My 11 y/o son is seriously interested in learning to code

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Code.org Landing Page

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Code.org

Code.org is a non-profit whose goal is to expose all students to computer programming.

My kids started with sites like code.org. The projects were short enough to keep their attention. One son also did several sections on Khan Academy before we jointly did a Coursera course. It was slightly more than he could handle, but since we did it together, I could help. This last part is unlikely to be useful to you, but code.org and khanacademy.org might be what he needs.

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Godot Engine Landing Page
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Godot Engine

Feature-packed 2D and 3D open source game engine.
Pricing:
- Open Source
Installing Godot from https://godotengine.org/ will give him access to both a 2d and a 3d game engine.

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Khan Academy Landing Page

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Khan Academy

Khan Academy offers online tools to help students learn about a variety of important school subjects. Tools include videos, practice exercises, and materials for instructors. Read more about Khan Academy.

My kids started with sites like code.org. The projects were short enough to keep their attention. One son also did several sections on Khan Academy before we jointly did a Coursera course. It was slightly more than he could handle, but since we did it together, I could help. This last part is unlikely to be useful to you, but code.org and khanacademy.org might be what he needs.

#Online Learning #Online Courses #Education 106 social mentions
Code Kingdoms Landing Page

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CK

Code Kingdoms

Learn to code with Minecraft and Roblox. Ages 8-14

Codekingdoms.com - offers both block and code, Java (Minecraft) and Lua (Roblox).

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Scratch Landing Page
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Scratch

Scratch is the programming language & online community where young people create stories, games, & animations.
Pricing:
- Open Source
It could be a little simple, but https://scratch.mit.edu/ is a really good resource to start learning.

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Flexbox Froggy Landing Page
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Flexbox Froggy

A game for learning CSS flexbox
Pricing:
- Open Source
Also it's kind of "out of order" for the curriculum but for a taste of web development, Flexbox Froggy is a browser-based game that teaches part of CSS called flexbox, which is used to position things. It might be a way to get a taste for what writing code feels like.

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Brilliant.org Landing Page

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Brilliant.org

Brilliant - Understand concepts and build your problem solving skills with thousands of free problems and examples in math, science, and engineering.

You can check this out - https://brilliant.org/.

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LOVE 2D Landing Page
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LOVE 2D

Hi there! LÖVE is an *awesome* framework you can use to make 2D games in Lua.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Game Development #Game Engine #2D Game Engine 181 social mentions
Unity Landing Page
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Unity

The multiplatform game creation tools for everyone.
Pricing:
- Open Source
You can also go here to checkout Unity. I have developed games and quizzes with this platform and it’s really cool!

#Game Development #Game Engine #3D Game Engine 197 social mentions