If your kids are into gaming why not let them game and learn some coding basics all at the same time? Lenovo has given GeekDad a Lenovo Yoga 3 Tablet to give away!
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Mix one desire to learn about Unity and VR with one obsession with cheetahs to get one game tailored to a very specific audience.
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‘Learn to Program with Minecraft’ does a great job of using a well-loved game to make learning to program enjoyable and rewarding.
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‘The Official ScratchJr Book’ provides a great guide for teaching our youngest minds the language of computer science.
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A list of physical goods to teach your kids programming and electronics. Perfect for celebrating Hour of Code or as gifts under your Yuletide tree.
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Here’s a very long (and we’re thankful for that) list of online courses, tutorials, apps, and games that teach kids (and adults!) to program.
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Teach your kids–or yourself–to program with these cute little robots.
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Dash & Dot have been around for a little while, but their new Wonder programming app makes it easier for your pre-readers to program. There is also a robotics competition!
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There’s a brand new graphic novel on the market this week, and it merges fiction, programming, puzzles, and a big mystery!
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All fun and games with today’s game design bundle: pick your price
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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the execution of the first BASIC program and it is truly a moment to celebrate.
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Wait, why are you sitting here, still reading this post? Don’t you know you’re supposed to be over on Code.org, registering your child’s school for Hour of Code? Or talking with other parents on how to get this program up and running? Fine, if you’re going to keep reading, you might as well know what I’m cooking up for my children’s school.
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Being a Geek Immigrant mother to two Geek Native children, I set off to learn coding so I could turn around and help my kids learn coding. And I learned some valuable things along the way. Enough to construct this guide in case you are like me and coming to Geekhood in middle age. It will help you learn coding as an adult so that you can turn around and teach coding to kids. It’s for every teacher, every Coderdojo organizer, every parent, every person who wants-to-learn-coding-for-whatever-reason-but-knows-nothing-about-computers.
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It’s the same problem schools are facing. Everyone recognizes the need for computer classes in schools, but what do you drop in order to fit them in to an already packed school day? No subject seems expendable, and that includes the fine arts and physical education, which often get the shaft when it comes to fitting in more subjects. Cut out recess? Then students lose valuable time to learn how to socialize with their peers.
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