CS Resources
Computer Science
What is Computer Science? Why is CS Important? Careers in Computer Science
Is Computer Science for me, you ask? OF COURSE!!
- And this one!
- Yes, even you ladies!
- Code Kids- documentary about kids and coding
JUST FOR FUN
PickCode Explore different Coding languages, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, and more
NOTE: you will need to sign up for a free account.
- Click sign up
- Choose student account, input your age
- Sign in using your GOOGLE login
- If you get a can't load page message, click "go back"
Enter and choose from the menu of web Development games
- Code Combat
- Hex Invader
- Felxbox Froggy
- Pixactly
- CSS Diner
- Screeps
- CodinGame
- Flexbox Defense
- Elevator Saga
- Untrusted
- Dungeons & Developers
Little Dot Adventure: (NEW) Choose command codes to help Little Dot reach its destination
Code Quest take Subby the submarine through underwater challenges
Code.org fun at home code activities for all ages
Tynker Code games
Light Bot Programming puzzle game
Hour of Code code activities
Khan Academy- Programming introduction
Crack the Code- Find and follow the clues to get through the doors (this game will not work on school Chromebooks)
Useful Tools for Programming!
License your work
Creative Commons Licensing- Choose license features and generate licensing code to protect your intellectual property
Image Searching
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Google Advanced Image Search- find CC-licensed images to use for your work
- Kiddle student-friendly image searching
- Creative Commons- find CC-licensed materials (images, music, video, etc) to use in your work.
- Pixabay free images and royalty-free stock photos
- Pexels Royalty-free images
- Pikwizard free images and royalty-free stock photos
Proper Image attribution:
ideal image attribution includes the following:
- Title: “Furggelen afterglow”
- Creator: “Lukas Schlagehauf“
- Source: “Flicker“
- License: “CC BY-ND 2.0”
under image
<p> image attribution goes here </p>
CSS Style Resources
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CSS Zen Garden- A demonstration of what CSS can do for a website
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Adobe Color- Get RGB or HEX code for the colors you want
- Google Fonts- Find new font families to use in your CSS!
Computer Science in Entertainment!
Innovations in Computing
- Wearable wearable technology
- Industry Week Manufacturing
- 3D Printing Manufacturing
- Modern Healthcare Health and Safety
- Medstartr Health and Safety
- ArtFab Art and Design
- Instructables Art and Design
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture Ariculture
- Farm Industry News Agriculture
- Cnet Smart Home
- loT Evolution Smart Home
- Kickstarter and Indiegogo- crowd funded products that have not yet hit the market
App Market Research Sources
- Code.org Public Gallery
- Mobile app classes or competitions like:
- Mobile app stores like Apple App Store or Google Play
- General web search using Google or Bing
- Try phrases like “app competition” or “apps for social good”
- Include your state name for local ideas or competitions