In this lesson, learners of all ages get an introductory experience with …
In this lesson, learners of all ages get an introductory experience with coding and computer science in a safe, supportive environment. This lesson has two versions.
**Option 1: Blocks**
The first option uses drag-drop blocks. This version works best for:
- Students on mobile devices without keyboards - Younger students (6+ because the tutorial requires reading) - International students
We recommend this for international students because JavaScript syntax is not translated and for the first Hour of Code, the translated blocks provide a better introduction.
**Option 2: JavaScript**
This option teaches the same basic concepts, but because it uses both drag-drop blocks and JavaScript, the students need to be able to type on a keyboard. For older students on computers, learning JavaScript can be fun and provide an additional challenge. This version of the tutorial is also great if you have some students in your class who have already learned some coding. It is recommended for ages 11+.
In this lesson, learners of all ages get an introductory experience with …
In this lesson, learners of all ages get an introductory experience with coding and computer science in a safe, supportive environment. This lesson works well for any students old enough to read (ages 6+). Younger learners will probably not finish the tutorial, but will have lots of fun working through the puzzles for an hour. High school students will mostly finish the tutorial and have some time to play on the free play level at the end.
**Tutorial Summary:** This tutorial is designed to quickly introduce the App Lab …
**Tutorial Summary:** This tutorial is designed to quickly introduce the App Lab programming environment as a powerful tool for building and sharing apps. The tutorial itself teaches students to create and control buttons, text, images, sounds, and screens in JavaScript using either blocks or text. At the end of the tutorial students are given time to either extend a project they started building into a "Choose Your Own Adventure", "Greeting Card", or "Personality Quiz" app. They can also continue on to build more projects featured on the code.org/applab page.
**Age Appropriateness:** The tutorial is designed for students over 13. Because it allows students to upload custom sounds and images, young students should not use this without supervision. To protect students privacy, if your students are under 13, they will not be able to use this tutorial unless you first set up accounts for them in a section you manage.
**Checking Correctness:** This tutorial will not tell students whether they completed the level correctly. Encourage students to use the target images and directions provided in every level to know if they are on the right track. If students want to move on past a particularly tricky level they can simply click "Finish" and continue on.
Have fun completing your Hour of Code with App Lab!
In this lesson, learners of all ages get an introductory experience with …
In this lesson, learners of all ages get an introductory experience with coding and computer science in a safe, supportive environment. This lesson has been designed for learners of all ages but does require reading. This activity requires sound as the tool was built to respond to music.
This activity will begin with a short review of "My Robotic Friends," …
This activity will begin with a short review of "My Robotic Friends," then will quickly move to a race against the clock, as students break into teams and work together to write a program one instruction at a time.
At some point we reach a physical limit of how fast we …
At some point we reach a physical limit of how fast we can send bits and if we want to send a large amount of information faster, we have to find a way to represent the same information with fewer bits - we must **compress** the data. In this lesson, students will use the Text Compression Widget to compress segments of English text by looking for patterns and substituting symbols for larger patterns of text.
In this lesson, students are introduced to the need for encryption and …
In this lesson, students are introduced to the need for encryption and simple techniques for breaking (or cracking) secret messages. Students try their own hand at cracking a message encoded with the classic Caesar cipher and also a Random Substitution Cipher. Students should become well-acquainted with idea that in an age of powerful computational tools, techniques of encryption will need to be more sophisticated. The most important aspect of this lesson is to understand how and why encryption plays a role in all of our lives every day on the Internet, and that making good encryption is not trivial. Students will get their feet wet with understanding the considerations that must go into making strong encryption in the face of powerful computational tools that can be used to crack it. The need for secrecy when sending bits over the Internet is important for anyone using the Internet.
Students will learn that events are a useful way to control when …
Students will learn that events are a useful way to control when an action happens, and can even be used to make make multiple things act in sync. In programming, you can use events to respond to a user controlling it (like pressing buttons or clicking the mouse). Events can make your program more interesting and interactive.
1. Don’t divulge private information – there is no reason to ever …
1. Don’t divulge private information – there is no reason to ever give out your personal information in an online forum.
2. Read the Rules – Forums typically have rules of what is allowed and what is not. Make sure you read and understand the rules. Those who break the rules may be blocked.
3. Post in the Proper Forum – Make sure you are on topic when you post in a forum.
4. Avoid making too many new threads; use the search function before asking questions - Many people before you likely had the same question, and therefore there is likely a topic on it already. ...
A step-by-step tutorial on how to use new Breakout Rooms in Microsoft …
A step-by-step tutorial on how to use new Breakout Rooms in Microsoft Teams meetings. Use Teams Breakout Rooms to partition and organize your meetings more effectively. Learn how to create, rename, join, start and close Breakout Rooms in Teams plus lots more. I show the Microsoft Teams Breakout Rooms experience from both the organizer side and the attendee perspective.
Ignition – Digital Literacy & Responsibility™ combines the power of cutting-edge instructional …
Ignition – Digital Literacy & Responsibility™ combines the power of cutting-edge instructional design, new media, and simulations to educate teens and empower them with the skill set to leverage technology safely and effectively. The four-hour curriculum, designed for students in grades 6 – 9—informs students about how technology works and provides an introduction to STEM careers. In addition to the modules, students apply their learning in virtual environments, demonstrating their mastery of issues such as privacy, security, cyberbullying, conducting online research, digital relationships, and the viral nature of the web.
Grades 6 to 9
This Course Covers Digital Footprint Internet Safety Cyberbullying Conducting Online Research Digital Time Management STEM Careers
Dozens of free and low-cost college-level courses with classroom-tested materials and an …
Dozens of free and low-cost college-level courses with classroom-tested materials and an interactive online environment. The $25-per-academic-course version includes all resources, along with free instructor tools, such as LMS integration, a learning dashboard and gradebook, and content sequencing and combining.
You can learn pretty much anything here from languages, to math, physics, computer science, psychology, etc!
Instructables is a website specializing in user-created and uploaded do-it-yourself projects, currently …
Instructables is a website specializing in user-created and uploaded do-it-yourself projects, currently owned by Autodesk. It was created by Eric Wilhelm and Saul Griffith and launched in August 2005.
Instructables is dedicated to step-by-step collaboration among members to build a variety of projects.
How web pages are setup Have you ever wondered what all of …
How web pages are setup
Have you ever wondered what all of the mumbo jumbo in websites stands for? Why is it that with only one changed letter we are unable to access the site we want?
This lesson will turn you into internet detectives - you will have a series of tasks to perform.
Effective Internet Research Skills Overview Step 1: Create a list of key …
Effective Internet Research Skills Overview
Step 1: Create a list of key words and phrases on the topic being researched Step 2: Choose an internet tool: · Subject Directories · Search Engines and Meta-Search Engines · Subject Guides · Specialized Databases · Site Search Engines .....
How safe are you on the internet? The following Scavenger Hunt will …
How safe are you on the internet? The following Scavenger Hunt will guide you through some basic rules of internet safety. This assignment is designed to take three computer class periods. We will share presentations in class in period four.
Part 1 – Introducing Google as a Search Engine When looking for …
Part 1 – Introducing Google as a Search Engine When looking for a very specific piece of information, it can be helpful to be able to write very specific searches, and Google provides operators to make that possible. Learning Activity 1: Check out the video link to learn more about using Google effectively!
Search tools are not independently intelligent. They cannot understand what you type in, only match it. Sometimes, there are multiple types of meanings that match a query, so a savvy searcher uses special symbols or words, designated by the particular search tool in use at the time. These special symbols are called operators, and Google as a number of them.
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