Scratch is a great “blockly” based programming application that will help you understand and work with the basic concepts and logical thinking behind programming languages. Appropriate for all ages, Scratch is available to for download from MIT or online from the same site. Do you...
Google and the National Park Service have collaborated to help promote coding, programming and computer science with kids across the world. The current holiday coding project leads students through programming the lights with a series of variables and settings. When finished, you can submit your tree design,...
Mobile Apps are where the next wave of programmers will find themselves working. For every java or html based website, there will eventually need to be an accompanying mobile app. MIT’s App Inventor 2 platform does a great job of introducing students to the concepts...
If you haven’t tried out Scratch yet, it is time to get on the coding and programming bandwagon. The tutorial below will lead you through creating a maze on Scratch. This lesson will introduce you to the concepts of sprite movement, color sensing, and creating...
With the recent success and subsequent disappearance of FlappyBird, you can make your own playable version on MIT's Scratch software platform. These series of tutorials will give you a good starting point. From here you can elaborate, expand, and enhance.
As part of their initiative to introduce computer science and programming to students across the world, code.org partnered with multiple online learning sites to put on the “hour of code” event in 2013. Since then, the code.org website has continued to add to it’s collection...
Great resource that helps you learn Python programming for free. The site not only includes a selection of tutorials, but also an innerface to let you preview your programming results live. “Whether you are an experienced programmer or not, this website is intended for everyone...
Scratch is a great introduction to programming for students of all ages. With its simple to understand interface, and great price point (it’s free), it is a great educational tool for every computer classroom. Start by downloading the free application from MIT’s scratch website: http://scratch.mit.edu/ Next, take some time...
In the tradition of MIT’s great programming education platform, scratch, they have again created a mobile platform app creator. Using the same drag and drop model, students are exposed to a new “real world” application of computer programming skills. From MIT’s App Inventor website: “With...
Today's students will not only need to know how to use technology as an end user, but also as a developer. As technology finds its way into everything we do and use, there are people who are creating the code and technology behind the scenes. Tomorrow's computer courses should be less learning how to use the software, and more learning how to write that software. Here are some great resources to help kids get started. Easy enough for even the most elementary understanding of programming.
