This page is designed to provide access to various resources on Coding.

The HUScience website contains many other Computer Science Resources:  http://huscience.pbworks.com/w/page/109029433/Computer%20Science That page focuses more on elementary to middle school resources while this page has more focus on middle to high school resources.  Teachers of any grade might find useful resources on both sites.

Frameworks for Coding Courses in Arkansas -- http://www.arkansased.org/divisions/learning-services/curriculum-and-instruction/curriculum-framework-documents/computer-science  -- This link will take you to the main Arkansas Curriculum Frameworks page.  Arkansas has a few different options for coding courses.  The course, released for the first time in Feb. 2014, is linked below.

• Essentials of Computer Programming (Feb. 2014) -- http://www.arkansased.org/public/userfiles/Learning_Services/Curriculum%20and%20Instruction/Frameworks/Computer%20Science/Essentials_of_Computer_Programming.pdf 

Arkansas Department of Education Computer Science Resources Page -- http://www.arkansased.org/divisions/learning-services/curriculum-and-instruction/resource-materials-for-lesson-plans/computer-science -- links to many different computer science resources.

Computer Science (5651) Praxis Information -- http://www.ets.org/praxis/prepare/materials/5651?WT.dcsvid=NjUwOTU4NDcwOAS2 

Tutorials

• Code.org -- http://code.org/educate -- free educational resources on coding for all ages.
• Code Academy -- http://www.codecademy.com/ -- Sign up for free to learn to code -- chose from many different options 
• Computer Programming on Kahn Academy -- https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming -- video programming tutorials which include a place to practice writing the code you are learning.
• How to Program -- http://www.howtoprogram.it/ -- an interactive tutorial where the instruction is text-based, and then you practice skills in computer applets.
• Oracle Java Tutorial -- https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/  
• Pseudocode Tutorial -- http://hkumath.hku.hk/~nkt/teach/3602/note/pseudocode.html  

Curricular Resources

• Exploring Computer Science -- http://www.exploringcs.org/ -- contains computer science curriculum, teacher programs, research and resources.
• The Hour of Code -- http://code.org/educate -- free educational resources on coding for all ages.  There are free curricular materials for different grade bands available for download.
• CS Unplugged -- http://csunplugged.org/ -- a collection of activities to use without technology to help students understand technology concepts. 
• NICERC - http://nicerc.org/ - Cyber Literacy Curriculum, Computer Science Curriculum, STEM Curriculum, and Teacher Resources from National Integrated Cyber Education Research
• Engage CS -- https://www.engage-csedu.org/ -- site designed to "Foster diversity in your introductory computer science courses with quality content and engaging pedagogy" -- Has some pre-made lessons (some unplugged) that you can use in your classroom to foster critical thinking skills.
• See also Arduino resources under the "Platforms and Languages" heading below.

Activities

• Pencil Code -- https://gym.pencilcode.net/ -- A Coding Laboratory using drawing, music, and creative fiction to help students progress from block coding to text. 
• Binary Cards -- http://www.mrmaynard.com/activities/binarycards/ -- online binary cards 
• The Sorter -- https://youtu.be/2HjspVV0jK4 -- a song about quicksort and selection sort to the tune of "The Gambler."
• Sorting Algorithms Animation -- http://www.sorting-algorithms.com/ -- Animation of different sorting algorithms.
• 21st Century Information Fluency -- http://21cif.com/rkit/actionzone/ -- many games including one for testing ability to search for information

Information

• WhatIs.com -- http://whatis.techtarget.com/ -- a collection of technology-related terms and definitions
• Top 500 Supercomputers -- http://top500.org/ -- Lists locations and specs of the top 500 supercomputers.
• Technology Education -- http://www.technologyeducation.org/software-application-development/ -- a site containing information about different technology-related career paths, a search tool for schools with various programs, etc. 

Useful Sites

• Wayback Machine -- https://archive.org/web/ -- if there is a missing or broken link, this site can be used to find the information that is now missing by showing the history of that link.

Platforms and Languages

• Net Beans -- https://netbeans.org/ -- a Java IDE  Page also has links to accompanying resources.
• Arduino Software -- http://www.arduino.cc/en/main/Software -- software to run Arduino processors (used in some of the computer science PD).
• Arduino Curriculum Resources Page -- https://learn.sparkfun.com/resources?page=all -- links to resources and curriculum that goes with the Arduino
• Sparkfun Inventors Guide -- https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/sik-experiment-guide-for-arduino---v32/all -- on the side of this page is a link to different Arduino experiments.  A pdf version is available at http://cdn.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Kits/SFE03-0012-SIK.Guide-300dpi-01.pdf 

Robotics Club/Robotics Day Resources

• CS First -- http://www.cs-first.com/ -- free materials from Google for use in science and technology clubs.
• Lego Robotics (ev3) -- https://education.lego.com/en-us/lesi -- Lego Mindstorms education main site
• Learn to Program -- http://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/learn-to-program -- Programming instructions on Lego site.
• Lego Academy -- Many tutorials and helps with programming EV3's that are easy to read and use
• Building Instructions for Basic Robot -- https://le-www-live-s.legocdn.com/sc/media/lessons/mindstorms-ev3/building-instructions/ev3-rem-driving-base-79bebfc16bd491186ea9c9069842155e.pdf 
• Teacher's guide (print) -- http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/content/lego/ev3/files/EV3%20teachers%20guideWEB.pdf 
• Minstorms.com site -- https://sites.google.com/site/gask3t/lego-ev3 -- Site containing print instructions for ev3's
• EV3 Lessons -- http://ev3lessons.com/en/ 
• Carnegie Melon University Programming -- https://www.cmu.edu/roboticsacademy/roboticscurriculum/Lego%20Curriculum/EV3-Intro.html - course and curricular resources
• STEMCentric -- http://www.stemcentric.com/ -- EV3 Programming Tutorials  

3D Printing Resources

• NWA3D Website -- https://www.nwa3d.com/support/nwa3d-printer-user-manuals/ -- user manual for printers available for use through HUSTEM Ctr.
• Education Page - https://www.nwa3d.com/education/ - links to design tutorials and lesson plans
• Free Design Software Page -- https://www.nwa3d.com/education/best-free-design-software-for-schools/ 
• Tinkercad - https://www.tinkercad.com/#/ - design software useful for beginning users
• Fusion360 -- https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/students-teachers-educators -- design software for more advanced users