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Programming Languages for Education

https://www.kidscodecs.com/programming-languages-for-education/

Software Programming Languages for Education

https://www.kidscodecs.com/resources/programming/education/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_programming_language

Alice

http://www.alice.org
https://www.kidscodecs.com/alice-tutorials/

Codea

http://codea.io/
https://www.kidscodecs.com/codea-tutorials/

Kodu

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/kodu/

Move the Turtle

http://movetheturtle.com/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/move-turtle.-programming-for/id509013878?ls=1&mt=8

Scratch

http://scratch.mit.edu/
http://scratched.media.mit.edu/
https://code.google.com/p/scratch-unplugged/
http://www.simonhaughton.co.uk/2013/02/scratch-20-resources-and-planning.html

Tynker

http://www.tynker.com/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tynker-learn-programming-visual/id805869467

The Principle of Least Astonishment (Surprise)

https://www.kidscodecs.com/principle-of-least-astonishment/

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The Principle of Least Astonishment

http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?PrincipleOfLeastAstonishment

History of Interface Design on Unix: Applying the Rule of Least Surprise

http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ch11s01.html

Rule of Least Surprise: In interface design, always do the least surprising thing.

http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ch01s06.html#id2878339

Controlling Your Environment Makes You Happy

http://www.joelonsoftware.com/uibook/chapters/fog0000000057.html

What is the Principle of Least Astonishment?

http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/187457/what-is-the-principle-of-least-astonishment

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Krissy Venosdale and Skype in the Classroom

https://www.kidscodecs.com/an-interview-with-krissy-venosdale/

Krissy Venosdale

http://venspired.com/
https://twitter.com/venspired
http://www.pinterest.com/venspired/
http://instagram.com/venspired#
https://www.flickr.com/photos/venosdale

Skype in the classroom

https://education.skype.com/
https://education.skype.com/mysteryskype
https://education.skype.com/guest_speakers

#EduGood

A Project 365 to See the Good in Education, Learning, and Life.
http://venspired.com/?page_id=4087
https://www.flickr.com/groups/edugood/
https://www.facebook.com/edugood365

Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy

https://educators.honeywell.com/

NASA Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program

http://reducedgravity.jsc.nasa.gov/

Regular Expressions

https://www.kidscodecs.com/regular-expressions/

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Regular Expressions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression
http://www.it.cornell.edu/security/depth/practices/data_discovery/tools/regexes.cfm
http://www.regular-expressions.info/tutorial.html
http://www.regular-expressions.info/examples.html

Online Regular Expression Editor

http://www.regexr.com/

Examples of Regular Expressions in Perl

http://affy.blogspot.com/p5be/ch10.htm

Examples of Regular Expressions in Go

https://gobyexample.com/regular-expressions

Examples of Regular Expressions in JavaScript

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions

Examples of Regular Expressions in .Net

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/9099/The-Minute-Regex-Tutorial
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg440701.aspx

Examples of Regular Expressions in Java

http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/JavaRegularExpressions/article.html

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Logo Programming Language

https://www.kidscodecs.com/logo-programming-language/

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Logo Programming Language

http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/index.html
http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/logo/index.html
http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/resources/links.html
http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/resources/discussion.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_%28programming_language%29

20 Things to Do With a Computer

A brilliant essay about using computers as tools to teach kids how to do things, not manipulate computers. (thanks @HackerJimbo for the suggestion!)
http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/5836

UCBLogo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCBLogo
http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~bh/logo.html

Logo Artificial Intelligence Memos

Written by Seymour Papert in the 1960s and 1970s, they give a sense of the ideas that drove the creation of Logo.
http://logothings.wikispaces.com/Readings

Logo and LEGO Mindstorms

http://www.media.mit.edu/sponsorship/getting-value/collaborations/mindstorms

Turtle Academy

Learn Logo in English, German, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Hebrew, and Chinese.
http://turtleacademy.com/

MicroWorlds Logo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroWorlds
http://www.microworlds.com/

Move the Turtle

http://movetheturtle.com/
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/move-turtle.-programming-for/id509013878?ls=1&mt=8

