Bloom into EdTech: The Blog

Hello and happy holidays!  Below is a list of free resources to help code you in the holiday spirit! Tynker Holiday Card Google's Made with Code Google's Code Boogie Google's Code a Christmas Card ​ Google's Code Lab

Hello and Happy Halloween! It’s that time of year again when a lot of our beloved coding sites share with us their ghoulish coding puzzles. I have list a few of my favorite below in hopes it will be updated this year: Tynker’s Make-o-Lantern found at: http://www.tynker.com/ide/?p=580794afaf92312a378b45b4 Google’s Made w/ code Yeti Animation found at: https://www.madewithcode.com/projects/animation Tynker’s Trick or Treat Tombs found here: http://www.tynker.com/ide/?p=57ffc005af923193728b4674 Another great coding game from Tynker; Monster High found at: https://www.tynker.com/courses/monster-high/host And another….Halloween Hostage located at: http://www.tynker.com/ide/?p=57ffc093af9231e0738b46d3 Code.org’s “special level” drawing a ghost: https://studio.code.org/s/SpecialSeries/stage/1/puzzle/1 Happy coding!

  Enjoy these free online December Holiday Game sites for kids! December is a very cultural rich month covering Kwanzaa, Christmas and Hanukkah. Take time with your class and explore these different traditions by playing online games. Hanukkah Web sites Primary Games The Kidz Page Christmas Web sites Kaboose Northpole.com Primary Games Christmas Billy Bear 4 Kids Kwanzaa Web sites Primary Games- Kwanzaa   The Kidz Page- Kwanzaa

If you would like to take a break from the norm, holidays are the perfect opportunity to kick back, relax and enjoy some holiday-themed games. Some are more educational than others- but sometimes it's okay to just play! http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/thanksgiving/games.htm http://www.thekidzpage.com/thanksgiving_games/index.html http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/thanksgiving/games/index.html http://www.akidsheart.com/holidays/thanks/thgame.htm