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SparkFun Curriculum 23 Aug 2013 | 05:18 am
https://learn.sparkfun.com/curriculum/ A large and growing list of resources for teaching students about electronics and Arduinos
How to Robot: Your Guide to LEGO Mindstorms EV3 21 Aug 2013 | 07:41 am
http://www.ecoustics.com/articles/robot-guide-lego-mindstorms-ev3/ Some nice descriptions of projects and an overview of the new kit
Why Programming Teaches So Much More Than Technical Skills 19 Aug 2013 | 05:59 am
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/05/why-programming-teaches-so-much-more-than-technical-skills/
Resources for teaching kids about cyber safety 19 Aug 2013 | 05:39 am
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/08/5-excellent-resources-for-teaching.html “To help you better teach your kids and students about cyber-safety, I have compiled a list of some interesting reso...
The Game of Life in Python 19 Aug 2013 | 05:38 am
http://jakevdp.github.io/blog/2013/08/07/conways-game-of-life/ The author uses Python and NumPy to compute generational steps for the game of life, and uses the JSAnimation package to animate the ...
First Day Activities Revisited 14 Aug 2013 | 05:40 am
http://blog.acm.org/archives/csta/2013/08/first_day_activ_1.html Some good activities to get students used to the way computers work without actually having them use computers.
Code Clubs – A worldwide network of coding clubs for children aged 9–11 11 Aug 2013 | 08:37 pm
http://codeclubworld.org/ The mission of CodeClubWorld.org is to give every child in the world the chance to learn to code by providing project materials and a volunteering framework that supports th...
U of Washington’s CSE’s K-12 outreach program, DawgBytes 11 Aug 2013 | 08:36 pm
http://www.cs.washington.edu/outreach/k12/ From their site, “UW CSE’s K-12 outreach program, DawgBytes, aims to introduce both students and teachers to the exciting world of computer science & engine...
CIPHER VS. CODES 27 Jul 2013 | 06:14 am
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/applied-math/cryptography/ciphers/a/ciphers-vs-codes Kahn Academy article about the differences between ciphers and codes
Computer Science courses for K-12 25 Jul 2013 | 05:40 am
http://www.saylor.org/saylor-foundation-status/#Computer Science Free, Common Core-aligned courses for students, parents, and teachers in math and English language arts
