Use the links below to play some of the Digital Passport games from Common Sense Media, and the Interland game from Google.
Here's the Common Sense Media Family Media Agreement, which is a useful tool for discussing media use concretely as a family.
In December each year, upper grades (3-6) learn about coding in the library. We try offline activities that get us started with computational thinking, and we work with robots and online coding software. Fourth grade and up learns to use Scratch to code. Here are some of the coding activities we have tried:
Scratch is the world’s largest coding community for children and a coding language with a simple visual interface that allows young people to create digital stories, games, and animations. Scratch is designed, developed, and moderated by the Scratch Foundation, a nonprofit organization.
Scratch promotes computational thinking and problem solving skills; creative teaching and learning; self-expression and collaboration; and equity in computing.
Scratch is always free and is available in more than 70 languages.