Extra Material
Here you will find a range of useful material and extra resources for your club & classroom. For parents teaching at home there's also plenty of unplugged activities to engage in away from the screen.
Here you will find a range of useful material and extra resources for your club & classroom. For parents teaching at home there's also plenty of unplugged activities to engage in away from the screen.
Code Club World
Code Club World is a free online platform for kids who want to learn to make stuff with code, and get started on their coding journey with fun activities and games. No experience necessary!
Digital Pīkau
Our Digital Pīkau of resources support young learners to gain DT skills through projects which feel engaging and relevant to their lives. This online backpack offers fun, creative and cool programming projects across a variety of languages and technologies; from Scratch & Python to Machine Learning, Sphero, CS Unplugged and much more!
Machine Learning for Kids
Machine Learning for Kids is a useful tool for introducing children to how ML systems are trained, how they are used, and some of the real-world implications of AI applications.
ScratchJr
Available as a free app on iPad, iPhone or any Android device, with ScratchJr, young children (ages 5-7) can program their own interactive stories and games. In the process, they learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively on the computer.
Sustainable Development Goals Challenge
An initiative developed by Digital Future Aotearoa for TechWeek 2020, this project split into five stages, challenges tamariki to achieve the UN’s sustainability goals through design thinking.
Teacher & Parent Support Document
Student Booklets:
Hour of Code
Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code, to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities but expanding to all sorts of community efforts.
CS Unplugged
CS Unplugged is a collection of free learning activities that teach Computer Science through engaging games and puzzles that use cards, string, crayons and lots of running around. It was developed so that young students could dive head-first into Computer Science, experiencing the kinds of questions and challenges that computer scientists experience, but without having to learn programming first.
CS Unplugged @ Home
CS Unplugged @ Home is a collection of fun and engaging activities that enable children to explore fundamental ideas in Computer Science, without having to use a computer. Traditionally these activities have been designed to be used with school classes and larger groups, but we’ve got many ideas for you to try out if you’re at home.
Computer Science Field Guide
An online interactive resource for high school students learning about computer science. This guide was initially developed as an online interactive textbook to support the new achievement standards in Computer Science that were being rolled out in New Zealand (2011-2013), and is now being adapted for use all over the world. The New Zealand project started in 2012, with the first materials released to the public in 2013.
Computer Science Crash Course
The team at Crash Course have produced more than 15 courses to date. Crash Course transforms the traditional textbook model by presenting information in a fast-paced format, enhancing the learning experience.
Gamefroot
Gamefroot users learn creative coding, design thinking and experience the thrill of publishing content like real game developers. All resources are based on solving real industry problems and learning coding concepts from the New Zealand curriculum.
Tinkercad
Tinkercad is a free online collection of software tools that help people all over the world think, create and make. Works well as an introduction to Autodesk, the leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software.
