If you are a regular reader, you probably know two things about me – that I am a fan of Kickstarter, and that I am a proponent of teaching kids how to code. One of my more recent Kickstarter acquisitions was the Robot Turtles game, which is a board game that introduces young students the … Read more
For today’s Gifts for the Gifted post, I wanted to keep with the Hour of Code theme for this week. Unfortunately, this particular product may or not be available for purchase in the near future. If you are interested in obtaining it, I recommend visiting the website to let the company know. Because I have … Read more
Have you done your Hour of Code, yet? So far, I’ve done 8.5 hours of coding this week with my students in various grade levels – with more hours to add today and tomorrow! We’ve used Scratch, Hopscotch, and a board game called Robot Turtles (which I will be describing in detail in tomorrow’s post). For more ideas for Programming for … Read more
Well, I finally did it. With the help of: an Hour of Code Tutorial, a 3rd grader who knows what he’s doing, and what I learned from auditing a class that my daughter took, I finally felt somewhat ready to try Scratch, the free M.I.T. programming language available on the web, with my 3rd grade … Read more
If you haven’t signed up to participate in this week’s Hour of Code, it’s not too late. And, even if you don’t find it possible to get involved this week, I urge you to take a look at all of the wonderful resources. Consider showing your students the basics of programming, and let them take it … Read more
It’s here! This week is Computer Science Education Week. (Check out the Google Doodle to honor Grace Hopper’s birthday, which starts CSEd Week this year!) To celebrate, you are invited to participate in an Hour of Code – a global event during which schools are committing to teach students how to program for at least … Read more