Coding in the Classroom

This resource is a website for sharing resources and strategies for teaching primary students computer programming skills and concepts. It contains a discussion board, blogs, videos, articles and case studies on topical learning and computer education concepts and issues. There are links to resources such as Hopscotch, Scratch, code.org and many more.

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Year band(s)	1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10
Content type	Professional learning, Lesson ideas
Format	Web page
Core and overarching concepts	Implementation (programming)
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s)	AC9TDI2P01 Investigate simple problems for known users that can be solved with digital systems AC9TDI2P02 Follow and describe algorithms involving a sequence of steps, branching (decisions) and iteration (repetition) AC9TDI4P02 Follow and describe algorithms involving sequencing, comparison operators (branching) and iteration AC9TDI6P02 Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration AC9TDI6P05 Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input AC9TDI8P05 Design algorithms involving nested control structures and represent them using flowcharts and pseudocode AC9TDI8P06 Trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors AC9TDI8P09 Implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language AC9TDI10P05 Design algorithms involving logical operators and represent them as flowcharts and pseudocode AC9TDI10P06 Validate algorithms and programs by comparing their output against a range of test cases AC9TDI10P09 Implement, modify and debug modular programs, applying selected algorithms and data structures, including in an object-oriented programming language
Keywords	Computer programming, Design, Coding, Professional learning, Digital citizenship, Internet, Cooperation
Organisation	Edutopia
Copyright	2016 George Lucas Educational Foundation. Free-for-education material.