DIY Toolkit: How to Plan a Database
source, Flickr: Christophe BENOIT “Future users of large data banks must be protected from having to know how the…
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How We’re Making “Mood Ring”
Here at YRI, we are determined to build apps and interactives that are relevant, useful, and engaging for young people.…
YRI Interns Test Mood Ring
Youth Radio Interactive has been working on a new project called Mood Ring, a mobile app that allows young people to…
DISCUSSION: Can Gaming Teach You To Be a Better Citizen?
While video games usually get a negative rap for teaching kids bad habits and manners, organizers say that games like Minecraft can actually teach important online social skills.
DIY Toolkit: How To Make An Infographic
In this lesson, we’ll walk you through the basics of making your own infographic, depending on the data at hand.
Personal Projects In Progress
Each session at Youth Radio Interactive, we give our interns a chance to work on a personal project. They can…
Parched? New App Quizzes Your Water Wasting Ways
The challenge: let’s make a game about the drought. After a two days in App Inventor, we had a functional…
Making Hip Hop History with MIT’s App Inventor (Tutorial)
Don’t consider yourself an expert coder? That shouldn’t stop you from giving this lesson a try. It’s designed for intermediate…
DIY Toolkit: How To Win A Hackathon, From Pitch To Presentation
Want to win your next (or first) hackathon? Check out these seven tips and three activities to help you and your students build their pitching skills, confidence and communication for STEM success.