As a part of our weekly homeschool programs, the S.T.E.A.M. advocates at We Create Tech visit the Teen Center every 2nd Wednesday for Coding and Robotics workshops. Homeschooled kids and teens ages 7-17 are invited to explore and experience technology and art in hands-on workshops.
Springtime with Coding & Robotics with We Create Tech
In April and May, We Create Tech introduced the kids to Augmented Reality (AR) and Teachable Machines (aka Artificial Intelligence).
Summertime with Color My World with Microsoft
To start off the summer, We Create Tech did a program on artificial intelligence (AI). Shana Sanders, the instructor, had kids and teens brainstorm ideas for a short film. After some deliberations, the participants settle on this idea together: a teenage girl living in a cottage with her dog discovers a map to a hidden treasure chest in the woods. Embarking on an adventure through the dark forest, the protagonist searches for the gold despite the dangers. Using Google’s Flow AI, the teens typed a prompt describing the plot to bring their idea to life. However, because it’s AI, their first attempt was not successful. With AI generators, the prompts must be specific and concise, or else the product will be completely different from the original intentions. With some trial and error, Google Flow finally generated a short film that all the participants were happy to watch, and true to their original idea. The group built on this knowledge and created a short AI Animation called Pravda Blows Up the Science Lab using ChatGPT.
Fall and Winter with We Create Tech – AI website building
In September, the homeschool kids use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to design their own websites and apps. Pravda’s website: a food delivery service combining lawn mowing. With elderly people as her audience, Pravda thought it would be a good idea if a delivery person not only delivers food but also mows people’s lawns while there. Wes’s app: a big fan of stop-motion film decided to create an app to help with the process. An app for users to create stop motion by simply taking multiple photos and automatically creating a video. Leot’s website: a video game set in the forest where the player must avoid the mushrooms or risk restarting the game. Noel’s app: an app to help people in need find essential items near them, called Essential Finder. With the location on, a person could look up the closest resources near them in Atlanta. While these ideas were just prototypes for the kids to start thinking about web and app designs, the program showed the kids that the possibilities are limitless with AI.
In November, We Create Tech brought in special guest T-Pain into the Best Buy Teen Tech Center! Okay, not really, but We Create Tech did bring Soapbox representatives who provided a close enough second to the real thing: virtual reality. Soapbox is a VR company in Atlanta, making the concert experience more accessible to everyone. Using VR Headsets, each kid got to see T-Pain play on stage as if he were there.
In December, the homeschool kids use Earsketch, a website that combines music production with AI and coding. With a quick tutorial on how to use the website from the instructor, Shana, the kids were free to create their own music. As a small project, the homeschool kids were tasked with creating 8 bars of music. Some kids created whacking music, and some created hip-hop beats. Afterwards, many were so inspired by the beats they created that they wanted to move to the recording studio.
We Create Tech's homeschool coding workshops continue in 2026 with the same event title. Register here to attend, opens a new window!
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