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Be Internet Awesome

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"To make the most of the Internet, kids need to be prepared to make smart decisions. Be Internet Awesome teaches kids the fundamentals of digital citizenship and safety so they can explore the online world with confidence."

  1. Review "The Internet Code of Awesome" and take the pledge
  2. Play Interland, an interactive game with four lands:
    • Kind Kingdom: "It's cool to be kind"
    • Reality River: "Don't fall for fake"
    • Mindful Mountain: "Share with care"
    • Tower of Treasure: "Secure your secrets"
  3. Access the "Be Internet Awesome Curriculum"

Erase All Kittens

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Erase All Kittens teaches children to code in a completely new way. Instead of just learning simple concepts, kids can learn professional languages by changing the code of the game, in order to build and fix levels as they play.

  • Super fun gameplay and collectible kittens
  • Real-world skills including HTML, CSS and JavaScript
  • Builds up confidence, creativity and critical thinking

CS Unplugged

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CS Unplugged is a collection of free teaching material that teaches Computer Science through engaging games and puzzles that use cards, string, crayons and lots of running around.

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Printables

This page diplays a complete list of all available printables. If a lesson uses a printable, the lesson will contain a direct link to the printable with a description on how to use it.

Lightbot : Programming Puzzles

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Get kids hooked on coding within minutes! Lightbot is a programming puzzle game- a game whose game mechanics require using programming logic to solve levels. Simply guiding a robot to light up tiles and solve levels using commands, Lightbot cultivates a real understanding of procedures, loops, and conditionals.

Educators around the world are choosing to use Lightbot first when introducing their students to programming, coding and Computer Science.

Lightbot features 50 levels and 20 challenge stars to collect and is a must-have for puzzle enthusiasts. This version of Lightbot can be played in English, French, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Norwegian, Slovenian, Romanian, Indonesian, German, Polish, Danish, Croatian, Dutch, Slovak, Czech, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Thai, Hindi, Swedish, Finnish and Hungarian! Just hit the associated flag icon on the main screen to select a language.

Lightbot features multiple save slots and separate progress tracking for multiple players. Multiple players can advance at their own pace in their own save slot, and also compete on number of levels finished, number of stars collected and number of overall commands used to complete the game.

Other Requirements
iPhone: Requires iOS 5.1.1 or later.
iPad: Requires iPadOS 5.1.1 or later.
iPod touch: Requires iOS 5.1.1 or later.
Mac: Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Sphero

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Sphero transforms the way kids PK–12 learn with a fun, comprehensive approach to STEAM (that's STEM + Art) and computer science. Our coding robots, design-and-build kits, curriculum, and engaging lessons and activities encourage exploration, imagination, and perseverance. Educators, coders, makers, artists, problem solvers, and curious-minded people everywhere use Sphero's education kits and coding robots to bring effective STEAM learning into the classroom. See why Sphero is the #1 robotics platform used in schools!

We offer coding robots and STEAM (STEM + Art)  educational tools that transform the way kids and teens learn, create, and invent through coding, science, engineering, and the arts.

Check out our resources, guides, and activities to take your STEAM and computer science lessons to the next level. 

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Different apps are available on different platforms - check website for more information.
Sphero also sells hardware in the form of robots that integrate with their apps.

MakeBlock Education

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Makeblock started with the aim of helping people turn their ideas into real objects. With the power of innovation and technology, Makeblock allows more people to enjoy creating and have fun. Makeblock Company consists of multiple brands, including MakeX, Makeblock, and the newly established Makeblock Education. Each one of these divisions it built on the foundation of affordable hardware, intuitive software, and the desire to educate children around the world.

Our mission is to empower teachers with a continuum of solutions to make Computer Science and STEAM education engaging and accessible to all. Makeblock Education strives to deliver solutions that foster a growth mindset in the next generation of problem solvers by developing 21st century skills in students around the world.

Products include mBlock, a one-stop coding platform tailored to coding education, as well as robots like mTiny Discover, mBot2, Codey Rocky, and more.

Other Requirements
Make Block sells multiple different robots that go with mBlock, such as Codey Rocky and CyberPi. They also have an mTiny robot that can be coded using physical coding blocks, not the computer.
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