Coding

Coding resources

coding, Arduino, Makey Makey, littleBits, Raspberry Pi, Minecraft, Python, programming, Tynker, circuits, Scratch,

Activities, projects, lesson plans, tutorials

Computer Science Education Resource Guide
Hands On Science (Aus) (free science projects)
Keith’s Think Zone (US) (free activities across the curriculum)
Make (US) (free projects and kits to purchase)
NCES Kids’ Zone (US) (free mathematics, statistics and graphing tools and activities)
Science Buddies US (free projects and kits to purchase)
The Tinkering Studio (US) (creative projects)
W3Schools (free tutorials on programming languages)
Coding with Star Wars
Kodable (Coding for ages 4-10)

Computer components

Construction games

Makedo (projects created from recycled materials)
MaKey MaKey (use domestic objects as programming tools)
MinecraftEdu
Educreations (free)
Gamestar Mechanic (free introduction)
GarageBand (compose music on Mac)
Inkscape (artistic and mathematical drawing)
Kodu (free download for Windows)
Make Pixel Art (free)
SketchUp (draw in 3D)
Tynker
Unity (game development platform)

Programming

Blockly (free app)
Brackets (free web development tool)
Cargo-Bot (free)
Dash & Dot
Frozen programming game (free first hour)
Google CS First
Google Web Designer (free web development tool)
Lightbot (free)
Pencil Code (free)
Python
Scratch (free website)
ScratchJr (free app)
Turtle Academy (free website to create shapes and patterns)

Visual Programming

Programming Language

BASIC including QuiteBASIC, Small Basic, FreeBASIC, QB64
LEGO
NetBeans (Java)
Pascal
Python
Ruby
Squeak

Programming without a computer

CS Unplugged (free learning activities)
My Robotic Friends (YouTube)

Software that enables students to interface with the outside world via the Internet of Things includes:

Robotics

Tools

Autodesk (free design and animation software)
AutoDesk 123 (free 3D modelling apps)
Autodesk 123D Circuits (free online circuit simulator)
Circuit Scribe (pens and kits to create circuits)
Knight Lab Timeline (free online timeline creator)
littleBits (purchase electronic components and view student projects)
MIT app inventor (free software to create apps)
Online Charts (free online graphing tools)
Pencil Code
Pencil Code Online Guide
Pi Day (piday.org)
PTC Creo Academic CAD software
Siemens Solid Edge Acadmic CAD Software
Teach Pi (teachpi.org)
VidCode (Creative coding using video)
What's an algorithm? (YouTube clip by David J Malan)

Online professional development opportunities for teachers can be found at the following: