Hour of Code
The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries.
Behind the NEws - Coding -An Example of a real world application
Coding
Learning about how computers work is a very important understanding for your future. Coding is surprisingly simple (to start out) and can be a lot of fun.
Scratch
Scratch is a visual programming language that was designed for children to use to start to understand how computer programs work. You can go straight into Scratch and learn for yourself, you can look at some examples of what other children have done to get some ideas and inspiration, or you can follow some tutorials to get you started.
The tutorials linked here will teach you how to design your own sprite (character) and then make a simple program to get the sprite to dance to a beat. (Use the top three links to the pdf files: Lesson 1x, Lesson 2x, and Lesson 3x.)
The tutorials linked here will teach you how to design your own sprite (character) and then make a simple program to get the sprite to dance to a beat. (Use the top three links to the pdf files: Lesson 1x, Lesson 2x, and Lesson 3x.)