I am in favor of educational initiatives, especially technology initiatives for education. Technology is a huge part of our everyday lives in the 21st century and it is only going to get more important as the years and generations go on. With that being said, students need advanced technology skills to thrive in their future career and work places because technology has become the basis of it all. Without advance knowledge about technology, students will fail at getting the job over someone who is savvy in the world of technology because it has become more than just a personal strength, but now a job requirement.
- https://code.org/learn:
- This website offers different interactive games that require the player to code different things depending on the game. One great thing about the website is that it also offers an hour of code activity tutorials for all ages in many different languages for those who are interested in learning more about it. Yet, what I dislike about code.org is that the games are so similar to popular games they play on their free time that kids may get caught up in the kind of game they want to code rather than truly learning the coding aspect.
- https://coderdojo.com/:
- Coder Dojo is a great website where people can be creative with technology on their own or with assistance from volunteers. The best aspect of this website is that there are “Dojos” where kids can join or create fun programming clubs. This doubles as a learning community and teachers them great communication and teamwork skills. Their main goal is to allow kids to learn these technology skills earlier and easier since it is becoming increasingly important in the modern world. This is one of my favorite sites for children, therefor I don’t dislike any of it.
- https://www.tynker.com/:
- Tynker is a website that teaches kids how to code while having a parent and educator mode as well. It is great in the fact that it truly is helping kids learn how to code in easy and fun ways but the one downfall is that it is encouraging children to become a maker of apps, Minecraft, and building games. I dislike this aspect of the website because coding has much more to offer than video games that kids get too caught up on and affects them negatively most of the time, yet it is all this website offers.
- https://www.codecademy.com/:
- Code Academy is a website that allows the user to choose what they want to learn, learns by doing coding activities, your coding is tested and there is actual feedback, and it even gives real projects and quizzes to test your knowledge. There is nothing I dislike about this website because it is tailored to all ages and all areas of coding, not just to make video games like the other websites. I love that it is truly educational and not just for fun.
Technology for Teachers 