Coding and Programming
Teach Coding with Ozobots and Bee Bots!
Ozobot is a highly motivating robot that can inspire student learning. It reinforces sequential thinking, logical reasoning and coding concepts, and can be integrated into any content area. Ozobots are primarily used with upper elementary and middle school students. Although all age students are motivated to use BeeBots, it is mostly used with K-3 students.
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CODE.org
Launched in 2013, Code.org® is a non-profit dedicated to expanding access to computer science. They launched Hour of Code in December of 2014 and it inspired tens of millions of students across the world to try coding.
CODE STUDIO, studio.code.org
Code Studio has an EXTENSIVE amount of resources and information for educators and for students in learning to code. Learn more and access easy PD courses to learn how to teach coding to your students, plus lesson plans and materials. This is the best site out there.
Launched in 2013, Code.org® is a non-profit dedicated to expanding access to computer science. They launched Hour of Code in December of 2014 and it inspired tens of millions of students across the world to try coding.
CODE STUDIO, studio.code.org
Code Studio has an EXTENSIVE amount of resources and information for educators and for students in learning to code. Learn more and access easy PD courses to learn how to teach coding to your students, plus lesson plans and materials. This is the best site out there.
- Create a Class, Assign lessons and Track Student Progress.
- Students learn coding through game-like simulations.
- There are 4 courses designed to gradually progress students through the levels, pre-readers through Middle School.
- Students can take an accelerated course, or participate in the APP Lab, where students can program their own apps.
Coding for Chromebook Classrooms
Click here to learn and explore coding activities for Grades 2 and up.
Software Programming and Coding Glossary for Kids
Programming skills are incredibly useful, particularly when kids learn at an early age. Knowing how to code opens doors to new careers and develops the ability to think in logical ways. As students explore lessons, games, or activities, they do not always know all of the coding jargon. Click here to check out this great glossary for kids on programming and coding.
Thanks so much to The Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey Council, Troop #1407, who recommended this glossary! They thought it was a great suggestion, as it includes additional resources to help those who want to dive deeper into learning about coding & programming. |
CS Unplugged
CS Unplugged is a collection of free learning activities that teach Computer Science through games and puzzles that use cards, string, crayons and lots of running around. The activities introduce students to concepts such as binary numbers, algorithms and data compression without technology... completely unplugged! No programming is required to engage with these ideas! |
Computer Language for Beginners
This resource comes highly recommended for students who are curious about how websites are created. Learn about HTML, a special language that tells a computer how to display the different parts that make up a website. Learn all about it here. This great website was recommended by Megan. |
This website has some great games, kid friendly programming tools and courses where you can learn to code. Make a website, make pictures of your friends dance, or do anything else you can think of. The sky’s the limit with these open-ended creative programs. Take apps & tools that are already out there and play around with them to make your own unique creations. This great website was recommended by Steven Haley. |