Robot Turtles (and Robot Turtles Adventure Quest Expansion Pack)

http://www.robotturtles.com/
http://www.thinkfun.com/robotturtles/adventure/
http://www.thinkfun.com/robotturtles
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/danshapiro/robot-turtles-the-board-game-for-little-programmer
http://duxter.com/robotturtles

FMSLogo

http://fmslogo.sourceforge.net/

Robot Turtles (and Robot Turtles Adventure Quest Expansion Pack)

http://www.robotturtles.com/
http://www.thinkfun.com/robotturtles/adventure/
http://www.thinkfun.com/robotturtles
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/danshapiro/robot-turtles-the-board-game-for-little-programmer
http://duxter.com/robotturtles

Computer Science Logo Style

A free online resource using Logo to teach computer science.
http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~bh/v1-toc2.html
http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~bh/v2-toc2.html
http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~bh/v3-toc2.html

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3D Software Tools and Resources

https://www.kidscodecs.com/3d-software-tools-resources/

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Build with Chrome

https://www.buildwithchrome.com/
https://www.buildwithchrome.com/about
https://www.buildwithchrome.com/buildacademy
http://www.gizmag.com/build-with-chrome-lego-google/30652/
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Build+with+chrome+tutorial
http://vimeo.com/search?q=%22build+with+chrome%22

SketchUp

http://www.sketchup.com/
http://www.sketchup.com/learn
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/95079
http://extensions.sketchup.com/
http://www.sketchup.com/3Dfor/3D-printing
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22sketchup+tutorial%22
http://vimeo.com/search?q=%22sketchup+tutorial%22

Blender

http://www.blender.org/
http://www.blender.org/features/projects/
http://www.blender.org/support/
http://www.blender.org/support/tutorials/
http://cgcookie.com/blender/
http://gryllus.net/Blender/3D.html
http://blender.stackexchange.com/
http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Extensions:2.6/Py/Scripts/Modeling/PrintToolbox
http://www.shapeways.com/tutorials/prepping_blender_files_for_3d_printing
http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/blender-dives-into-3d-printing-indistry
http://cgcookie.com/blender/2013/02/04/modeling-3d-printing-shapeways/
http://www.blenderguru.com/

TinkerCAD

https://www.tinkercad.com
https://www.tinkercad.com/about/

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SketchUp for Beginners

https://www.kidscodecs.com/3d-sketchup-for-beginners/

Download Sketchup

http://www.sketchup.com/download

SketchUp

http://www.sketchup.com/
http://www.sketchup.com/learn
http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/95079
http://extensions.sketchup.com/
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22sketchup+tutorial%22
http://vimeo.com/search?q=%22sketchup+tutorial%22

SketchUp for Education K-12

http://www.sketchup.com/3Dfor/k12-education
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/

SketchUp Video on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/user/SketchUpVideo

SketchUp School

https://www.youtube.com/user/4sketchupgo2school
http://www.sketchupschool.com/
http://www.sketchupschool.com/sketchup-tutorials

Master SketchUp

https://www.youtube.com/user/MasterSketchupdotcom
http://www.mastersketchup.com/
https://twitter.com/mastersketchup
https://www.facebook.com/MasterSketchup

Sketchucation

http://sketchucation.com/

SketchUp Plugins

http://sketchupplugins.com/
http://www.sketchupwarehouse.com/

SketchUp Artists

http://www.sketchupartists.org/

3D Printing from SketchUp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPQliNKJKto
http://www.sketchup.com/3Dfor/3D-printing

How to Draw a Tiny House with SketchUp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nir6Qk_sSrw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YITS1NZeSKQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POVYewYEu9E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH4VNw6AGdA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkmOYYz55Cs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcpT3zTlgoI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb2NUBHPiBw

Computer Science Curriculum Resources

https://www.kidscodecs.com/computer-science-curriculum-resources/

CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards

http://csta.acm.org/Curriculum/sub/K12Standards.html
http://csta.acm.org/Curriculum/sub/CSK8.html
http://csta.acm.org/Curriculum/sub/CompThinking.html
http://csta.acm.org/Curriculum/sub/CurrResources.html

