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Volunteer Bob Paulin Turns Kids on to Tech with Devoxx4Kids (Video)

You can call Bob Paulin 'Coach' and he'll probably respond, because he's been coaching youth football since 2005. Now he's also coaching what you might call 'youth science and technology' as the Chicagoland organizer of Devoxx4Kids.org. A motto on the group's website says, 'Game programming, robotics, engineering for kids in a fun way!' And that's what the group is all about, as Bob says in this video (and in the accompanying transcript for those who prefer reading over watching).

12 comments

  1. King Frosty turns story into his kingdom! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    god

  2. motto my botto by edittard · · Score: 1

    That's not a motto, it's a frickin' list.

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    At the bottom of the /. main page it says 'Yesterday's News'. Well they got that right.
    1. Re:motto my botto by daemonhunter · · Score: 1

      Venatus vestibulum robotics, ipsum amet metus in modum

      Better? :)

  3. Transcript by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    (and in the accompanying transcript for those who prefer reading over watching).

    Which is pretty much all of Slashdot.

  4. Penis-owners too ? Tell sexist shit Zuckerberg ! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Not passing on discrimination to our children is how you fight discrimination.

  5. Broken link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    The "Devoxx4kids.org" link in the article is broken; it goes to a 404 error page on Slashdot. Did you forget the http:// part?

    1. Re:Broken link by Roblimo · · Score: 1

      Thanks for noticing. Fixed.

  6. xxx4kids? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    This guy looks like a PAEDOPHILE

    1. Re:xxx4kids? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      No, he looks like a football coach ... oh. Never mind.

  7. "Turns kids on" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    > Turns kids on...

    Why don't you have a seat over there.

  8. CoderDojo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    CoderDojo is another volunteer effort introducing kids to coding and related areas, including engineering with Arduino / Raspberry Pi, etc.

    CoderDojo is in 35 countries so far: http://coderdojo.com/

  9. and where are the jobs? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Go on, turn kids on to tech. Then tell them the truth that tech jobs are taken by H1B visa holders and they can't have those jobs.

    Oh wait, they won't do that!