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Prog ra mm ing RESOURCE GUIDE

Jump start your childs interest in programming with these resources,
available online and at your local retailers.
CHILDREN 8-11 YEARS

Dash and Dot

Legos

Learn to program by playing with

Dash and Dot, two friendly robots! Learn more:
www.makewonder.com

Classic Legos are fun and teach basic

engineering fundamentals. Learn more:
www.lego.com

BEGINNER LEARNING

BEGINNER LEARNING

Roominate

Snap Circuits

Roominate is a line of building toys for

girlsdesign a dream dollhouse and use
programmable circuits to bring the house to
life with lights and elevators! Learn more:
www.roominatetoy.com

Snap Circuits kits make learning electronics

fun and easy. With just a single kit you can
build many different projects. Learn more:
www.snapcircuits.net

Tinker & toys

Hands-on ways to learn by
building and making

BEGINNER LEARNING

BEGINNER LEARNING

Reference
materials

Scratch

Codecademy

Learn programming by creating interactive

stories, games, and animations. Learn more:
scratch.mit.edu

A wide selection of
informative tutorials, apps,
and other web resources

BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE LEARNING

Join over 25 million learners from

around the globe on Codecademy,
withfree online courses in eight different
programing languages. Learn more:
www.codecademy.com

Games
Learn by playing,
often through friendly
competition

BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED LEARNING

Daisy the Dinosaur

Code Monkey Island

Learn the basics of programming by using

drag-and-drop commands to guide Daisy the
Dinosaur. Learn more on the App Store
on iTunes.

A board game that teaches the basic

fundamentals of computer science and
programming, all without electronics.
Learn more: www.codemonkeyplanet.com

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BEGINNER LEARNING

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Prog ra mm ing RESOURCE GUIDE

Jump start your childs interest in programming with these resources,
available online and at your local retailers.
CHILDREN 12-17 YEARS

Khan Academy

Codecademy

Khan Academy's mission is to provide "a free

world-class education for anyone, anywhere."
Start learning to program with free, easy-tofollow tutorials and exercises. Learn more:
www.khanacademy.org

Join over 25 million learners from

around the globe on Codecademy, with
free online courses in eight different
programing languages.
Learn more: www.codecademy.com

BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED LEARNING

BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED LEARNING

Reference
materials
A wide selection of
informative tutorials, apps,
and other web resources

Scratch

Code Avengers

Learn programming by creating interactive

stories, games, and animations. Learn more:
scratch.mit.edu

Short, manageable online courses that teach

basic programming concepts, taking as little
as 30 minutes at a time. Learn more:
www.codeavengers.com

BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE LEARNING

BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE LEARNING

Tinker & toys

Hands-on ways to learn by
building and making

Games
Learn by playing,
often through friendly
competition

Lego Mindstorms

Raspberry Pi

Robots that are constructed, programmed, and

brought to life, Lego-style! Learn more:
mindstorms.lego.com

Raspberry Pi is a tiny, affordable computer

that can be used in quick, easy, fun projects.
Learn more: www.raspberrypi.org

BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE LEARNING

BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE LEARNING

CodeMonkey

Minecraft

An intuitive online game that teaches the

basics, fast. Learn more:
www.playcodemonkey.com

Build anything you can imagine in this

virtual block-based world. Learn more:
www.minecraft.net

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BEGINNER LEARNING

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Prog ra mm ing RESOURCE GUIDE

Jump start your childs interest in programming with these resources,
available online and at your local retailers.
YOUNG ADULTS 18-25+ YEARS

Reference
materials
A wide selection of
informative tutorials, apps,
and other web resources

Tinker
Hands-on ways to learn by
building and making

Khan Academy

Codecademy

Khan Academy's mission is to provide "a free

world-class education for anyone, anywhere."
Start learning to program with free, easy-tofollow tutorials and exercises. Learn more:
www.khanacademy.org

Join over 25 million learners from

around the globe on Codecademy, with
free online courses in eight different
programing languages. Learn more:
www.codecademy.com

BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED LEARNING

BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED LEARNING

EdX

Coursera

A project of MIT and Harvard that offers mostly

free and low-cost college and university-level
classes, including introductory programming.
Learn more: www.edx.org

Take free introductory programming and

computer science classes from the world's
best universities online. Learn more:
www.coursera.org

BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED LEARNING

BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED LEARNING

Raspberry Pi

Arduino

Raspberry Pi is a tiny, affordable computer

that can be used in quick, easy, fun projects.
Learn more: www.raspberrypi.org

A globally popular electronics platform built

on easy-to-use hardware and software,
Arduino is a very powerful way to work on
building electronic projects. Learn more:
www.arduino.cc

BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE LEARNING

INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED LEARNING

Games
Learn by playing,
often through friendly
competition

Portal 2

Minecraft

A fun, challenging, first person video game

where users must navigate through complicated
puzzles using "portals." Learn more:
www.thinkwithportals.com

Build anything you can imagine in this

virtual block-based world. Learn more:
www.minecraft.net

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