Microsoft MakeCode offers a coding and simulation environment for several different types of hardware, such as EV3 robots, Circuit Playground, and micro:bit. They are offering free video tutorials during COVID-19 school closures.
Tinkercad is a free, easy-to-use app for 3D design, electronics, and coding.
The Distance Learning with Tinkercad Contest is for all educators and homeschooling parents who are using Tinkercad as part of their distance learning experience. To enter, simply post an instructable with an outline of the assignment and demonstrates three examples of student work that includes Tinkercad 3D designs. No 3D printer required!
Young children can program their own interactive stories and games. In the process, they learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively on the computer.
Imagine Cup Junior 2020 provides students aged 13 to 18 the opportunity to learn about technology and how it can be used to positively change the world. In 2020, the global challenge is focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI), introducing students to AI and Microsoft’s AI for Good initiatives so they can come up with ideas to solve social, cultural, and environmental issues.