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IMPORTANT NOTE: Some digital resources below allow access for students using their EDU Google account. Some platforms are not covered in our Third Party Permission note for school use and therefore families are responsible for managing home use. For more information on this, please contact the school directly.
Scratch
Scratch
Device: Access through browser on all devicesCost: Free, sign up required to save projects.
About:
Scratch (version 3.0) is the latest iteration of the block-based coding language created by MIT's Lifelong Kindergarten Group.It is not required to create an account to use Scratch but if your child wants to save projects they are working on, you should assist them in setting up a login (no personal details are required). Scratch has some great getting started tutorials and guides you can access by clicking here.About:
Typing Club
Typing Club
Device: Access using PC or Mac (full keyboard required) Cost: Free for basic account, sign up required.
About:
TypingClub is a typing and keyboarding program with lessons and incentives that help kids learn to touch-type (typing using all fingers, without looking at the keyboard). It guides students through brief, easily digestible keyboarding lessons with a set of corresponding speed and accuracy assessments for each. Set your child up with an account, and away they go! Users progress through the program independently.About:
Scratch Jnr
Scratch Jnr
Device: iOS Cost: Free
About:
ScratchJr is an introductory programming language that enables young children (ages 5-7) to create their own interactive stories and games. Children snap together graphical programming blocks to make characters move, jump, dance, and sing. Children can modify characters in the paint editor, add their own voices and sounds, even insert photos of themselves -- then use the programming blocks to make their characters come to life.About:
Free lesson plans are available by clicking here.
Hopscotch
Hopscotch
Device: iOS Cost: Free
About:
For younger students, Hopskotch is an iPad app that allows kids to program their own games and animations, letting their creativity run wild while learning the basics of programming. The programming language Hopskotch uses works with drag and drop scripts that activate when “play” is pressed. As the students advance, they can add more features and custom events to run their code. Free lesson plans are available by clicking here and signing up.About:
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