Have you ever wanted to write a script for a Play?

YouMe Script is a Google Drive integrated free online collaborative scriptwriting program. 

Quandry

Quandry is a game where players shape the future of a new society while learning how to recognize ethical issues and deal with challenging situations in their own lives.

Lead a new human colony on a distant planet. They must make difficult decisions in which there are no clear right or wrong answers but important consequences – to themselves, to others in the colony and to the planet Braxos.

University of Reddit

Online Learning from the University of Reddit, featuring online learning opportunities on a huge variety of topics, including film making, coding and beginner Japanese in Minecraft!

The 100th birthday of the National Park Service

To mark the 100th birthday of the National Park Service in 2016, explore its locations, stories, and thousands of artifacts. From America's "crown jewels" of breathtaking parklands to cultural sites and historic treasures, the National Park Service museum collections provides a window into the United States: past, present and future.

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Design mazes on OpenSCad

OpenSCAD is an open source solid software modeler that allows you to use a declarative format to specify the shape of the object that you want to create. As a programmer, I find this so incredibly exciting that I got into 3D modeling since it lets me declare my objects in a familiar fashion. I have always been interested in procedurally generated objects; these are shapes that are created by using an algorithm that contains a random element in it. When I started using OpenSCAD, I realized that it was expressive enough to be a good tool to create them.

Tutorial

Virtual reality at YHS

A Virtual Reality experience starting with a simple viewer that we have in our library. Once you have it, you can explore a variety of apps that unfold all around you.

Grab your smart phone or tablet. Scan the barcode on the bottom of the viewer to get started.

This document will be updated as new experiences become available

Pixar and Khan Academy Release Free Online Course for Aspiring Animators

This new series of behind-the-scenes introductory videos and online exercises introduces computer science fundamentals by taking a closer look at the tools Pixar engineers and artists use to craft some of your favorite animated movies. There are two series with a couple dozen videos each which give the animation nerds in your life, young and old, a chance to get a sense of what it’s like to work at Pixar.

Pixar in a Box

My Maps

Did you know there is a collaborative mapping tool built right in to Google Drive? You can create some interesting maps with video and picture place marks along the way. The map above shows the territory under the rule of Genghis Khan and the Silk Road. It was made by 8 9th graders in social studies class. to get started, here's a cheat sheet.

Build With Chrome

Welcome to Build - the largest LEGO® set the world has ever seen. Developed with the latest web technology in Chrome, Build is a place for everyone to imagine, create and explore building with LEGO bricks online. 

Once you’ve completed something, publish it on the map, and share it with your friends. You can also become a certified Master Builder with the Build Academy; complete a series of exciting challenges over different locations and unlock cool new LEGO bricks along the way.