New free computer science resource for kids

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  • August 14, 2012 at 8:21 pm
    Doug Smith
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    Some of you might be interested in this new computer science teaching tool for kids that was just released by Khan Academy. It teaches computer programming concpets by using programs to create drawings and animations. It’s built in a way that encourages exploration and interaction.

    http://www.khanacademy.org/cs

    August 14, 2012 at 9:27 pm
    JennNC
    Participant

    Looks interesting Doug, thanks.

    August 14, 2012 at 11:38 pm
    Bookworm
    Participant

    Just went and played around with this–this is really, really good!  Then, when your kid is done there:

    http://www.udacity.com/

    https://www.coursera.org/

    I LOVE free!  Laughing

    I just wish Khan would do psychology videos!

    August 14, 2012 at 11:40 pm
    JennNC
    Participant

    While we’re talking about it, does anyone know anything about this site?

    http://www.alice.org

    February 28, 2013 at 3:11 pm
    CoastalCarol
    Member

    Sharing another link:

    http://www.code.org/

     

     

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