphabet (upper and lower case letters), time, math, shapes, and science. Help Tux the Penguin eat his dinner before the fish pass him by, or save your city. Carefully but quickly type the right letters on the keyboard to win! There will be short a practice sessions to prepare you for battle. This is important! You won't have time to peek at the keyboard for the right letter!
Students work in teams of two per computer. Parents are invited on the last half hour of the last day for a demonstration. Each student will go home with a disc of the software used in the class. A materials fee is due to Funutation on the first day of class. Students should bring their own lunch, snacks, and beverage daily.
Tux the Penguin needs your help. You can play "Space Cadet”, “Ace”,
or “Comet Zap”. Using 10 soldiers and the keyboard you can save Tux. Carefully
but quickly type the right letters on the keyboard to win! Remember, "hunt and
peck" is the enemy. There will be short practice sessions to prepare you for battle.
This video game style interface helps students become more effective typists. By the time
you finish our class, you'll go from home row to space hero!
LEARN THE BASICS OF SELLING ON EBAY! This course is designed to introduce you to the
exciting world of selling and shopping on eBay. During this slide show presentation you
will learn the fundamentals of how to sell your items on eBay. Setting up an Account;
Description, Photos, Pricing, Payment (PayPal); Shipping Options; Return Policy. Learn
how to avoid classic scams and sneaky sellers. We also cover the fundamental skills needed
to bid on and purchase items. Optional: Workshop notebook $20.00.
Learn the secrets of Internet Dating or just making friends online. Safety is most important.
We will teach you to watch out for scams as you search for people that have ideas in common with yours.
Start with your warm relationships by “friending” your children, grandchildren, and other people you
know on Facebook and Twitter. Explore dating sites like Match and EHarmony to meet a life partner.
Sorry, we cannot be responsible for your internet relationships. Funutation means Fun & Education!
Learn the Basics of Selling on eBay! This course is designed to introduce you to the exciting
world of selling and shopping on eBay. During this slide show presentation you will learn the
fundamentals of how to sell your items on eBay. Setting Up an Account; Description, Photos,
Pricing, Payment (PayPal); Shipping Options; Return Policy. We also cover the fundamental skills
needed to bid on and purchase items. Funutation means Fun & Education! Optional Workshop
notebook $20.00.
Learn to take great shots with your camera and then get them on your computer.
Is a 12 Megapixel camera really better than a 6 Megapixel camera? We will show you
why sometimes 6 Megapixels can be better. Edit your pictures and then email them to your
friends or post them on Facebook. Bring your camera to class and we will show you how to
use it. Funutation means Fun & Education!
Make a digital photography presentation or develop a dynamic business presentation for
your new business. We will start with the basics like adding text and icons. Then we
will get fancy and add animations and time your presentation. Remember, you make the
presentation talk and PowerPoint and make it sing! Funutation means Fun & Education.
Optional workbook: $20.00
Dig into the guts of your computer! Learn how to disassemble, reassemble, and
upgrade your computer's hardware! You'll learn what each part of the computer
is and what it does. After troubleshooting any hardware problems, students
will learn how to install and configure an operating system.
Over 20 hands-on electronics projects made with an electronics kit that you get to keep!
Kids learn electronics and physics in a fun way. Make all the projects, and do them
again at home or make your own. Kids get to work at their own pace. Students will
learn about and keep solder-less circuit boards, resistors, capacitors, light-emitting
diodes, transistors, speaker, photocells and potentiometers. This early introduction
to electronics is exciting and fun while teaching crucial electronic concepts.
Build and control a (SumoBot®) robot that can detect an opponent and avoid obstacles. A computer program
is used to set and modify the robots' movements. Learn mechanical design, construction and programming.
Students work in teams of two per computer. Battle for control Sumo-style; try to win the robot competition
in the final class. A 35.00 Lab fee may apply, check the listing in your community.
Build & take home a Jungle Robot. Assemble the gear box, mesh the gears, and
watch the robot move from the clap of your hands. Insert the circuit board,
add the microphone and battery, connect the motor, and voila! Your Jungle
Robot is ready to swing across a clothes line. Other robots will be built
and tested for strength up an incline, or battle in a sumo-style wrestling
match. Tires, wires, and controllers are used and re-used as multiple
designs are made. (Sumo robots cannot be taken home).
This soccer-playing, remote-controlled Botball Robot can kick, move
backwards and forward, turn right and left, and make a circle.
Plus, after you build it, you get to keep it! You control the
Robot with an infra-red remote control unit. The controller
allows up to four robots to compete in a soccer match. You can
also use your Botball Robot for kickball, golf, dribbling, and
as a sumo wrestler. Build other robots too (cannot take these
home to keep).
Be part of the design and engineering team that builds a working Roller
Coaster. Make it fun and fast, but make sure it's safe too. Make steep
inclines, exciting drops and learn hands-on the mechanics of a Roller
Coaster. The coaster will be 3.5 ft. long and 3 ft. high. Make other
rides like a Ferris wheel, or swing ride. Your student will build the Octopus
Whirl, which they can take home to enjoy later.
Students work in teams of two per computer. Parents
are invited on the last half hour of the last day for a demonstration. Each student
will go home with a disc of the software used in the class. A materials fee is due
to Funutation on the first day of class. Students should bring their own lunch,
snacks, and beverage daily.
Students will work on fun electronics projects and create their own LED
remote control unit. The controller manipulates a 3D environment on the
computer. This course will teach students the basics of computers, electronics,
transistors, and diodes. The experience is further enhanced with 3D glasses they
will make for an even more real 3D experience.
Students work in teams of two per computer. Parents are invited
on the last half hour of the last day for a demonstration. Each student will go home with
a disc of the software used in the class. A materials fee is due to Funutation on the first
day of class. Students should bring their own lunch, snacks, and beverage daily.
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