MAD learn is offering FREE access to any parent, student, or teacher who would like to have a mobile app development experience or project during school closures. It’s extremely easy for your student to login, think of an app idea, plan it out, design it, build it, and instantly see it on a mobile device. We hope this experience can be a productive and rewarding way to spend some time while students are home over the next few weeks. Just fill out the form on the link below, and you will receive free access via email shortly.

https://www.mad-learn.com/covid19

Minecraft: Education Edition is now available through June 2020 for all educators and learners who have a valid Office 365 Education account.

https://education.minecraft.net/blog/microsoft-extends-access-to-minecraft-education-edition-and-resources-to-support-remote-learning/

Vidcode courses teach computer science, object oriented programming, web programming, design, & JavaScript. The magic behind Vidcode has an academic term—computational media! This means learners can upload photos, illustrations, videos and audio—and manipulate them with code right away, allowing tweens and teens to connect computer programming to the media they interact with every day. Access to full curriculum is available until May:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYMQAvHD36AkzEKO0omdJ5G3pjJDBhaTUWHUBHcPwKsPgXQg/viewform

Coding and robotics webinars for teachers, students and parents.

https://virtualsummit.makewonder.com/

Now available on the Mac!

Swift Playgrounds is a revolutionary app for iPad and Mac that makes learning Swift interactive and fun. It requires no coding knowledge, so it’s perfect for students just starting out. Solve puzzles to master the basics using Swift—a powerful programming language created by Apple and used by the pros to build today’s most popular apps. Then take on a series of challenges and step up to more advanced playgrounds designed by Apple and other leading developers.

https://www.imore.com/swift-playgrounds-mac