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Code Monster from Crunchzilla

Code Monster from Crunchzilla is live Javascript programming for fun. The focus is on action. Code changes immediately yield visible results. Projects start with simple boxes and colors, rapidly progressing into exciting experiments with simple animation and fractals. Important programming … Continue reading

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Code School – Code School

Code School is an online learning platform that teaches a variety of programming and web design skills. Courses range from beginner to advanced levels and you get to earn rewards and badges as you learn. Our courses use screencasts and … Continue reading

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Calico – IPRE Wiki

The Calico Project is a framework for learning, doing, and playing with computation. At its core is an integrated editor, interactive console, and social interaction framework for exploring computer science through modern, dynamic languages. It is designed to be a … Continue reading

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DevTech Research Group at Tufts University

CHERP (Creative Hybrid Environment for Robotic Programming) is a hybrid tangible/graphical computer language designed to provide an engaging introduction to computer programming for young children in both formal and informal educational settings. With CHERP you can create programs for robots … Continue reading

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6 Tips To Get Your Kids Excited About Coding — THE Journal

By Jen Mozen 10/23/13 Teaching kids how to code is top of mind for many people these days. With all the discussions about bolstering STEM education in the United States (not to mention STEM+ and STEAM) and with all the … Continue reading

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Mitch Resnick: Let’s teach kids to code

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#hack4good | Geeklist International hackathon series

The Geeklist #Hack4good series run and power hackathon events around the world to present problems, form teams and solve the problems using each of our individual strengths in technology. We are comprised of software engineers and hackers, ui/ux designers, product … Continue reading

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Go Ahead, Mess With Texas Instruments – Phil Nichols – The Atlantic

Why educational technologies should be more like graphing calculators and less like iPads. An Object Lesson. PHIL NICHOLS AUG 30 2013, 11:03 AM ET Last year, while cleaning out the basement of my childhood home, I discovered a plastic storage … Continue reading

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Education Week: Computer Coding Lessons Expanding for K-12 Students

Educators develop creative ways to teach coding through gaming By Michelle R. Davis South Hills High School teacher Saleta Thomas bills her class as a digital game-design program for students. But once students opt to take the class, they start … Continue reading

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OPINION: Learning to Code Isn’t Enough | EdSurge News

Shuchi Grover The 2020 Science report released in 2005 observed that science was changing in a subtle but fundamental way–from the use of computing to support scientific work, to integrating Computer Science (CS) concepts and tools into the very fabric … Continue reading

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