Getting Smart is acknowledging people and organizations making a difference with a series of back to school top 10 lists. During August we will run about 40 ‘best of’ lists, not in order, not exhaustive, just people we appreciate.
Today we are celebrating coding, computer science and data resources.
Coding & Computer Science
Code.org: start here for coding resources
BLOC: learn by building/deploying code
CodeHS: great high school course
CodeAcademy: after school program
Exploring Computer Science: NSF funded
Khan Academy: growing computer science library
Project Lead the Way: new pilot academy
P2PU: open resources and bading
Scratch: designed for ages 8 to 16
TopCoder: coding competitions
See our recent feature for more: Experts Weigh in on K-12 Coding & CS Resources for more on these and other apps.
Assessment & Data Shops (You May Not Know)
- MasteryConnect: where teachers share assessments
BrightBytes: measure tech-enabled learning outcomes
Pearson Knowledge Technologies: automated scoring & solutions
Curriculum Associates, i-Ready: K-12 adaptive assessment & instruction
Naiku: next generation classroom assessment solution
Education Strategy Consulting: cool visualization tools
Metametrics: the Lexile & Quantile folks
The Center for Assessment: consultants to states
Cognii: automatic assessment of students’ essay answers
LightSide: automated essay grader
You forgot Programmr.com
Lets you code and share Android and iOS projects online.
Hey,
since you’ve linked to TopCoder here are additional coding challenge resources to explore:
http://codecondo.com/coding-challenges/
enjoy!