Yes, my friends, it is Computer Science Education Week 2017. Time to celebrate Hour of Code. In honor of this year’s HOC, Flocabulary has chosen to offer some of its STEM videos for free. The videos are appropriate for 3rd grade and up, and cover topics from “What is the Internet?” to “Coding: Conditionals.” If … Read more
I love Rock the Lab, an incredible resource from @learnmoorestuff. She has recently updated her Hour of Code page, and the layout is awesome. It includes links to the basic computer science lessons for each grade level, the activities that have been especially developed for Hour of Code, an Hour of Code Hyperdoc, and a … Read more
A few years ago, I thought I would help out the parents of my gifted and talented students by writing about some games, toys, or books that I thought might make good purchases during the holiday season. I called the series of posts, “Gifts for the Gifted,” and I have continued to do it annually on every … Read more
The value of social networking never ceases to amaze me. Yesterday, I tweeted the blog post I had shared about the Hopscotch Snowflake tutorial. I received a reply from an educator in Maryland, @mrdulberger, inviting anyone interested to attend a webinar today called “Coding in the Class.” The webinar will be hosted by the students … Read more
As you prepare for next week’s global Hour of Code, I wanted to offer a few more resources for those of you who might still be trying to decide whether or not to participate. Ashley Cronin has written a nice article for Edutopia that summarizes resources for the Hour of Code and beyond. One of … Read more
If you’re looking for a new mobile app to try for Hour of Code, Box Island might be the one for you. The full version is not available yet, but there is an Hour of Code version that you can get for free in the iTunes or Google Play app store. There are 20 levels … Read more