Looking Glass Help

Looking Glass is free downloadable programming software designed to teach students the basics of coding through animated stories and simple games. This website provides help for students engaged with the software, including FAQs and video tutorials. From this part of the web site, students can also navigate to the main page to download the software and share and download example code.

Additional details

Year band(s)	5-6, 7-8
Content type	Tools for learning
Format	Web page
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 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
Technologies & Programming Languages	other programming languages
Keywords	Programming, Computational Thinking, Parameters, Algorithms, Computer games, Animation
Organisation	Washington University in St Louis
Copyright	Washington University in St Louis. Creative Commons BY 3.0.