Computational Thinking

In their capacity as a tool, computers will be but a ripple on the surface of our culture. In their capacity as intellectual challenge, they are without precedent in the cultural history of mankind. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

This page lists material aimed at introducing students and the general public to the discipline of computation.

Please let me know of additions to the following lists.

General

• Jeanette Wing's Computational Thinking.
• Alan Bundy's Computational Thinking is Pervasive.
• Queen Mary University of London's Computing for Fun.
• Carnegie-Mellon University's Computing for High School.
• Canterbury, New Zealand's Computer Science Unplugged.
• Computing Scotland.
• Glasgow's Computer Science Inside.
• Bernard Chazelle's The Algorithm: Idiom of Modern Science

Programming languages for education

• Alice
• Agent Sheets
• GeomLab
• Greenfoot
• Kodu
• Scratch (based on Squeak)
• eToys (based on Squeak), Squeaky tales (eToys video guide).
• Magic Words.
• Rapunsel.
• Robocode.

Philip Wadler,