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Below are links to videos, articles and ideas that we have found helpful when talking about CT in the classroom. Feel free to peruse and use anything that makes sense to you!

Websites

  • Google CT Resources
  • CSTA Computational Thinking
  • CS Unplugged
  • ISTE CT
  • Code.org CT
  • Ignite My Future
  • Hello Ruby
  • Teaching London Computing
  • Wolfram Computational Knowledge Engine
  • Learning.com

Videos

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Click the image above to go to the Hello Ruby YouTube channel. These short videos are geared toward young learners and focus on topics like computational thinking, artificial intelligence, and even a computer scavenger hunt.

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In this video, Google employees explain how they use computational thinking in order to solve complex problems to do their jobs. 
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This video is a great introduction to abstraction.
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You can use this video to dig into decomposition.
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This video gives an introduction to what an algorithm is. 
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Click on the above image to watch a great introduction the basic CT concepts. This video is very kid friendly, with simple definitions.
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Want to learn more about pattern recognition? Watch this!

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Here is another great video about pattern recognition.
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While this video is 15 minutes long, Professor David J. Malan gives a terrific overview of abstraction. 
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In this video real life examples of algorithms are discussed.

Articles

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant no. 192350

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