Online courses and resources
MakeCode Arcade
MakeCode Arcade, is an immersive game coding platform which has a course series in Computer Science through game programming:
- Online editor: https://arcade.makecode.com
- Online Course: Intro to CS
- Forum
- Flipgrid: csintroarcade
- (optional) Buy/Build an Arcade: https://arcade.makecode.com/hardware
Minecraft: Education Edition
If your school is using Office 365, your account probably already works with Minecraft: Education Edition. If your Office 365 account does not work, Minecraft: Education Edition is free through June 2020 for anyone with an Office 365 Education sign-in. Read the announcement on how to enable it. Within MakeCode too, you can utilize the Introduction to Computer Science with MakeCode for Minecraft course. In addition, there is a remote learning available to use alons side with STEM based lessons.
- Download Minecraft EDU: https://education.minecraft.net/get-started/download/
- Online course: Intro to CS
- Forum
- Flipgrid: csintrominecraft
micro:bit
The micro:bit foundation offers structured courses and lessons that students can engage with.
For MakeCode for micro:bit you can find a number of courses and in particular, the Introduction to Computer Science with MakeCode for micro:bit:
- Online editor: https://makecode.microbit.org
- Online course: Intro to CS
- Forum
- Flipgrid: csintromicrobit
- (optional) Buy a micro:bit: https://microbit.org/buy/