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More on Coding

Mrs. Askegaard, one of our 5th grade teachers, asked me to find some things that are "different" and "new" in the area of coding.  Here are some of the things I have found for her:

1. Compute It - an online coding activity that is flash based.  It uses basic and scripting and slowly gets harder as the kids level up.

2. Lego Coding Ideas - simply use legos to create secret codes.  This gets kids to start to understand the "coding" method.

3. Secret Wheel Decoder - Again, this will help kids with realizing the "code" for a variety of things and get their minds thinking this way

4. Khan Academy Computer Programming - Just like Khan Academy for math, Khan Academy for Computer Programming shows tutorials "how" to perform certain tasks followed by "doing" of the tasks learned.  Looks pretty cool:)!!  There's a few options:

5.  Various Coding Ideas - If you simply type in coding ideas, you will get a plethora of ideas for binary coding, morse code, etc..  This is a great way for kids to get in their mind that coding is just that, using certain symbols, numbers, letters to represent and make objects and images "do" things on the computer. 

GOOD LUCK - these are just a FEW of the MANY MANY out there - please comment or email to let me know about others as I will GLADLY add them:)!

Happy Monday all,
Mrs. I:)

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