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Sphero: a coding, ADST & STEM learning robot

Sphero: a coding, ADST & STEM learning robot

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, English, K-3, Paid, Resource | Tagged with ADST, coding, makerspace, robotics, STEM

Sphero – a programmable robotic sphere that is not only fun to play with but also an excellent access point for students of any age to explore coding. Sphero can be paired with a smartphone, ipad or tablet and coded using ‘visual programming blocks’. While the apps that help power Sphero are free, the Sphero […]

W3C Schools: online web tutorials

W3C Schools: online web tutorials

Posted in AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, English, Not Subject Specific, Open Educational Resources, Post Secondary, Resource, Video & Video Tutorials | Tagged with ADST, coding, Free, OER; open educational resource, STEM, Teacher Use

W3Schools (The World Wide Web Consortium) is a website for web developers, with tutorials and references on web development languages such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, W3.CSS, and Bootstrap, covering most aspects of web programming. Click here to get to the homepage. It’s one of the best way to learn how to develop a […]

Drag and Drop Programming: Scratch

Drag and Drop Programming: Scratch

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, English, Resource | Tagged with ADST, algorithms, app, apps, coding, Free, lesson planning, STEM, Teacher Use

Scratch is a simple drag and drop programming language for kids of all ages to learn the basics of coding. It is free and available both as a web and desktop application. ScratchJr for ages 5-7 is available on Android and iOS tablets. With Scratch you can create anything: animations, stories, narratives and games to […]

Hour of Code by Code.org

Hour of Code by Code.org

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, English, K-3, Post Secondary, Resource | Tagged with ADST, algorithms, coding, Free, lesson planning, science, STEM

JOIN UBC in an Hour of Code (2018) Nov. 27 & 28 | drop in between 12-2 | Scarfe 1006 Hour of Code is a global movement that was started by the Computer Science Education Week and Code.org as a “one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify “code”, to show that anybody can learn the […]

Coding Club – Getting started!

Coding Club – Getting started!

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, Blog Posts, K-3 | Tagged with ADST, coding, multimedia, sandbox session, STEM, Teacher Use

A Learn to Code ‘club’ starts on Tuesday, January 12th and will be ongoing on Tuesdays for the next month or so… or until we all get too busy or lose interest or just ‘learn all there is to learn’ ;D We’ll be accessing resources and tutorials available free online that you could then plan […]


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