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This is a very easy to use, ready-made curriculum for teaching coding. There are lots of different lessons using familiar characters, like Star Wars, Minecraft, Frozen, Angry Birds, etc.

Learn to code/teach your students to code. Learn computer science and computational thinking and teach your students. Create an account and take an online course. Self-paced coursework for students. Learn how to teach computer science using Code.org's Computer Science Fundamentals with a free, self-paced online course.

Khan Academy is a great resource that some teachers in our school are already using. I am exploring this course on computer programming as it fits with my research topic of coding and robotics. These can easily be used in the library or a Tech Ninja's class. There are many classes to chose from in Khan Academy.

I will use this resource with my Rti technology class. We are dabbling in many computer science topics and this is a great source that explains the basics of the internet and how it all works.

This is an online course that would be excellent to use with our 8th graders who are learning robotics and Scratch right now. Engaging them in several different types of basic coding activities can help show how the elements of computer programming are constant whether they are working in javascript or RobotC or Scratch, though the terminology might vary a little. This can help prepare them for more advanced programming classes in HS.

This is a complete semester course on computer fundamentals. Currently using a third party for online courses, but this would be a great model if we would ever need to bring it in-house.

Khan Academy would be a great resource for teachers and administrators looking for help with RTI needs. There are sections for every content area where students can test their skills via an online assessment. After several questions, content is adjusted to the specific learning level of the individual student.

This is great for auditory and visual learners taking different steps with them. The site begins various practices or content knowledge with an interactive assessment of what you know, what you need review, and what it recommends to build upon the knowledge that the student indicates they have yet to learn or are unfamiliar with. In a sense, it differentiates and it assesses as you interact. Learn for free about math, art, computer programming, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, history, and more. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.

This is great for auditory and visual learners taking different steps with them. The site begins various practices or content knowledge with an interactive assessment of what you know, what you need review, and what it recommends to build upon the knowledge that the student indicates they have yet to learn or are unfamiliar with. In a sense, it differentiates and it assesses as you interact. Learn for free about math, art, computer programming, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, history, and more. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.

Article discusses teaching coding to students even without a computer.

Computer Science Holidays Christmas Hannukah / Holiday Poem Generator / 4th 5th 6th 7th / This is a simple and fun computer activity for the Holidays. Students answer questions about a Holiday and the computer generates a poem. Students then embellish the poem's fonts and add clip art.

STEM: Facebook is pledging $15 million over the next five years to Code.org to enable the nonprofit to expand access to computer science education, in an effort to improve diversity in the technology industry. The news comes after Facebook released a report on the diversity of its own employees earlier today.

Using the many resources of Khan Academy in blended learning is a fantastic resource. This specific example is perfect for my library/tech class offered to 4th graders. A perfect introduction to understanding the devices we use.

Great resource for a unit on internet safety. I have searched around before, and have only found a limited amount of resources that stop short of purchasing a whole curriculum. Will use for middle school computers.

With Soundtrap you make music or podcasts online. You can plug in your own instrument, use the software instruments and loops available in Soundtrap or just record a song directly with your computer microphone. It's super-easy!

Wisc Online is repository of learning content created by teachers and other subject matter experts delivered online and free to everyone. It is creative commons. Target audience would be middle school and above. Covers vast area of topics from heat transfer to digital circuitry to health science topics. Categories organized as: arts and humanities, career clusters, computer science, manufacturing and engineering, math, science, and social studies.

The Khan Academy has wonderful resources on many topics. The online tutorials are great visual examples of solving various math problems that teachers can utilize in the regular classroom, flipped classroom, tutoring students or online courses. I would also coordinate with the teacher and link these resources to my library websites for students and parents to access. Learn for free about math, art, computer programming, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, history, and more. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.