Programming

INTRODUCTORY INSTRUCTION

• • • Code.org is a website that provides resources to teachers and students for introducing coding concepts

    • codecademy provides lessons on learning languages required for website development

    • Code monster is a web page that has a simple coding box on one side and an output box on the other for trying out various coding concepts; prompts are provided

    • Hackety Hack teaches kids how to program using Ruby

    • Introduction to JavaScript is an excellent program created by Khan Academy that introduces the uninitiated programmer to some of the basics of JavaScript programming

    • Scratch is a programming language created at MIT for the purpose of teaching kids how to code

PROGRAMMING FOR KIDS

• • Hackety Hack! is a website that provides tools, lessons and answers that "wil teach you the absolute basics of programming from the ground up.  No previous programming experience is needed!"

  • The Little Coder's Predicament

  • The Hackety Manifesto

  • Python Tutorials for Kids 8+ is a blog dedicated to teaching the basics of Python as a way to introduce kids to programming

  • Khan Academy offers some introductory lessons in programming