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Coding in the

Secondary Classroom

Josh Bundy

http://goo.gl/6acdWt

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Why teach code?

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www.scratch.mit.edu

Good platform for game critique and design

Good to tell Stories/ Make cartoons

Student Management built in

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www.codecademy.com

Shows step by step instruction tutorials for several coding languages

Offers free Student Management

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Notepad++

Not a coding program, but an alternative to notepad for coding file creation

Allows for line by line debugging

Color coded tags and strings

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www.greenfoot.org

Object orientation with Java

Visual & interactive

Combination with text-based language and visual supports

Simple interface for beginner coders