Resources to Teach Students Coding

Getting Started

Code.org

Code.org

• Great way to begin the journey
• Teaches spatial skills
• Increases understanding of (x,y) coordinates - a necessity for Geography

Code Academy

Code Academy

• Comprehensive and FREE option
• Helps students with spatial skills
• Html, C++ and Javascript
• Great for students who want to move through a variety of coding activities

TKP

TKP - Teaching Kids Programming

• Javascript
• Offers teacher trainings on site for professional development
• Videos in many languages for English Language Learners via YouTube

Google's CS First

Google Coding programs

• Made With Code - encourages girls to do coding
• Grasshopper for Javascript for phone apps

CS First

• Requires no prior experience
• Free for students
• Instructional videos
• Drawback - trainings come in English, French, Italian and German BUT NOT Spanish, Tagalog or Mandarin found at San Diego City College

Earth Engine

• Uses either Python or Javascript
• Original Remote Sensing datasets
• Allows students to do original, publishable research

CodeHS

Code HS

• Foundational Skill through advanced
• Project based learning
• Python, Html, C++ and Javascript
• Added tool for online teaching

Tynker

Tynker

• STEM is rudimentary
• Science curriculum available
• Animation tool

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