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Gary Stager Posted on July 1, 2023 Posted in resources Tagged with 3D printing, CAD, cs, cs4all, electronics, embroidery, game design, logo, Lynx, makecode, making, micro:bit, microbit, robotics, scratch, snap!, Turtle Art, turtle geometry, turtle graphics, Wolfram Language

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LanguageUseURL
Turtle Art2D art and Logo geometry – also exports SVG files. Great first programming adventure.turtleart.org
ScratchAnimation, game design, collaboration, simple coding. Also controls micro:bits & LEGO.scratch.mit.edu
Snap!Computer science and programming the Hummingbird Bit in a block-based environment. Logo descendent.snap.berkeley.edu
LynxWeb-based multimedia Logo. New generation of MicroWorlds.lynxcoding.club
microBlocks
(use Chrome browser)
(beta) Live-updating micro:bit (and other microcontroller) block-based programming environment.microblocks.fun
MakeCode
(use Chrome browser)
Web-based block-based programming environment for micro:bits (preferred), Circuit Playground Express, arcade games, Minecraft, and more. Great teacher and sharing tools.makecode.com
TurtlestitchSnap! for embroideryturtlestitch.org
BeetleblocksSnap! for 3D design and printingbeetleblocks.com
Wolfram Language/Wolfram CloudRemarkably powerful computational system with large language modelswolframcloud.com
TinkercadFree app for 3D design, electronics, and codingtinkercad.com

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