![]() Having an author visit is so exciting, and so worth it, but a little pricey. Virtually an Author Visit (elementary-high English, Science, Social Studies) If you are interested in learning more about organizations which support girls learning coding, or you want to start a coding club at your school, check out these links: The “Top Ten Ways Families Can Encourage Girls’ Interest in Computing” article also works for boys. Among the many resources are a PowerPoint in English and a downloadable poster in Spanish showing the possible career and education paths in computer science. There are some resources for teachers to help diversify their computer science classes by recruiting more diverse, not just female, students. The National Center for Women and Information Technology has women in the name, but it is not just for women. It is funded by Google, Microsoft and The University of Canterbury (New Zealand). The topics have detailed lesson plans and curriculum integration ideas as well as programming challenges. Most activities are for students 5-10 years and cover topics such as binary numbers, sorting networks, error detection and correction and searching algorithms. If you have BrainPOP, make sure to check out the Educators page.ĬS Unplugged has activities to help you teach computer science concepts even when you are, that’s right, unplugged. This is available to BrainPop subscribers, but you can get a free trial at the link below. The list goes on.īrainPop has partnered with Vidcode (an online coding curriculum) to create Creative Coding with tutorials and coding projects. Star Wars fans can build a galaxy with code. There are 20 short tutorial and practices with the drone, each a little more complicated than the previous one. There is also a chance to help the Grinch capture all the presents and return them to Whoville by learning to program a drone and a high tech sleigh. It is rated grades 2+, but our kids loved it. Kids code to make characters dance to their choice of popular music. You can also jump right into simple coding with the activities which are super fun and grouped by grade level. There is a one-hour tutorial in 45 different languages. ![]()
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