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Cynthia's Tips

Hour of Code Doesn't Go Anywhere!

The Hour of Code website doesn't go away after Computer Science Education Week. It sticks around all year and you can use the resources whenever you want! Check out the Hour of Code website as well as their activities page to explore all the coding activities they have available to you.

Google CS First

The Google CS First curriculum is FREE and available to you whenever you'd like it. They will even send you free materials to use with your classroom if you'd like to have them. There are several different topics to interest your students and they can learn the basics of Scratch coding with each of them. As the teacher, you get a dashboard to track the progress of your students as they work through the units. CS First has all the resources you will need and you can use it even if you know nothing about coding! This is best suited for students ages 9-14.

Robots

I mentioned Dash and Dot as well as Robot Mice. These are awesome tools to teach coding to younger students. Dash and Dot require a device to code them and you really only need Dash - Dot is an extra tool. Robot Mice do not use a device, you can code with the bot itself.

Kelly's Tips

Ozobots

Ozobots are a great starting point for coding because you can use either color codes with markers or block coding on ozoblockly.com. There are tons of pre-made lessons with cross-curricular content in their Educator Lesson Library.

Beebots

Beebots are floor robots that can be programmed on the bee. There's no need for any other device to learn beginning coding with Beebots. These are a great robot to use with your youngest scholars.

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi is a small, computer which you build yourself and can learn the coding language Python and get started with digital making. There are tons of resources on their website. I had the opportunity to attend Picademy last June in Denver and it was an amazing experience that really opened up my mind to the possibilities of coding and digital making in schools.

Ann's Tips

Learn about Coding with Hello Ruby

I love sharing the Hello Ruby books with teachers and students! Adventures in Coding, Journey inside the Computer and Expedition to the Internet… are a "whimsical way to learn about computers, programming and technology." You’ll love the hands on activities included in each book and enjoy learning adventures with Ruby and her friends! Check out helloruby.com for all kinds of incredible resources, ideas, and lesson plans.

CSinSF.org is a treasure chest of resources for Computer Science

csinsf.org is one of my all time FAVORITE resources to share with others! It is a treasure chest of computer science and coding resources! From CSTA Standards, to a PK-12 Scope and Sequence, to grade level and content specific resources, teachers have everything they need to get started with coding right here! Shoutout to the awesome team at the San Francisco Unified School District for all of their hard work creating this site! Thank hyou for sharing it with the world!

Learn about Code with the Flipgrid Explorer Series

Team Flipgrid is excited to show your students the design and development of Flipgrid and engage them in creating and coding their own projects. In addition to our behind-the-scenes videos at Flipgrid Studios, each Topic is equipped with a variety of resources and activities curated by the wonderful Karly Moura. You can launch all six Topics right into your classroom grid!

6️⃣Topics available in the Disco Library

INFO at blog.flipgrid.com/explorer