An ASCII Art Project
https://kidscodecs.com/ascii-art-project/
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ASCII
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII
ASCII Art
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII_art
http://www.geocities.com/spunk1111/history.htm
The Lost Ancestors of ASCII Art
Examples from the 1890s of art created with characters.
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/01/the-lost-ancestors-of-ascii-art/283445/
Joan Shark’s ASCII Art Collection
Some clever and amazing examples, plus tutorials and images kids might find fun to recreate.
http://www.geocities.com/spunk1111/
ASCII Art Tutorials
http://www.geocities.com/spunk1111/dcau.htm
http://www.geocities.com/spunk1111/soviatt.htm
http://www.geocities.com/spunk1111/rowtutor.htm
http://www.geocities.com/spunk1111/tutornv.htm
http://www.geocities.com/spunk1111/targontutor.htm
http://www.geocities.com/spunk1111/faq.htm
Artwork Collections
http://www.incredibleart.org/links/ascii.html
http://www.chris.com/ascii/
ASCII Art Newsgroup
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/alt.ascii-art
ASCII Art Generators
Do you really want to cheat?
http://www.network-science.de/ascii/
http://www.glassgiant.com/ascii/
http://picascii.com/
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Raspberry Pi Projects
https://kidscodecs.com/raspberry-pi-projects/
Where to Buy a Pi
http://www.raspberrypi.org/buy/
https://www.adafruit.com/search?q=raspberry+pi
How to Install Raspberry Pi
http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/
http://www.raspberrypi.org/help/noobs-setup/
Minecraft on Raspberry Pi
http://pi.minecraft.net/
http://www.raspberrypi.org/tag/minecraft/
How To Setup Minecraft On The Raspberry Pi
Includes screen shots, how to create a desktop icon on your Pi, and comments include solutions to save your Minecraft world. Be sure to read the comments to find issues and workarounds.
http://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2013/10/how-to-setup-minecraft-on-the-raspberry-pi/
http://picraftbukkit.webs.com/pi-minecraft-server-how-to
How to Setup a Minecraft Server
http://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-Minecraft-Server/?ALLSTEPS
Programming Minecraft
https://arghbox.wordpress.com/2013/06/13/programming-minecraft-pi-with-python-early-draft/
http://arghbox.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/minecraftbook.pdf
http://www.raspberrypi.org/learning-python-using-codecademy-and-raspberry-pi-minecraft-a-resource-of-great-note/
http://arghbox.wordpress.com/
http://www.stuffaboutcode.com/
http://www.scarabcoder.com/
http://blog.whaleygeek.co.uk/category/raspberry-pi/
http://mcpipy.wordpress.com/
How To Capture Minecraft Screenshots On The Raspberry Pi
http://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2014/05/how-to-capture-minecraft-screenshots-on-the-raspberry-pi/
Remote Control Your Pi (Look, No Monitor for Pi)
http://trevorappleton.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/remotely-connect-to-raspberry-pi-desktop.html
http://www.instructables.com/id/Setting-up-a-VNC-Server-on-your-Raspberry-Pi/?ALLSTEPS
http://elinux.org/RPi_VNC_Server
http://www.tightvnc.com/download.php
Connect to Your Raspberry Pi with SSH
http://trevorappleton.blogspot.com/2013/03/ssh-into-raspberry-pi.html
The One-Button Audio Book Player
Doesn’t require advanced skills. Do read the comments, however, for links and tips.
http://blogs.fsfe.org/clemens/2012/10/30/the-one-button-audiobook-player/
Wolfram Language for Kids
http://www.calfuntech.cl/pdf/wolfram_language_for_kids.pdf
Coffee Table Pi
http://www.instructables.com/id/Coffee-Table-Pi/?ALLSTEPS
http://www.ikeahackers.net/2013/01/lack-arcade-coffee-table.html
Make Your Garage Door Email, Tweet, or SMS
http://www.richlynch.com/2013/07/27/pi_garage_alert_1/
http://www.richlynch.com/2013/08/04/pi_garage_alert_2/
How to Rename Your Pi
www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2012/11/how-to-rename-your-raspberry-pi/
Build a Raspberry Pi Case with Legos
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1354
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1515
http://tdb.brickowl.com/store/the-daily-brick-case-for-raspberry-pi-set
More and More and More Raspberry Pi Projects
https://plus.google.com/+raspberrypi/posts
http://www.raspberrypi.org/resources/
http://readwrite.com/2014/01/21/raspberry-pi-great-projects
http://www.instructables.com/tag/type-id/?sort=none&q=Raspberry+Pi
http://trevorappleton.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.daveakerman.com/
http://raspi.tv/
Where to Get Help with Raspberry Pi
http://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/
http://www.element14.com/community/community/raspberry-pi
http://elinux.org/RPi_Hub
http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals
Simple Raspberry Pi Shutdown Button
http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Raspberry-Pi-Shutdown-Button/?ALLSTEPS
Computational Thinking Projects
https://kidscodecs.com/computational-thinking-projects/
What is Computational Thinking?
