Material for Computer Science Classes

Below you find a (certainly not complete) collection of links that lead to materials for the conception of computer science classes. We look forward to further hints and hope that this site will not stop growing (please just use our contact form to suggest a tool).

Link	Description	Target Group
ACM Digital Library (from within RWTH network)	Useful for the research of scientific papers in the field of (didactics of) computer science	Students & Teachers
App Camps	Working materials for computer science classes related to App development using the App Inventor or JavaScript Scratch Calliope mini HTML, CSS Databases and SQL Data security Fake News (coming soon)	Teachers
easy4me	Working materials dealing with the basics of information technology: IT basics & Windows 7 Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access	Junior High School
EducETH	EducETH is the educational portal of the ETH Zurich where quality assured and free teaching materials for computer science and other subjects are offered. There are sundry computer science materials, especially numerous teaching guides covering the topics trees and graphs sorting algorithms dynamic data types traffic light control GIMP Kara and more	Senior High School
frank-wetzlar	Teaching materials on object oriented programming, especially on the topics: polymorphism lists sorting algorithms (bubble, selection, and insertion sort) graphical representation of recursion binary search trees	Senior High School
"Gymnasium Odenthal" (grammar school in Odentahl)	Teaching materials for all age groups (also on basics of information technology), partly complete teaching series, exams for senior high school available	Middle School, High School
iMooX	MOOC with many computer science issues under creative commons license	Students & Teachers
Infoskript	Computer science course on moodle dealing with binary system HTML, CSS, PHP data bases OOP (with Greenfoot and BlueJ) software development computer networks	Middle School, High School
inf-schule	Teaching series on (nearly) all computer science topics covered at school: information and its representation introduction to programming (Scratch, Kara, Python, Java) modeling of computer science systems algorithms and data structures (lists, trees, graphs) software and its development (graphical user interfaces) communication in computer networks (computer networks, cryptography) operation principle of computers languages and their processing (formal languages and automata, compiler, interpreter) limits of algorithms (complexity, computability) declarative programming (logic and functional programming)	Middle School, High School
ingo-bartling	Numerous working materials and videos covering (nearly) all computer science topics from the 6th grade on, many online tests available	Middle School, High School
java online	Internet-based learning environment dealing with programming topics (Java, HTML/CSS, PHP, Python) game programming Turtle graphics with Java Android Turtle graphics coordinate graphics with Java Lego robotics with Java smartphone programming programming with Python dynamic websites	Middle School, Junior High School, (Senior High School)
JS Hero	JavaScript tutorial with interactive exercises	High SchooI
klick dich schlau	A free e-learning site on the following topics: working materials on the basics of information technology IT basics & Windows 7 Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access	Middle School, Junior High School
learn:line NRW	learn:line is the North Rhine-Westphalian education server and is edited by the Landesinstitut für Schule/Qualitätsagentur (LfS/QA) (engl.: state institute for school/quality agency)	Middle School, High School
lehrer-online	Lehrer-online (engl.: teacher online) supports soon-to-be and practicing teachers providing a free internet service about the application of digital media at school. Practical relevant teaching units for different school levels and types of schools as well as internet tools that are pedagogically worthwhile and can be used in class without major preparation are offered. The main fields elementary school, middle school, high school and vocational training are complemented by useful information about media literacy and law of new media. Collection of teaching units and materials: computer science basics modeling algorithms data bases spreadsheet business information systems	Middle School, High School
Materials consistent with core curriculum	suggestion of internal school curriculum materials teaching projects for senior high schools	Senior High School
Mathe-Prisma	Extensive online platform to work out senior high school contents: dynamic programming, backtracking binary search trees and graphs encryption cellular automata (Conway’s Game of Life) linear data structure sorting algorithms	Senior High School
media studies	Teaching plans on specific topics such as chatbots data protection RFID cyberbullying filesharing social networks audio editing	Middle School, Junior High School, (Senior High School)
pns-berlin	Numerous teaching series with assignments and solutions, grouped by the different courses: compulsory optional subject (website design, digital/analog, Java, Lego NXT robotics) basic course (computers and networks, data bases, Java with BlueJ and the Java Editor) special subject (recursion, functional programming with Haskell, Java, data bases, automata and formal languages, Turing machines, cryptology)	Middle School, High School
Ministry of Education NRW	Here, the current specifications for NRW can be downloaded.	Students & Teachers
Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (ACM)	This link leads to the subdivision of ACM that deals with didactics	Students & Teachers
SQL Tutorial (School server Hesse)	Interactive introduction to SQL	Senior High School
Swiss Educ: Kara	Introduction to programming (automata, Java, JavaScript, Python, …)	Middle School, Junior High School (Java Kara also for Senior High School)
SwissEduc - Computer Science	Computer science teaching materials: computer science learning environments Kara GraphBench Exorciser blog about computer science didactics dynamic websites hands-on search engines internet research	Middle School, High School
The websters	Comic stories from the internet the subscription trap cyperbullying nude photos in the internet	Middle School, Junior High School
Zentrale für Unterrichtsmedien (ZUM)	The nonprofit society ZUM Internet e.V. was founded by teachers. Interested parties can make good teaching ideas and materials available for all ZUM visitors for free.	Middle School, High School
ZUM Wiki	ZUM platform for teaching content and learning processes	Middle School, High School