A 1953 training film for a mechanical fire control computer aboard Navy Ships

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1i-dnAH9Y4

Pretty interesting how they did all those calculations with mechanical devices !

Thanks to @3Dmattias for pointing this out to me.

How Computers Compute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cVsgFN3hSM

Nice short video from MIT on all computers work at a very fundamental level.

Guest Speakers in Computer Science

https://education.skype.com/computerscience

From Skype!

“We have smart, passionate and engaging tech industry professionals who would love to talk to your class about their jobs. Whether it’s career education or just understanding the different roles available in technology, we are here to help you find the right people to inspire your students.”

CARDboard Illustrative Aid to Computation

http://hackaday.com/2014/10/14/a-clever-cardboard-computer/

This is from back in the 70’s but still should be useful. CARDIAC was designed as an educational tool to give people without access to computers the ability to learn how computers work.

Notice you can print out a version of your own!

COMPUTATIONAL THINKING WITH SCRATCH

http://scratched.gse.harvard.edu/ct/

“Computational thinking has received considerable attention over the past several years, but there are many perspectives on what computational thinking entails. We are interested in the ways that design-based learning activities — in particular, programming interactive media — support the development of computational thinking in young people. This site and its collection of instruments are designed for K-12 educators and researchers interested in supporting and assessing the development of computational thinking through programming. “

LogicBlocks from SparkFun

https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/logicblocks–digital-logic-introduction

LogicBlocks from SparkFun looks like a great kit to use to teach logic to students. Here is a set of pages that talk about using the kit. 

Sorting visualization

http://www.visualizing.org/full-screen/324949

I nice animation of sorting using heapsort and quicksort

PyAlgoViz: Python Algorithm Visualizations done in Python running in the browser

http://pyalgoviz.appspot.com/

Looks like it might be useful for teaching algorithms and data structures. Unfortunately, it requires a login. 

Data Structure Visualizations

http://www.cs.usfca.edu/~galles/visualization/Algorithms.html

This site has a large number of online visualizations of data structures. Could be very useful for teaching students about data structures and algorithms

A supercomputer in your pocket [infographic]

http://images.intomobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Supercomputer-In-Your-Pocket.jpg

 

“A new infographic from FoneBank looks at the modern mobile gadgets and compares them with supercomputers from decades ago. You’ll also learn something about major milestones, cost and capabilities, causes and consequences, and what the future holds.”