Bits, Bytes & Bots – North Atlanta

Some of Bits, Bytes & Bots programs and classes include:

Intro Game Creation
If you think playing computer games is fun, think what a blast learning to program your own games will be. Your imagination is the limit as you use GameMaker software to create maze, strategy, and a variety of other types of games. You’ll learn about creating sprites, objects, events and actions. Design a room, make it look the way you want, add objects and play your game. We’ll teach you how to display health, lives, score, splash screens and high score tables. Using drag and drop programming, you’ll be creating exciting, professional looking games you can play with your friends.

In this class students will learn how to create their own short animated stories, or cartoons. Students will learn how to draw objects, animate pre-made models, and use timelines and layers.
After the animation is complete, movie editing software will then be used to add titles and sound.
At the end of class, students will be given a CD with all the animation projects the class has done. This class is great for anyone interested in art and computer animation.

Stop-Motion Movie Making
A Brick film is an animated film that uses LEGO® characters and pieces (as well as other manipulatives) to tell a story. If you’ve ever wanted to direct your own movies or like making up stories, then this camp is for you. Using cameras, animation software, and video editing software, you’ll create multi-scene movies with transitions, titles, credits, sound effects and narration. Design your own set with backgrounds, characters, and scenery.

Roaring Into Robots (with LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT)

This exciting class teaches you how to program the newest LEGO® Mindstorms® NXT robots, the coolest robot available. You will use your new skills to meet such challenges as moving objects, defeating obstacles and beating your opponent at a Sumo battle. This class will introduce programming concepts such as repeat loops and if/then statements, and sensor use will also be taught.

Coach Rick Andreassen

Coach Rick Andreassen has over 26 years experience as a Teacher, Coach, Lecturer and as a Children’s Minister. In 1997 Rick founded the Christian Homeschool Athletic Association of Florida, which currently reaches over 5,000 Homeschool Students per week throughout Florida, Texas, and Las Vegas, Nevada and has just launched it’s first out-of-country program in Guatemala and Zambia, Africa. Coach Rick is a Psychology Major with an emphasis on Early Childhood Development, and a Certified Minister. Rick has recently been inducted into the “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers”, a national recognition to honor the most respected teachers in our country. He is the first Homeschool Educator to ever received this award.

Coach Rick was elected to carry the Olympic Torch in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics to represent all the Homeschool Families throughout the United States and the World.

The heart of Rick’s message is always “God is Faithful!!!”

Zoo Atlanta

Let the Zoo come to YOU! A trained educator presents an exciting program using live animals, biofacts like bones and fun activities to your students. This popular program gives your students a connection to animals and conservation without ever leaving the classroom!

Mr. Science Teacher

Mr. Science Teacher, Matthew Poston, is a licensed by the Illinois State Board of Education to teach physics, chemsitry, and mathematics. He has over 20 years of teaching experience! He wows students at the KidsZone & Worldview Teen Track events with hands-on science activities that are load’s of fun!

Matthew Poston, wows students with unique hands-on science activities, for loads of science fun. Children in the KidsZone & Worldview Teen Track events set up science labs, makes instant snow, practice with gyroscopes, dynamos, gears and gadgets, explore electricity and more.

Kids Party DJ’s

Joshua, Jonathan, and Abigail Ling from All Star Kids Party DJs

They have entertained at hundreds of kids’ parties with their father, Keith Ling. Two homeschooled brothers, they enjoy entertaining children with music, games, and non-stop fun! All Star Kids Party DJs specializes in fun dance parties for children up to 13 years of age.Always a KidsZone favorite, all music played is guaranteed to be clean and age appropriate. Visit their website at Kids Party DJs.