Hopscotch
This web page links to the app store to purchase and download Hopscotch, describes example programs that can be made and links to help videos and resources. Hopscotch is designed for students aged 9-11 and can be used to create animations, games, simple web sites and algorithmically generated art. Students can publish their programs and view programs others have made.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Tools for learning |
| Format | Apps |
| Core and overarching concepts | Implementation (programming) |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6P02
Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration
AC9TDI6P05
Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | other programming languages |
| Keywords | Programming, Computational Thinking, Computer games, Animations, Visual programming, Algorithms |
| Organisation | Hopscotch Technologies |
| Copyright | Hopscotch Technologies, Inc. May be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence. |
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