http://www.google.com/edu/computational-thinking/what-is-ct.html
Exploring Computational Thinking (Google)
http://www.google.com/edu/computational-thinking/lessons.html
Describe an Everyday Object
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aiIXl6M9t9Gq0rtOtcKknxqT4mU9b6q7UbYP-3xlKqk/edit
Search US Patents Online
http://www.uspto.gov/patents/process/search/
https://www.google.com/?tbm=pts
https://www.google.com/?tbm=pts#q=house&safe=off&tbm=pts
Multiplying by Numbers Between 0 and 1
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fVkEDKc28Z3yTvaHwQsMGt5gV1YxTwscJfEr8p4lG28/edit?hl=en
Scientific Method
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method
Computer Science Unplugged Projects
https://kidscodecs.com/cs-unplugged-projects/
Computer Science (CS) Unplugged
http://csunplugged.com
http://csunplugged.com/activities
CS Unplugged Book (Teachers Edition)
Includes all the exercises and context to help anyone learn.
http://csunplugged.com/teachers-edition
http://csunplugged.com/sites/default/files/activity_pdfs_full/unpluggedTeachersMar2010-USletter.pdf
Count the Dots (Binary Numbers)
http://csunplugged.com/binary-numbers
http://csunplugged.com/sites/default/files/activity_pdfs_full/unplugged-01-binary_numbers.pdf
http://cse4k12.org/binary/magic_trick.html
The Orange Game (Routing and Deadlock)
http://csunplugged.com/routing-and-deadlock
http://csunplugged.com/sites/default/files/activity_pdfs_full/unplugged-10-routing_and_deadlock.pdf
Santa’s Dirty Socks
http://csunplugged.com/divideAndConquer
http://csunplugged.com/sites/default/files/activity_pdfs_full/SantasDirtySocksGeneral.pdf
Kid Krypto
http://csunplugged.com/public-key-encryption
http://csunplugged.com/sites/default/files/activity_pdfs_full/unplugged-18-public_key_encryption_0.pdf
20 Guesses
http://csunplugged.com/information-theory
http://csunplugged.com/sites/default/files/activity_pdfs_full/unplugged-05-information_theory.pdf
Create a WordPress Website
https://kidscodecs.com/create-a-wordpress-website/
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WordPress
http://www.wordpress.org
http://www.wordpress.org/download
http://www.wordpress.org/support
WordPress Tutorials
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress
http://wordpress.tv/
https://www.youtube.com/user/wpmudev
http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/
WordPress Plugins
http://www.wordpress.org/plugins
http://premium.wpmudev.org/
WordPress Themes
http://www.wordpress.org/themes
https://thethemefoundry.com/
http://www.woothemes.com/
http://www.meanthemes.com/
FTP Software
https://filezilla-project.org/
Text Editors
http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
http://macromates.com/ (TextMate)
Install WordPress on Your Own Computer
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Installing_WordPress_on_your_own_Computer
Drupal Publishing Software
ExpressionEngine Publishing Software
http://ellislab.com/expressionengine
Joomla Publishing Software
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Robots!
https://kidscodecs.com/robots/
Lego Mindstorms
http://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/
http://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/downloads/software/ddsoftwaredownload/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_mindstorm
http://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/gettingstarted
http://www.us.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/community
Sphero
http://www.gosphero.com/sphero-2-0/
http://www.gosphero.com/education/
http://www.kidsruby.com/
Robot Turtles Adventure Quest
http://www.robotturtles.com/
http://www.thinkfun.com/robotturtles
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/danshapiro/robot-turtles-the-board-game-for-little-programmer
http://duxter.com/robotturtles
Logo Programming Language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_%28programming_language%29
http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/logo/programming.html
http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/resources/links.html
http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/resources/discussion.html
http://www.transum.org/software/Logo/
http://turtleacademy.com/
http://logo.twentygototen.org/
Codea
https://kidscodecs.com/codea-tutorials/
Codea (iTunes)
http://itunes.apple.com/app/id439571171?mt=8
Codea Resources
http://codea.io
https://bitbucket.org/TwoLivesLeft/core/wiki/Home
https://bitbucket.org/TwoLivesLeft/core/wiki/Codea%20Programming%20FAQ
http://codea.io/talk/categories/code-sharing
https://bitbucket.org/TwoLivesLeft/core/wiki/CopyingCode
https://bitbucket.org/TwoLivesLeft/core/wiki/HintsAndTips
http://codea.io/talk
Codea Tutorials
https://bitbucket.org/TwoLivesLeft/core/wiki/ForKids
https://bitbucket.org/TwoLivesLeft/core/wiki/Tutorials
https://bitbucket.org/TwoLivesLeft/core/wiki/DrawingTutorial
https://bitbucket.org/TwoLivesLeft/core/wiki/AnimationTutorial
https://bitbucket.org/TwoLivesLeft/core/wiki/TouchTutorial
https://bitbucket.org/TwoLivesLeft/core/wiki/Parameter
https://bitbucket.org/TwoLivesLeft/core/wiki/SensorTutorial
Patrick Coxsall Codea Tutorials (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwfVwIQIZJUXh4Gk7kvR0TQ
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?feature=c4-feed-u&list=PL28ZgPD5H3I07rN55BaYuq65ezTH509Sd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRkC7Js9ep0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bogCG07VtX4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO-9BjxqY9o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3k0saVH5uA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjwV6PKX1mk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPBuhSaAv0E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnBnNTH9flw
David Such Codea Tutorials
http://codeatuts.blogspot.com/p/contents.html
Ignatz Codea Tutorials
https://coolcodea.wordpress.com/
https://coolcodea.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/index-of-posts/
https://coolcodea.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/starting-with-codea/
https://coolcodea.wordpress.com/2013/03/page/2/
https://coolcodea.wordpress.com/2013/03/page/1/
https://coolcodea.wordpress.com/2013/03/28/17-things-i-would-have-liked-to-have-known-sooner/
Ignatz Board Game Tutorial
A high level description of coding FloodIt using Codea, with code from Pastebin and Github.
