ILC MS Computer Science

The ILC MS Computer Science materials are designed as a semester-based course. The course materials utilize content from Code.org. The goal of this entry-level course is to empower students to create authentic artifacts and engage with computer science as a medium for creativity, communication, problem solving, and fun. The course covers a broad range of foundational topics such as problem-solving processes, the input-output-store-process model of a computer, and how computers help humans solve problems. Students will learn fundamental programming constructs and practices in HTML, CSS and JavaScript programming languages while developing a personal website, animations, and games. A teacher account must be created on Code.org and verified. Verification gives teachers access to answer keys, project exemplars, and locked lessons. After creating the teacher account create a section and have students join so they can do the accompanying lesson puzzles and widgets. Teacher and student accounts are free.