JeanCarl BissonHow to help your child learn to codeI’ve been seeing more and more teenagers get into coding and attend hackathons. It’s exciting to see that technology not only powers the…Jan 12, 2019Jan 12, 2019
JeanCarl BissonLiving a digital life in a physical worldIt’s been a decade since smartphones became a part of many people’s daily lifestyle. As technology has advanced, at what seems to be…Jan 5, 2019Jan 5, 2019
JeanCarl BissonHow to Train Virtual TJBot in Node-REDThis week marks the second anniversary of the lovable TJBot DIY maker kit that allows you to build your own programmable cardboard robot…Nov 6, 2018Nov 6, 2018
JeanCarl BissonHow I Built a TJBot PumpkinGiven that today is Halloween and nothing is more fun than connecting some IoT hardware up to a pumpkin to scare trick-or-tweeters, young…Nov 1, 2018Nov 1, 2018
JeanCarl BissonTrain TJBot to Play Rock Paper Scissors in Node-REDBack in grade school, one of the common games played on the playground was called Rock Paper Scissors. You could choose rock (a closed…Jun 2, 2018Jun 2, 2018
JeanCarl BissonTrain TJBot to be a DJBot in Node-REDIt’s almost summer time and what better companion is there to that hickory smoked barbecue than some music. In this tutorial, I’ll show how…May 29, 2018May 29, 2018
JeanCarl BissonIoT Civic Hackathon — Part II: Kickoff CeremonyOn Friday night, the kickoff ceremony for the AT&T IoT Civic Hackathon featured a number of first responders and folks from over 50 public…Apr 24, 2018Apr 24, 2018
JeanCarl BissonAT&T IoT Civic Hackathon — Part I: The RodeoOn Friday and Saturday, AT&T and FirstNet, along with sponsors including IBM, hosted an IoT Civic Hackathon in Fishers, Indiana. This…Apr 23, 2018Apr 23, 2018
JeanCarl BissonParticipation required…no (specific) skills requiredEvery so often I attend a conference where there’s an activity that requires a specific skillset that only a subset of the attendees seem…Apr 15, 2018Apr 15, 2018
JeanCarl BissonSeven Tips from Bluehack MentorsThis week I was in New York to mentor at a Bluehack event. The first day of the hackathon was focused on design thinking and understanding…Apr 8, 2018Apr 8, 2018