https://coolcodea.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/18-lessons-from-a-simple-board-game-part-1/
https://coolcodea.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/19-lessons-from-a-simple-board-game-part-2/
http://pastebin.com/pbXLsJ1e
https://gist.github.com/dermotbalson/5346233
Lua Resources
http://www.lua.org/manual/5.2/
http://lua-users.org/
http://tylerneylon.com/a/learn-lua/
https://bitbucket.org/TwoLivesLeft/core/wiki/OtherResources
http://luatut.com/crash_course.html
Github Tutorials
https://kidscodecs.com/github-tutorials/
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Github
https://github.com
https://help.github.com/
https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git
Github Software
https://mac.github.com/
https://mac.github.com/help.html
https://windows.github.com/
https://windows.github.com/help.html
Github Guides Tutorials (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/user/GitHubGuides
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg7s6cbtAD15G8lNyoaYDuKZSKyJrgwB-
Github for Web Designers (Lynda.com)
www.lynda.com/GitHub-tutorials/GitHub-Web-Designers/162276-2.html
Github Tutorials
https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/using-github/all
http://www.kobashicomputing.com/a-github-tutorial
Github for Web Designers (Lynda.com)
Requires a monthly fee but there are many great courses to make the cost worthwhile, including this course.
http://www.lynda.com/GitHub-tutorials/GitHub-Web-Designers/162276-2.html
Understanding Github
A good overview of how non-coders can use Github. Because there are command line software bits which some might consider advanced, this might be a good start for learning how to command line Git instead of Github software.
http://readwrite.com/2013/09/30/understanding-github-a-journey-for-beginners-part-1
http://readwrite.com/2013/10/02/github-for-beginners-part-2
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Alice Tutorials
https://kidscodecs.com/alice-tutorials/
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Alice
http://www.alice.org
http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice/what_is_alice
http://www.alice.org/3.1/index.html
http://www.alice.org/3.1/materials_videos.php
http://www.alice.org/3.1/materials_guide.php
http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=downloads/download_alice3.1
Alice Tutorials
http://www.alice.org/3.1/materials_videos.php
http://www.alice.org/3.1/materials_guide.php
https://academy.oracle.com/self-study/alice/index.html
http://www.cs.duke.edu/csed/alice09/tutorials.php
Getting Started with Java Using Alice 3 (Oracle Academy)
https://academy.oracle.com/self-study/alice/index.html
https://academy.oracle.com/oa-web-introcs-curriculum.html
Alice Resources
http://elvis.rowan.edu/~hartley/Courses/IntroProgramming/MyExamples/index.html
http://home.cc.gatech.edu/TeaParty/57
Alice 3.1 (YouTube)(mwisan1)
A YouTube channel with a number of good tutorial videos for Alice 3.1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKjdo187j9U&list=PLL8PIUYQ5rumnIznUteD-i6krzDUrvBRV
Alice 3D Flight Simulator (YouTube)
No audio track (!) but if you expand the video large or full screen you can see how it is done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2rq4Plw-kk
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Summer Tech Camps and Local Tech Groups
https://kidscodecs.com/summer-tech-camps-groups/
Summer Technology Camps List
https://kidscodecs.com/resources/technology-summer-camps-kids/
https://kidscodecs.com/resources/coding-schools/
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/from-minecraft-to-modding-a-summer-tech-camp-explainer-for-parents
Black Girls Code
http://www.blackgirlscode.com/
Girls Who Code
CoderDojo
Code Club
Currently 2000+ UK after school groups to teach coding to kids.
https://www.codeclub.org.uk/
Little Miss Geek
Tech-Girls
http://www.tech-girls.org/events.html
Meetup (Hacking tag)
How to Build a Guitar
https://kidscodecs.com/how-to-build-a-guitar/
History of Cigar Box Guitars
http://cigarboxguitars.com/about/history
How to Build an Uncle Enos Banjo
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/oldschool/forum/topics/build-an-uncle-enos-banjo
The Canjo for $39.99
http://www.cbgitty.com/made-in-the-usa/brewery-lane-series-canjo-3-genesee-cream-ale-steel-can/
http://www.cbgitty.com
Plastic Container Guitar (Artists Helping Children)
http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/make-guitars-crafts.html