Coding

Why Engage Kids with Learning to Code

• understanding code helps explain the world
• learning to code develops problem solving and computational thinking skills
• coding is FUN!

Resources:

• CodeBC
  • linking coding applications to the BC curriculum and the Core Competencies
  • guide on computational thinking- way of thinking of how the world works using the logic of code
• Hour of Code
  • one hour tutorials for lesson plans
• Scratch
  • allows students to code small interactive stories, games and animations and share with others in the online community
  • developed with the idea that it could be used in education from the start of its inceptions so there are many resources
• Glitch
  • a simple tool for creating web apps and a friendly, creative community of coders
• Computer Science Unplugged
  • teaching computer science without a computer

I looked at CodeMonkey, which is designed for preschoolers to introduce to coding. It was really fun and a great introduction to sequencing without requiring students to have language- they just need to understand what arrows mean.

see https://bit.ly/336Code for more app options.