Exploring with Grades 7 to 12
Exploring with Apps:
Exploring Online:
Exploring with Tech Toys:
Codecademy is a free online resources that teaches students how to code. Some of the skills and tasks include interactive websites, Java, HTML, CSS, Python.
Sphero allows students to learn, play and explore the world of programming robots. Students can program or remote control the tech toy. The approximate cost of a Sphero is $140. There are also many free iOS and Android Apps that can be used to program and explore with Sphero. Sphero Education also has coding challenges for all ages available for free online.
Hopscotch is an iOs App allows users to use a drop and drag process to create their own games. Coding skills such as variables, conditionals, and loops are used to create the games. Designers can share their games for others to play. Easy to follow tutorials are also available.
Khan Academy is a free online course that teaches students the basics to JavaScript, HTML/CSS. Students need an email as well as parent permission to sign up for this free course. It is recommended that teachers sign up and set up their class to track student progress.
Thimble is an online editor that allows students to easily create, design, and publish websites while learning JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Teachers create an account and have students sign into the account the user name and password shared by the teacher.
Lego Mindstorms allow students to build and program robots out of Lego. Students can design robots to complete a specific task. The robots are controlled by a laptop that has the programming software or the Lego education programming App. Video of Mindstorms in action.
Lego We Do's allow students to use authentic Lego to build projects or create projects that are coding to make movement. The coding software allows students to use a drag and drop process to make their creation move. Each Lego We Do kit is approximately $240. The software needs to be downloaded onto a computer.
The Kano is a kit that allows students to build a computer. The kit also comes with software that allows students to complete challenges and solve problems using basic coding skills
