• Glossary of programming and coding basics

    Software Programming and Coding Glossary for Kids

    and more links for great coding fun!

    https://www.smartadvocate.com/News/Blog/software-programming-and-coding-glossary-for-kids
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  • Fractus Learning

    Created for educators and parents who want to start their kids coding, this jam-packed 1 hour online course, focuses on the tools, techniques and ideas you can use to inspire fun and creativity in programming. Covering games, exercises, apps and more, the course steers away from code syntax or the conventions of any specific language and keeps the focus on making coding fun.
    BONUS: Use discount code FRACTUS2288 and get 50% off!
     
    Programming for Kids - How to Make Coding Fun
    https://www.udemy.com/programming-for-kids-how-to-make-coding-fun/
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  • code academy

    Code Academy gets you coding as soon as you open the page and is a fun, social introduction to programming for kids. Aimed at higher level students, courses focus on generic programming skills and JavaScript development. Codecademy is different to other courses in it’s very interactive approach to programming. Students work through an integrated terminal that gives feedback as they code. The social element is grown through earning badges and sharing progress with friends.
    http://www.codecademy.com/
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  • ALICE

    Using an innovative programming environment to support the creation of 3D animations, the Alice Project provides tools and materials for teaching and learning computational thinking, problem solving, and computer programming across a spectrum of ages and grade levels.


     
    http://www.alice.org/index.php
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  • Kodu

    Kodu lets kids create games on the PC and Xbox via a simple visual programming language. Kodu can be used to teach creativity, problem solving, storytelling, as well as programming. Anyone can use Kodu to make a game, young children as well as adults with no design or programming skills.

    Kodu for the PC is available to download for free. Kodu for the Xbox is also available in the USA on the Xbox Marketplace, in the Indie Games channel for about $5.

    http://www.kodugamelab.com/about
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  • Scratch - free to download and runs on Mac, Windows and Linux.

    Scratch is a programming language and an online community where children can program and share interactive media such as stories, games, and animation with people from all over the world. As children create with Scratch, they learn to think creatively, work collaboratively, and reason systematically. Scratch is designed and maintained by the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab. 
    http://scratch.mit.edu
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  • Tynker - $50 online courses

    We Make Learning to Code Fun and Easy

    Tynker's self-paced courses provide built-in tutoring, visual tools and more for kids to
    learn programming.

    Tynker's Online Learning System

    Designed to motivate and inspire kids to bring their creative ideas to life.
    Kids create their own games, animated stories, and projects, and publish their apps for the web.

    http://www.tynker.com/
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  • Computer Programming Fun

    http://csedweek.org/learn
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