April 2017 Learn More Links

Creating Shapes and Patterns with Scratch2

https://kidscodecs.com/scratch2-geometry-project/

Project at Scratch

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/143372352/

What’s a Font?

https://kidscodecs.com/what-is-a-font/

What the Font

https://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont
https://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/mobile/

Butterick’s Practical Typography

http://practicaltypography.com/

Font Classificatinos

https://www.fonts.com/content/learning/fontology/level-1/type-anatomy/type-classifications

Anatomy of a Typeface

http://typedia.com/learn/only/anatomy-of-a-typeface/

Google Fonts

https://fonts.google.com/

Font Types Infographic

http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/29280/how-can-i-describe-the-font-i-am-looking-for-or-looking-at

Typographic Units

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typographic_unit
https://everythingfonts.com/font/tools/units/converter

How to Measure Fonts

https://www.labelvalue.com/blog/2015/04/font-size-guide-convert-points-to-inches.html
http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/4035/what-does-the-size-of-the-font-translate-to-exactly
http://practicaltypography.com/point-size.html

Learn Typography Online

https://kidscodecs.com/learn-typography-online/

Algorithm Design

https://kidscodecs.com/algorithm-design/

How to Explain Algorithms to Kids

http://www.tynker.com/blog/articles/ideas-and-tips/how-to-explain-algorithms-to-kids/

What is an Algorithm?

https://kidscodecs.com/what-is-an-algorithm/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3whpv4 /a>

Software that Teaches Itself

https://kidscodecs.com/software-that-teaches-itself/

The Many Ways to Show the Player How It’s Done With In-Game Tutorials

https://gamedevelopment.tutsplus.com/tutorials/the-many-ways-to-show-the-player-how-its-done-with-in-game-tutorials–gamedev-400

Principle of Consistency and Standards in User Interface Design

https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/principle-of-consistency-and-standards-in-user-interface-design

Algorithm Design

https://kidscodecs.com/algorithm-design/

Repl.it Links

https://repl.it/Fy2l/1
https://repl.it/Fypg/0

How to Explain Algorithms to Kids

http://www.tynker.com/blog/articles/ideas-and-tips/how-to-explain-algorithms-to-kids/

What is an Algorithm?

https://kidscodecs.com/what-is-an-algorithm/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3whpv4 /a>

Carl Friedrich Gauss

http://www.storyofmathematics.com/19th_gauss.html

Sailors, Coconuts, and a Monkey

https://kidscodecs.com/sailors-coconuts-monkeys/

Project Code in Repl.it

https://repl.it/FyJE/7

The Colossal Book of Mathematics: Classic Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Problems

http://books.wwnorton.com/books/978-0-393-02023-6/
http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780393020236
http://www.alibris.com/The-Colossal-Book-of-Mathematics-Classic-Puzzles-Paradoxes-and-Problems-Martin-Gardner/book/28766065

Martin Gardner’s Puzzle Books

http://martin-gardner.org/PuzzleBooks.html

Seesaw

https://kidscodecs.com/seesaw/

Seesaw

https://seesaw.me
https://help.seesaw.me/hc/en-us

Seesaw Professional Development

http://web.seesaw.me/professional-development

Erase All Kittens

https://kidscodecs.com/erase-all-kittens/

Erase All Kittens

https://eraseallkittens.com

Mark Collantes, Designer

https://kidscodecs.com/mark-collantes-designer/

Forge Media + Design

https://www.forgemedia.ca

2 Queens Street Installation

https://vimeo.com/204007163

Spirits of Markham Project

https://www.forgemedia.ca/projects/wayfinding-exhibits/spirits-of-markham/

Wilfrid Laurier Digital Donor Wall

https://vimeo.com/202108382

State

https://kidscodecs.com/state/

State

/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_(computer_science)

What is State, Mutable State and Immutable State?

http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/235558/what-is-state-mutable-state-and-immutable-state

Definition of “state”

http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/150120/definition-of-state

State Machines – Basics of Computer Science

http://blog.markshead.com/869/state-machines-computer-science/

How to Design an Efficient User Interface

https://kidscodecs.com/create-efficient-user-interfaces-ui/

8 Characteristics Of Successful User Interfaces

http://usabilitypost.com/2009/04/15/8-characteristics-of-successful-user-interfaces/

User Interface Design Basics

https://www.usability.gov/what-and-why/user-interface-design.html

User Interface/User Experience Case Studies

https://www.slideshare.net/eLuminoustech/uiux-services-web-designing-services