Parents and Teachers:
Coding isn’t just for computer whizzes, says Mitch Resnick of MIT Media Lab — it’s for everyone. In a fun, demo-filled talk Resnick outlines the benefits of teaching kids to code, so they can do more than just “read” new technologies — but also create them. (Filmed at TEDxBeaconStreet.)
Ted Talk with Mitch Resnick
This is why students need to learn to code.
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Our Teacher's Guide offers detailed descriptions of each Hour of Code activity, recommended activity sequences by grade and experience level, completed project samples, answer keys and more!
If you want your students to get more Tynker, consider creating an educator account to explore more Tynker activities |
Teacher's you can stream 20 minute lessons during Coding Week live or you can stream them later for ways for all students to participate virtually for a little coding lesson.
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Lightbot Hour of Code SolutionsBeyond the Hour of Code
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Access the online Teacher's Guide for the free educator account. It gives information on assigning modules and tracking the students' progress. |
Parents and Teachers Can Sign Up Students for Code.org Classes
Parents or students can sign their students up for a course. Students can use their Google logins if they know them. Otherwise, parents can create an account for their students. Once signed up for a course, each time a student completes a task, their progress will be saved and the coding activities will build. Hour of Code activities can be used without a login, but progress is not saved, but they are in these classes. Click the picture below to go to the courses.
Parents Try Code.org At Home
Parents, click the picture below to see some other at home options, such as Code Break, or signing your students up for some express courses.
Code Combat:
CodeCombat is an online game that teaches programming. Students write code in real programming languages. No experience required! There are 80+ free levels which cover every concept.
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