15 Ways of Teaching Every Student to Code (Even Without a Computer)
Last spring, Edutopia blogger, Vicki Davis published a great resource for anyone interested in teaching students to code with or without a computer. The notion that we can teach students to code “even without a computer” is intriguing to me because as important as I believe exposure to coding is for all students, I believe (like Davis) exposure to computer science is equally important because “it impacts every career in the 21st century world.” With this in mind, I’d like to share a sampling of Davis’ recommendations below. Check out Davis’ entire blog post here. tlb
Young students:
Kodable – iPad app; useful working with students 5 and up
Upper Elementary and up:
Scratch – programming game can be downloaded or used on the Web; supported by MIT
Hopscotch – iPad app; free e-book to be used with Hopscotch in classroom
Alice – used to create a game, tell a story or make an animated video. Like Scratch is free and supported by educators
Kodu – programming tool can be used on a PC or XBox to create a game. There is also a math curriculum associated with Kodu.
Other Resources:
Lego Mindstorms
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Great resource list. My STEM coordinator just sent me a book: Help Your Kids with Computer Coding. I’ve been reading and it’s a great resource as well.
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great list of coding resources, want to add the book Help Your Kids With Computer Coding from DK publishing.
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Ways of Teaching Every Student to Code (Even Without a Computer)? I had no idea this was around. Maybe I can learn this skill, too? After I learned simple COBOL a “few” years ago. What do you think?