Posts Tagged ‘educational’

Math portal

Monday, October 15th, 2018

from 610 portal

Greg Tang Math http://gregtangmath.com – Kakooma is a particularly fun and fast-paced game on this site

NCTM Illuminations http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivitySearch.aspx

Bedtime Math http://bedtimemath.org – there is also a Bedtime Math book available!

Thinking Blocks (mathplayground.com)

Programming for Kids | Kodable

Monday, October 15th, 2018

https://www.kodable.com/

LightBot

Monday, October 15th, 2018

http://lightbot.com

Tools for gentle introduction to coding

Monday, October 15th, 2018

Swift Playgrounds (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/swift-playgrounds/id908519492?mt=8)

  • Drag simple blocks of code
  • Very gentle introduction to coding
  • Begin with controlling a video game character
  • iPad only

Scratch Jr (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scratchjr/id895485086?mt=8)

  • Drag icons that represent code blocks
  • Tablet only (iPad & Android)

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

  • Similar to Swift Playgrounds in its introduction
  • Begin with controlling a video game character
  • Gentle introduction to coding
  • Exposure to basic programming syntax
  • Runs in browser
  • Tablet version in beta

Scratch (https://scratch.mit.edu/)

  • More complex desktop version
  • Exposure to basic programming syntax
  • Also runs in browser

Hopscotch (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hopscotch-learn-to-code-creatively-and-make-games/id617098629?mt=8)

  • Nice video tutorials
  • Considers a broader range of applications than the other ones
  • Slightly less gentle introduction to coding
  • Tablet only (iPad & Android)

R Datacamp (https://www.datacamp.com/courses/free-introduction-to-r)

  • Browser-based introduction to R
  • Video tutorials
  • Guided interactive coding exercises
  • Full programming syntax

Unscramble Words

Sunday, August 27th, 2017

http://www.unscramblewords.com/

Welcome to the World of SciTech Kids

Monday, November 30th, 2015

http://www.sci-techkids.com/

doodlekat1 – YouTube

Monday, November 30th, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9BHpMbvpZogR7mgiA3qaskx7llnNjELm https://www.youtube.com/user/doodlekat1
http://doodlekat1blog.blogspot.com/

PLoS Computational Biology: Getting Started in Computational Immunology

Saturday, March 17th, 2012

http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pcbi.1000128