JavaScript

Microsoft MakeCode Arcade

Yazmin Romo — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 03:16:46 +0000

Microsoft MakeCode Arcade Yazmin Romo Wed, 03/29/2023 - 22:16

Description of Resource

Arcade Develop student programming skills by quickly creating and modding retro arcade games with Blocks and JavaScript in the MakeCode editor.

Other Requirements

Other hardware can be added so students can use send the code and play with a physical device like: Meobit, Brainpad Arcade, TinkerGen GameGo, Adafruit PyBadge, Adafruit, PyGamer, Kitronik Arcade, Ovobot Xtron Pro, Retro Arcade for Education, Adafruit EdgeBadge, Adafruit M4, Adafruit Joy Bonnet and more.

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Microsoft MakeCode - Micro:bit

Yazmin Romo — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 03:09:39 +0000

Microsoft MakeCode - Micro:bit Yazmin Romo Wed, 03/29/2023 - 22:09

Description of Resource

Micro:bit From dancing robots to banana keyboards, your micro:bit has all the features you need to create amazing projects—the possibilities are endless! In this website students can code and use the simulator to see their work or add a micro:bit. It has tutorials and lessons to use.

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Description (RTF)

A physical micro:bit V1 or V2 is not necessary, but they are fantastic for increasing student engagement and physically seeing their code in action.

Wix Education

Katie Roznai — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:03:44 +0000

Wix Education Katie Roznai Mon, 03/27/2023 - 18:03

Description of Resource

Wix uses Velo and Javascript (no HTML / CSS required) to focus on web design and creating beautiful, interactive websites.

Project-Based Learning

Let your students explore their creativity on a leading web creation platform tailored for learning. With engaging, interactive lessons and guided step-by-step activities your students can create their own websites while developing their digital literacy, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Activities are designed to cater to any age from middle school to high school.

All-Inclusive Curriculum

Get the only online curriculum designed to teach web creation in the classroom. The full suite of lesson plans, presentations and activities give you the tools you need to teach Intro to Wix and the Web, Web Creation 101, Web Design and Web Development—even if you’ve never had any experience with them before. Each lesson provides students with the perfect balance of theory and practice to learn by creating.

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Popcode

Katie Roznai — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 22:51:03 +0000

Popcode Katie Roznai Mon, 03/27/2023 - 17:51

Description of Resource

Popcode is a web-based HTML, CSS, and JavaScript coding environment that is designed for students.

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JS Bin

Katie Roznai — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 22:46:13 +0000

JS Bin Katie Roznai Mon, 03/27/2023 - 17:46

Description of Resource

Create a website using HTML, CSS, and JS.

JS Bin is an open source collaborative web development debugging tool.

What can JS Bin do?

Write code and have it both save in real-time, but also render a full preview in real-time

Help debug other people’s JavaScript, HTML or CSS by sharing and editing urls

CodeCast - where you share what you’re typing in JS Bin in real-time

Remote rendering - view the output of your JS Bin on any device on any platform, updating in real-time

Processors, including: coffee-script, LESS, Markdown and Jade.

Debug remote Ajax calls

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CodePen

Katie Roznai — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 22:38:18 +0000

CodePen Katie Roznai Mon, 03/27/2023 - 17:38

Description of Resource

Create a website in this online editor with HTML, CSS, and JS.

The best place to build, test, and discover front-end code.

CodePen is a social development environment for front-end designers and developers. Build and deploy a website, show off your work, build test cases to learn and debug, and find inspiration.

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Mobile Inclusive Learning Kit (MILK)

Katie Roznai — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 21:31:28 +0000

Mobile Inclusive Learning Kit (MILK) Katie Roznai Mon, 03/27/2023 - 16:31

Description of Resource

"MILK" modules are classroom ready educational components which teach students and developers how to create accessible mobile applications, along with demonstrating the importance of creating these apps.

Each module contains:

Appropriate background about a specific accessibility issue
Steps to emulate that issue using a provided app
Information about how to make the app accessible to the target group
Steps to demonstrate that the accessibility issue has been repaired

These activities can be used at a wide range of venues including:

Coding Camps
Classrooms
STEM Outreach Activities
Workshops

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Description (RTF)

Most of the tutorials require Android Studio. There's instructions here to install it.

Link

https://developer.android.com/studio

Computing and ICT in a Nutshell

Katie Roznai — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 21:05:02 +0000

Computing and ICT in a Nutshell Katie Roznai Mon, 03/27/2023 - 16:05

Description of Resource

This site has many simulations helpful in understanding various computer science topics taught in high school.

The index has a list of all the topics taught on this site.

Some favorites:

The Sorting Balance (can be used instead of the weighing bags activity in ECS unit 2)
Sorting Algorithms - bubble, insertion, merge
Linear vs Binary Search

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Algorithm

Binary

Coding

Computational Thinking

Erase All Kittens

Katie Roznai — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 21:22:32 +0000

Erase All Kittens Katie Roznai Wed, 03/01/2023 - 15:22

Description of Resource

Erase All Kittens teaches children to code in a completely new way. Instead of just learning simple concepts, kids can learn professional languages by changing the code of the game, in order to build and fix levels as they play.

Super fun gameplay and collectible kittens
Real-world skills including HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Builds up confidence, creativity and critical thinking

Keywords

Algorithm

Computational Thinking

Sphero

Olivia Palid — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 22:45:32 +0000

Sphero Olivia Palid Fri, 12/16/2022 - 16:45

Description of Resource

Sphero transforms the way kids PK–12 learn with a fun, comprehensive approach to STEAM (that's STEM + Art) and computer science. Our coding robots, design-and-build kits, curriculum, and engaging lessons and activities encourage exploration, imagination, and perseverance. Educators, coders, makers, artists, problem solvers, and curious-minded people everywhere use Sphero's education kits and coding robots to bring effective STEAM learning into the classroom. See why Sphero is the #1 robotics platform used in schools!

We offer coding robots and STEAM (STEM + Art) educational tools that transform the way kids and teens learn, create, and invent through coding, science, engineering, and the arts.

Check out our resources, guides, and activities to take your STEAM and computer science lessons to the next level.

Other Requirements

Different apps are available on different platforms - check website for more information.
Sphero also sells hardware in the form of robots that integrate with their apps.

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Parent and Teacher Resources

Scratch

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