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Hour of Code

The Hour of Code 2019

The Hour of Code is one of my favorites weeks of the year. It is designed to introduce Computer Science concepts to people of ANY age. Each year I create a list of resources for students, teachers and parents. The list
Hour of Code
might also include resources that are still active from the previous year, as well as new and improved resources. Please note that some of the resources might be subscription based and/or have in-app purchasing. Most of these have some “free” component for the Hour of Code that will give you an opportunity to try before you buy.


The Hour of Code 2019
https://code.org/learn - Minecraft HOC Activities (From previous years)

Alice (6th & Up)
http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=downloads/download_alice3.1

AllCanCode - Run Marco (Younger Students)
https://www.allcancode.com/hourofcode

App Inventor (3rd+)
http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/hour-of-code.html

App Lab (6th+)
https://code.org/educate/applab

Apple Store - Click on “Coding & Apps” in the menu to learn about their free workshops.
http://www.apple.com/retail/code/

Bitsbox
https://bitsbox.com/code.html

Blockly
https://blockly-games.appspot.com/

BotLogic (Great for Kindergarten and youngers)
http://botlogic.us/#sthash.CjnGQ4Bz.ZFYVAx25.dpbs

BrainPop Hour of Code - Code Across the Curriculum
https://go.brainpop.com/hourofcode

Chrome Experiments
https://experiments.withgoogle.com/collection/chrome

Code Academy
https://www.codecademy.com/explore

Code Avenger (ages 5-16)
https://www.codeavengers.com/jr

Code Combat
https://codecombat.com/

Code Monster (6th & Up)
http://www.crunchzilla.com/code-monster

Code Monkey (3-6)
https://www.playcodemonkey.com/challenges/0

Code Pen (6th & Up)
http://codepen.io/#

Codesters (6th & Up)
https://www.codesters.com/

Disney Moana & The Hour of Code
http://partners.disney.com/hour-of-code

Foos (K-1, available in an app or for download)
http://thefoos.com/hour-of-code/

The Foos (K-2 and is web based - no download)
http://thefoos.com/webgl/

Gamestar Mechanic
http://gamestarmechanic.com/

Google CS First - Coding a Super Hero (students can use their Google login and will need to write down their username & password.)
https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/c/cs-first/en/code-your-hero/overview.html?utm_source=google-csfirst&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20191202-HOC-email-4--all-all-A&src=em-csf-20191202-HOC-email-4--all-all-A

Google Logo - Create your own!
https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/en/hoc2017

Hour of Code Studio 1
http://studio.code.org/hoc/1

Khan Academy Computer Science
https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming

Kahn Academy Hour of Code
https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/hour-of-code/

Kodable (Great for youngers)
https://www.kodable.com/

Looking Glass (Ages 10+)
https://lookingglass.wustl.edu/

Made with Code by Google (girl focused)
https://www.madewithcode.com/projects/

Minecraft
https://education.minecraft.net/

Monster Coding (K-2 & 3-6)
http://monstercoding.com/#hour_of_code

Play Lab - code.org (3-6)
https://code.org/playlab

Python (6th & Up)
https://www.python.org/

Scratch
**Note that students in grades 3-6 have their own Scratch accounts.**
    1. Find 9 different activities that all have a Self-Guided Tutorial
    2. Main Scratch site - HERE

Snap!
http://byob.berkeley.edu/

Tindercad - 3D Modeling/Printing
https://www.tinkercad.com/

Turkey Trot (Tynker)
https://www.tynker.com/ide/?p=5824b99aaf9231f03d8b457a

Turkey Jump (Tynker)
https://www.tynker.com/ide/?p=56536eebaf9231da588b459e

Tynker
https://www.tynker.com/
Affordable & Clean Energy
Blocks- https://www.tynker.com/hour-of-code/affordable-and-clean-energy?utm_source=Teachers&utm_campaign=99deb86c41-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_12_01_08_58&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0a72eab762-99deb86c41-67081761
HTML - https://www.tynker.com/hour-of-code/affordable-and-clean-energy-html?utm_source=Teachers&utm_campaign=99deb86c41-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_12_01_08_58&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0a72eab762-99deb86c41-67081761

APPS FOR THE CHROMEBOOK
From the Chrome Web Store:
ScratchJr. - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/scratchjr/oipimoeophamdcmjcfameoojlbhbgjda?hl=en

APPS FOR THE iPAD
Bee-Bot - Free
Cargo-Bot - Free
Daisy the Dinosaur - Free
Hopscoch - Free (offers in-app purchases)
Kodable - Free (offers in-app purchases)
Lightbot: Code Hour - Free
Scratch Jr. - Free
Swift Playground - Free