Swift Resources


#CSK8 Podcast

  • Each episode of the #CSK8 Podcast explores research, experiences, or perspectives on computer science education with a focus on grades K-8.

Everyone Can Code

  • A variety of curricula developed by Apple which range from grades K through professional app deveopment.

Xcode

  • Xcode is the IDE you'll need to develop programs and apps using Swift.

Swift Programming Language Guide

  • This is the definitive guide on Swift. If you read through this guide, you will have a great understanding of the programming language; however, this guide largely assumes an understanding of computer programming concepts.

Developer Resources

  • This directs you to Apple's developer resources. There is a lot of sample code, tutorials, guides, and explanations to explore.

Swift Playground Documents

  • This document provides resources for developing Swift Playgrounds, which are used for learning Swift on iPads.

App Development with Swift

  • This iBook provides a guide for developing apps with Swift and Xcode

Udemy - Rob Percival

  • There are many websites and online courses out there that can assist with learning how to code. I personally have enjoyed some of the work by Rob Percival and would recommend taking some of his courses to learn more about coding.


Swift 3 project examples

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The goal for the following resources is to provide sample app/game projects with comments explaining how each part of the code works, questions to encourage modding, and a playground explaining step-by-step how to develop the full app/game. Click on the "Classroom Ready" folder to explore the various apps, games, and guides, or check out the other folders for various resources and in-progress projects.

If you are on a mobile device, click here to open up the Google Drive Folder.


Debugging Practice

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Although the other coding languages on my website have specific debugging exercises I have created or curated, I have decided to embed debugging practice inside of the app playground guides I have created above. This situates the debugging thought processes within actual development rather than as disconnected exercises. 


What this class looks like

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Sample Lesson Plans

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Coding TAP Crosswalk Document

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The purpose of the document below is to provide a "crosswalk" between classroom learning and facilitating with the TAP evaluation rubric. The "crosswalk" provides an explanation or translation of what to expect within a coding classroom as it relates to TAP discourse.

If you are on a mobile device, click here to open up the Google Doc below.


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