VidCode
The site teaches code to teenagers by appealing to their everyday hobbies and teaching code for things that interest them, for example, how to code a new SnapChat filter.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Tools for learning |
| Format | Interactive |
| Core and overarching concepts | Implementation (programming) |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6P05
Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input
AC9TDI8P09
Implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language
AC9TDI10P09
Implement, modify and debug modular programs, applying selected algorithms and data structures, including in an object-oriented programming language |
| Keywords | Coding, Computational Thinking, Girls in Tech |
| Organisation | VidCode |
| Copyright | vidcode. May be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence. |
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