Learn to code all year!

Like others in my circle, I promote learning to code heavily. However, I don't always practice what I preach. So, I'm devoting 2016 to the year of maker and the year of code. I'm going to pick a language and complete at least one course from Codeacademy. 

In the meantime, I've organized some of my favorite resources to engage students in computer science. 

Today's new addition is the Chrome App, Koding. Check it out! It has a very clean interface and is geared toward developers and advanced users. 

Check out fennovation.org for more STEAM resources! 

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Resources by Christy Fennewald

Applications, Games & Products

Learning & Teaching (How Tos and more)

Outreach

Articles

Applications, Games & Products

All Ages

• SXSWedu Gaming Activities
• Globaloria
• Programming Apps
• Zondle
• AppShed
• SparkFun
• Lure of the Labyrinth
• Playful Learning
• Chrome Cube Lab
• Girl Scouts Game Maker (for Girls)

Elementary

• Tynker
• Scratch
• Blender
• Play From Scratch
• Lightbot
• Bitsbox

Middle School

• Tynker
• Scratch
• Blender
• Extensionizr (code platform for extensions)
• Grok Learning
• Bitsbox

High School and beyond

• Cube20
• GameSalad
• Sublime Text
• Google Dev Art
• Mozilla App Maker
• Mozilla Web Maker
• Koding Chrome App

Learning & Teaching (How Tos and more)

All Ages

• Globaloria
• LevelUp! Scholastic
• Gamestar Mechanic
• Codeacademy
• Instructables
• Code.org
• Venture Lab
• Edutopia Game-based Ideas
• Minecraft Recipes
• Google Made with Code (for girls)
• Google CS First
• Computer Clubhouse
• Grok Learning
• Thinkersmith
• Microsoft Research

Elementary

• Scratch Games
• Scratch Cards
• Scratch Day
• BBC Coding Television Shows
• CodeSpark
• Kodable
• Hopscotch
• Bitsbox
• The Foos
• CargoBot
• Run Marco (Google Play, iTunes, Chrome Web Store)

Middle School

• Scratch Games
• Scratch Day
• Bitsbox
• Code Combat (MS & HS)
• Doctor Who (MS & HS) Free in iTunes

High School

• Code School
• Google’s Python Class
• Apps for Aptitude (Fight coding illiteracy)
• Udacity (from Stanford)
• Stack Overflow
• Code Wars
• Coding Bat
• W3Schools
• Mozilla Developer Network
• Team Treehouse
• Code HS
• Khan Academy
• Code Avengers
• Robomind Academy
• Quorum
• Code Fights
• Udacity
• General Assembly
• Dash for HTML

Outreach

All Ages

• Engineer Your World
• The Hour of Code
• Code Day
• UTeach Outreach
• National Robotics Week
• Google’s Maker Camp
• Google Made with Code (for girls)
• Coder Dojo Club
• Google Code-In (event)
• Code Club World
• Tynker After-school Coding Club

Elementary

• MakerKids
• Thinkery Programs and Camps

Middle School

• MakerKids

High School

• Google DevArt
• Google Computer Science Course for HS
• Apps for Apptitude
• Make School

Girls-only

• Girls Who Code Clubs
• Black Girls Code
• Girl Develop It
• Texas Girls Collaborative Project
• So She Did
• UT - WEP
• Girl Start (Austin, TX - based)
• Made With Code
• SciGirls (younger girls)
• Dot Diva
• Engineer Your Life (Engineering for HS Girls)
• Project Girls Competition
• Tech Girls
• She ++
• Roominate
• Girls Pushing Girls to Code

Articles

• Hacking School
• St. Hacktrick’s Day
• Google Entangles Minecraft and Quantum Physics
• Turning your school into a Maker Haven