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Translating Literature to Code

Translating Literature to Code

Grade audience: Secondary - Grade 12

This lesson merges the worlds of artificial intelligence (AI) and poetry. Students read a poem and decipher it to analyze tone, emotions, and symbolism.

A gaming keyboard and mouse.

Introduction to Serious Games and Their Design for Grades 9–12

Grade audience: Grade 9 - Grade 12

Serious games are games whose primary purpose is education and training as opposed to entertainment. They take advantage of the ability of computer games to attract and engage players/learners for a specific purpose such as to develop new knowledge or skills.

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The Root & STEM Podcast

We’re excited to launch a new podcast, bringing you an audio version of everything you love about Root & STEM.

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Lesson 10: Security Check Ups

Grade audience: Secondary - Adult

Self-guided Security Check Ups are simple things you can do with software you already have that can make a big difference to your safety online.

A keyboard with a blue button reading "Update."

Lesson 9: Software Updates

Grade audience: Secondary - Adult

Software updates can do wonderful things: Protect against emerging security risks, improve your software and battery performance, fix software problems and make your device run more smoothly.

Glowing lock on background of binary code.

Lesson 8: Device Encryption

Grade audience: Secondary - Adult

Encryption is a process that makes data inaccessible to anyone who doesn’t have the right key. Encryption is already used in many of the tech products and tools we use today, and forms the basis of security for everything from online shopping and banking, to your messages and browsing.

Two USB sticks sitting on a laptop trackpad.

Lesson 7: Backup Basics

Grade audience: Secondary - Adult

If your device happens to be damaged, compromised, lost or stolen, having a copy of your files on hand will help you get back up and running quickly and easily. Backup software can also help you restore previous versions of files in case you delete or damage them accidentally.

Person sitting at a table with their hands resting on a laptop keyboard.

Lesson 6: Web Browser Basics

Grade audience: Secondary - Adult

A web browser is an application that can take you anywhere on the internet. Simply put, it gets information from other places, and displays it on your device. The best browsers can do things to keep your information relatively private: They can stop or warn you before you visit unsecured or unencrypted websites. They can also be automatically updated to keep your browsing safer.

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Lesson 5: Privacy Script

Grade audience: Secondary - Adult

The more you engage and interact on the internet, the higher the chances that your privacy and safety could be violated. Learners will explore how someone could gain access to your email account, read your emails, or send emails in your name. How your emails could be read by the email service provider itself.

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Lesson 4: Passwords

Grade audience: Secondary - Adult

By now, most people know what a password is. A password is a secret code that you make up, usually with a combination of letters and numbers. It allows you to access your online accounts, such as email or banking. But when it comes to online safety, do you know how to choose passwords that will keep attackers at bay?

Keyboard with a large red key that reads "SECURE".

Lesson 3: Two-Factor Authentication

Grade audience: Secondary - Adult

Two-factor authentication is an added layer of security used when logging into your accounts, such as email. It’s where access to your online accounts require not just a password but an additional, one-time code, sent to a device you trust, like your phone) as a way of verifying that it is you, and not someone else, trying to access your account.

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Lesson 2: Ransomware

Grade audience: Secondary - Adult

Ransomware is malicious software that uses encryption to lock you out of your computer and make your files inaccessible. The attacker usually demands payment, and in return, promises to give you back access to your files. Learn about how to help prevent this and the resources available to you if you are ever a victim of a ransomware or malware attack.

Person using a tablet device with an email message on-screen reading "malware".

Lesson 1: Phishing Scam

Grade audience: Secondary - Adult

Learn how to help prevent an online attacker from getting your information, and accessing your accounts.Phishing is one of the most common types of online scams, and can happen to anyone. There are five simple tips the average computer user can keep in mind to spot, and thwart these phishing emails.

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Scratch Mix and Match Series

Grade audience: Middle - Grade 12

Learn how to make your own game with the Scratch Mix and Match Cards. Accept the challenge and make a game or story with the cards for this challenge!

The top half of the scratch backdrop is a photo of a green car on a highway, with buildings illuminated in the background. The bottom half is buttons you click to change your backdrop and your scratch character.

Pinnguaq at Home: Week 10

Grade audience: Primary - Adult

See what Pinnguaq is offering for online learning at home for the week of June 22nd to 26th.

Scratch Basics Episode 8: Moving Up and Down

Scratch Basics Episode 8: Moving Up and Down

Grade audience: Grade 1 - Grade 12

In this series, the basics of Scratch will be introduced to provide learners with the foundational skills required to begin creating in Scratch.

Scratch Mix and Match Challenge #4

Scratch Mix and Match Challenge #4

Grade audience: Middle - Grade 12

Scratch Mix and Match Cards Challenge #4. Accept the challenge and learn how to make a Choose your own Adventure game or story! Making your own games in Scratch is a fun way to learn how to code!

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Cyclic Bouncing Animations in Scratch

Grade audience: Middle - Grade 12

In this tutorial, you will learn about how conditional statements and a counter variable can be used to create a bouncing arrow animation in Scratch.

Pixel Power: Sprites for Scratch

Pixel Power: Sprites for Scratch

Grade audience: Middle - Adult

Create a basic four-frame walk cycle for a 32×32 character sprite from start to finish, then import that sprite into Scratch. A time-compressed video example of the process helps to illustrate the process.