Edutopia

http://www.edutopia.org/

Skype in the classroom

https://education.skype.com/

UK National Curriculum for Computing Programme

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-computing-programmes-of-study/national-curriculum-in-england-computing-programmes-of-study
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum
http://community.tes.co.uk/national_curriculum_2014/b/computing/default.aspx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwXjGMpWprI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia55clAtdMs

Ontario Canada: Secondary School Computer Studies

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/computer.html

Online Learning: A Bachelor’s Level Computer Science Program Curriculum

A review of free online computer science courses from US universities.
blog.agupieware.com/2014/05/online-learning-bachelors-level.html
http://blog.agupieware.com/2014/06/online-learning-intensive-bachelors.html

CS Unplugged

http://csunplugged.org/

The Traveling Salesman Problem

https://www.kidscodecs.com/traveling-salesman-problem/

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The Traveling Salesman Problem

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/TravelingSalesmanProblem.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelling_salesman_problem
http://www.youtube.com/embed/BmsC6AEbkrw

Computer Scientists Find New Shortcuts for Infamous Traveling Salesman Problem

http://www.wired.com/2013/01/traveling-salesman-problem/all/

Canadian Traveler Problem

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_traveller_problem

Chinese Postman Problem

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Route_inspection_problem

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Music from Electronic Garbage

https://www.kidscodecs.com/music-from-electronic-garbage/

Electric Waste Orchestra

http://makerspaceurbana.org/projects/electric-waste-orchestra/
http://www.coolhunting.com/tech/electric-waste-orchestra.php

Colten Jackson on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/user/CJCruiser/

Pure Data

http://puredata.info/

John Cage

http://johncage.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cage

Fat or Muscle: Which Keeps You Warmer?

Which keeps you warmer, fat or muscle?

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=893603&page=1
http://www.chacha.com/question/which-one-keeps-you-warmer-muscle-or-fat
http://goaskalice.columbia.edu/does-eating-fat-keep-body-warm-winter
http://goaskalice.columbia.edu/fat-muscle
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Does_fat_or_muscle_keep_you_warmer
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22250-muscles-that-do-nothing-can-keep-you-warm-and-thin.html#.U8KmbKj65FQ
http://www.thedivingblog.com/fat-people-warmer-underwater/

Ancient water cache may be pristine primordial soup

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329762.600#.U8KtVKj65FQ

Deepest-diving sub implodes in Kermadec trench

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25552#.U8KtX6j65FQ

The Panopticon

https://www.kidscodecs.com/the-panopticon/

How the Feds Are Tracking Us

http://www.pcworld.com/article/262044/how_the_feds_are_tracking_us.html

The Airborne Panopticon: How Plane-Mounted Cameras Watch Entire Cities

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/07/a-tivo-for-crime-how-always-recording-airborne-cameras-watch-entire-cities/

Problems with Panopticon: UK CCTVs Don’t Cut Crime Rates

Problems with the Panopticon: UK CCTVs don't cut crime rates

NSA Data Have No Impact on Terrorism: Report

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-13/nsa-data-has-no-discernible-impact-on-terrorism-report.html

How the NSA's High-Tech Surveillance Helped Europeans Catch Terrorists

http://www.propublica.org/article/how-the-nsas-high-tech-surveillance-helped-europeans-catch-terrorists

Building a Panopticon: The Evolution of the NSA’s XKeyscore

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/08/building-a-panopticon-the-evolution-of-the-nsas-xkeyscore/

New York City Panopticon Plans Take Shape

http://www.wired.com/2008/08/more-nypd-count/

Every Day, US Army’s Panopticon Drone Will Collect 80 Years’ Worth of HD Video

http://www.wired.com/2012/01/army-helicopter-cross-eyed/

NSA Officers Spy on Love Interests

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/08/23/nsa-officers-sometimes-spy-on-love-interests/

How NSA Spies Abused Their Powers to Snoop on Girlfriends, Lovers, and First Dates

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/09/27/loveint_how_nsa_spies_snooped_on_girlfriends_lovers_and_first_dates.html

LOVEINT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOVEINT

Panopticon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticon