Tech Education Resources

Thoughts for getting kids interested in technology:

Development environments:

• http://appinventor.mit.edu/ --- App Inventor - make cell phone apps
• http://scratch.mit.edu/ --- Scratch from MIT

Python programming for kids:

• http://www.amazon.com/Python-Kids-Playful-Introduction-Programming/dp/1593274076 - Python for Kids book on Amazon
• http://www.pygame.org/wiki/tutorials --- PyGame Tutorial (a bit harder)

WBUR article on programming for kids:

• http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/12/26/computer-programming-kids

Misc websites that I've found and vetted (more or lese)

• http://happynerds.net/
• http://www.fractuslearning.com/2011/12/14/programming-for-kids/

Schoolhouse Rock videos

• Schoolhouse Rock @ YouTube
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoolhouse_Rock!