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Tech & Computing for Educators and Students

Billion Kids Code wants to see every student get a chance to experience computing regardless of their field of study or background.  As you will find through the play of the board game—Who Wants to Be a Billionaire, the applications of computing are fun and the journey can also be fun when students work in teams. We have been exposed to the physical business for generations, but what the next generation needs exposure to is, the digital business. 


Start with playing the board game to explore the business of technology, then move to game development, web development—all through projects driven curricula, dabble into python, try robotics, machine learning—again, all through projects! Additionally, find access to a multitude of digital resources that we have curated based on our own journey in coding for the last seven plus years. Whether you are an educator or student, download our fun curriculum and watch our videos!

Build a $1 Billion Unicorn Startup

In, Who Wants to Be a Billionaire, players are startup founders who discover 100+ concepts and careers in technology as they build a billion-dollar company. Players explore various disruptive technologies—learning concepts from neural networks to growth hacking, and experiencing roles from data scientist to digital marketer. All the way while having fun!!
Download Game ppt & Rules
The video below provides a high level overview of the game. It was a ten minute presentation for the students prior to a game meet. Watch the playlist for other introductory info.
Watch full playlist here
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Key Tech & Computing Concepts

A list of the technology & computing concepts used in the board game, Who Wants to Be a Billionaire is covered in the glossary.  Throughout the game, learn how disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital marketing and cloud computing can make or break a dream company. Also, discover Easter eggs (hidden meanings ).
Download Glossary of Concepts
The video below has the Action Cards used in the game for concepts in Artificial intelligence. Watch the playlist for other Action Cards: Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Digital Marketing.
Watch full playlist here
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Key Tech & Computing Roles

Technology & computing roles used in the board game, Who Wants to Be a Billionaire are covered in the roles & skills material.  Throughout the game, experience how teamwork between STEM and humanities fields is necessary in the business of technology & computing. Anyone willing to work hard and work with others, will have fun and change the world! 
Download Roles & Recommended Skills
The video below has an interview with an industry professional working as Developer. Watch the playlist for interviews with other professionals in the field of Tech & Computing.  
Watch full playlist here

5-Day Game Development

Build computational thinking while designing and programming online games. Using the CSFirst platform from Google and Scratch language, students will build several games ranging from car racing to surviving an obstacle course. Create games and play with friends!
Download Game Dev Curriculum
Download the educator curriculum from the above link. If you are a student, you can also download the curriculum and self-learn by following the videos.  
The video below is for Day 1. Go to the full playlist for videos from Day 2-5.
Watch full playlist here

5-Day Web Development

Build your own personal website using HTML tags, lists, forms,  bootstrap, CSS grids and flexbox. Learn to use JQuery and Javascript API calls to design and implement functional web apps. Build a working calculator using CSS Grids & JQuery and a fully interactive web application.
Download Web Dev Curriculum
Download the educator curriculum from the above link. If you are a student, you can also download the curriculum and self-learn by following the videos.  
The video below is for Day 1. Go to the full playlist for videos from Day 2-5.
Watch full playlist here
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5-Day Robotics & Java Programing

An intensive 360 view of Robotics for middle and high school students covering both CAD and Java—3D modeling and designing customized linkages & building user-interactive games in Java. Complete the bootcamp with two projects—and the ability to begin designing robots! 
Download Robotics Curriculum
Download the educator curriculum from the above link. If you are a student, you can also download the curriculum and self-learn by following the videos.  
The video below is for Day 1. Go to the full playlist for videos from Day 2-5.
Watch full playlist here

5-Day Machine Learning

Build applications using Machine Learning! Students will build a movie rating app using text classification, and classify different types of clothes using image recognition. There will be a quick review of python syntax, learn NumPy for linear algebra routines, transforms, and data analysis; particularly, reading from a data file and using pandas and matplotlib. 
Download ML Curriculum

Curated Resources for Coding

Download a comprehensive list of coding resources that we have benefitted from in the past 7+ years. These include both block based-coding for beginners, text-based coding for intermediate and advanced learners, as well as links to numerous tutorials and courses; mostly free. Great for self-learning.
Download Curated Coding Resources