Category Archives: Resources

Places to get resources for use in teaching computers.

CS10K Community

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http://cs10kcommunity.org/page/about-cs10k-community

 

Computer science should be part of everyone’s education, and everyone should have a path to a career in computing. Teachers of Exploring Computer Science (ECS) and Computer Science Principles (CSP) are putting this belief into action. The CS10K Community is where they come to connect with each other and with the resources and expertise they need to excel. With the support of a team of expert facilitators and supporting professionals, teachers get answers to their burning questions, share their experiences, and work together with others to develop materials and strategies they need to embrace powerful pedagogies, get students engaged with exciting technologies, and make the case to potential students and to school leaders that computer science education is integral to preparing future leaders.

 

IEEE TryComputing Web site

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The IEEE has a new Web site about computing as a career. It is targeted at pre-university students.

    http://www.trycomputing.org/

I like the career discovery page. 

    http://www.trycomputing.org/discover/career-finder

A HUGE list of opportunities for students, including scholarships

    http://trycomputing.org/inspire/computing-student-opportunities

Some good lessons 

   http://www.trycomputing.org/inspire

Exploring Computer Science Cirriculum

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http://www.exploringcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ExploringComputerScience-v4.0.pdf

Incredible new version of this resource, all 296 pages of it. Has lots of lessons and activities.

I really like the Computer Intelligence lesson on page 73. It has a good list of chatterbots.

It has a big section on Scratch programming.

Another big section on robots with NXTs. There is a nice subsection on What is a Robot that I like. It starts on page 256. The activities include RoboCub, RoboDance, rescue robot and Tic-Tac-Toe!

Computer Science-in-a-Box: Unplug Your Curriculum

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http://www.ncwit.org/unplugged

Computers are everywhere. But how many of us understand how they work, or how they think? Computer science explores these questions. Every student can benefit from an introduction to the science that is possibly most central to their lives — computer science.
Computer Science-in-a-Box: Unplug Your Curriculum introduces fundamental building blocks of computer science — without using computers. This selection of activities is designed for use with students ages 9 to 14. Use Computer Science-in-a-Box: Unplug Your Curriculum to teach lessons that explain how computers work, and at the same time, address critical mathematics and science concepts from number systems and algorithms to manipulating variables and logic.