Online Safety for Coders

From the Series Kids Get Coding

  • Interest Level: Grade 1 - Grade 4
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

How can you stay safe while surfing the Internet? The internet is an exciting world, but there are things you should be careful of as well.

Find out how information is shared online, how cookies work, how to protect your privacy, and how to keep your computer safe. Then use the link in this book to try fun activities and projects to see how safe you can be online.

What’s an algorithm? How do you fix bugs? What is an app? How do you program a computer game? The Kids Get Coding series leads students through the basics of computer programming using real-world examples and practical activities.

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Interest Level Grade 1 - Grade 4
Reading Level Grade 3
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Active Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction, Makerspace, Makerspace: Computers/Technology, STEM, STEM: Technology/Coding
Copyright 2017
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™, LernerClassroom
Language English
Number of Pages 24
Publication Date 2016-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 7.3
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF012000, JNF012040, JNF012030
Dewey 004.67/8083
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7.5 x 8.875
Lexile 940
Guided Reading Level P
Features Charts/Graphs/Diagrams, Glossary, Index, Page Plus™, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Heather Lyons

Author Heather Lyons is a co-founder of blue{shift} coding, a company specializing in teaching coding to young programmers. You can read more about blue{shift} at blueshiftcoding.com.

Author: Elizabeth Tweedale

Author Elizabeth Tweedale is a co-founder of blue{shift} coding, a company specializing in teaching coding to young programmers. You can read more about blue{shift} at blueshiftcoding.com.

Illustrator: Alex Westgate

Alex Westgate is an illustrator, designer, and artist working and living in Toronto, ON. He has worked with the BBC, Royal Canadian Mint, Reader’s Digest, Western Union, AT&T, the Washington Post, and Hachette.

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Kids Get Coding

What’s an algorithm? How do you fix bugs? What is an app? How do you program a computer game? This series leads students through the basics of computer programming using real-world examples and practical activities. View available downloads →