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docs/activities.md

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+# Activity Resources
+*(Scroll right to see more)*
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+| Suggested Order of Completion | Tutorial/Skillmap | Style/Difficulty (Out of 5) | Description | Long URL | Short URL | Teacher Resources /  Answer Keys |  |
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+| 1 | "Sparks Flying |  JR" | Junior  /1  | A low-text version of our Sparks Flying experience.  It only takes a few blocks to create an exciting clicker game where participants need to start a camp fire before the wind blows it out! | https://arcade.makecode.com/#tutorial:/tutorials/sparks-jr | https://aka.ms/sparky |  |  |
+| 2 | "Turkey Rescue |  JR" | Junior  /1  | "A low-text version of our TurkeyDay experience.  Using a handful of blocks |  participants can create a vertical platformer game where they direct a turkey out of a warehouse while saving its friends. " | https://arcade.makecode.com/#tutorial:/tutorials/turkey-jr | https://aka.ms/turkey-jr | https://1drv.ms/f/s!AqsgsTyHBmRBn2mMdQSkzSMTSCJg?e=2LWibA |  |
+| 3 | "Free Throw |  JR" | Junior / 1 | "A low-text version of our Free-Throw tutorial. Using simple |  easy-to-read blocks |  participants can make a game where a basketball player is trying to line up as many shots as possible before the buzzer sounds." | https://arcade.makecode.com/#tutorial:/tutorials/free-throw-jr |  |  |  |
+| 4 | Full of Stories | Super-Beginner / 1.5 | "Allow participants to show off their creative side with greeting cards |  jokes |  and short stories." | https://arcade.makecode.com/--skillmap#story | https://aka.ms/new-story | https://arcade.makecode.com/skillmap/educator-info/story-map-info |  |
+| 5 | Whack-the-Mole | Super-Beginner / 1.5 | Participants create their own mole-whacking carnival game. | https://arcade.makecode.com/--skillmap#mole | https://aka.ms/whack-the-mole | https://arcade.makecode.com/skillmap/educator-info/mole-map-info |  |
+| 6 | Talent Show | Super-Beginner / 1.5 | Participants learn to create a clicker game where every click of a button translates to applause for some very talented animals. | https://arcade.makecode.com/--skillmap#star | https://aka.ms/new-star | https://arcade.makecode.com/skillmap/educator-info/star-map-info |  |
+| 7 | Save the Baby Dinos | Super-Beginner / 1.5 | Participants can create a collector-style game starring a dinosuar that's determined to save dino babies! | https://arcade.makecode.com/--skillmap#dino | https://aka.ms/new-dino | https://arcade.makecode.com/skillmap/educator-info/dino-map-info |  |
+| 8 | Turkey Day | Super-Beginner / 1.5 | Participants use blocks to build a fast-paced platformer that allows them to help a turkey free all of its friends and climb to freedom. | https://arcade.makecode.com/--skillmap#turkey | https://aka.ms/turkeyday | https://arcade.makecode.com/skillmap/educator-info/turkey-map-info |  |
+| 9 | Collect the Clovers | Beginner / 2 | Participants code a game that allows a bunny to collect clovers while avoiding bees. | https://arcade.makecode.com/#tutorial:/tutorials/collect-the-clovers | https://aka.ms/clovers |  |  |
+| 10 | Intro to MakeCode Arcade | Beginner / 2 | This is a very simple tutorial that introduces participants to Microsoft MakeCode Arcade as they create a cute clicker activity. | https://arcade.makecode.com/#tutorial:/tutorials/intro | https://aka.ms/MC-intro |  |  |
+| 11 | Chase the Pizza | Beginner / 2 | A classic tutorial that has participants coding a happy face that chases a pizza as it pops randomly around the screen. | https://arcade.makecode.com/#tutorial:/tutorials/chase-the-pizza | https://aka.ms/chase-the-pizza |  |  |
+| 12 | Free-Throw | Beginner / 2.5 | Participants  make a game where a basketball player is trying to line up as many shots as possible before the buzzer sounds. | https://arcade.makecode.com/#tutorial:/tutorials/free-throw | https://aka.ms/freethrow |  |  |
+| 13 | Burstin' Balloons | Beginner / 2.5 | Code your own minigame-style activity where two mice compete to see who can pump up their balloon the fastest. | https://arcade.makecode.com/--skillmap#balloon | https://aka.ms/balloon | https://arcade.makecode.com/skillmap/educator-info/balloon-map-info |  |
+| 14 | Monster Truck Racer | Begintermediate / 2.5 | Code a themed racer game where participants navigate their monster truck through a dangerous cave. | https://arcade.makecode.com/--skillmap#racer | https://aka.ms/MonsterRacer | https://arcade.makecode.com/skillmap/educator-info/racer-map-info |  |
+| 15 | Save the Galaxy | Begintermediate / 2.5 | "This tutorial helps participants code a classic space-shooter style game |  but instead of lasers |  players are transmitting information to satellites and avoiding asteroids." | https://arcade.makecode.com/--skillmap#galaxy | https://aka.ms/galaxy | https://arcade.makecode.com/skillmap/educator-info/galaxy-map-info |  |
+| 16 | Save the Forest | Begintermediate / 2.5 | This skillmap walks students through a coding project that allows them to fly an airtanker full of water to put out forest fires. It also provides a great lesson on the balance of ecosystems.  | https://arcade.makecode.com/--skillmap#forest | https://aka.ms/forestMap | https://arcade.makecode.com/skillmap/educator-info/forest-map-info |  |
+| 17 | 80's Rockstar Maze | Intermediate / 3  | "Help Jerry the Rockstar avoid the crazed fans by coding this maze |  then get Jerry to the exit before time runs out." | https://arcade.makecode.com/--skillmap#rockstar |  | https://arcade.makecode.com/skillmap/educator-info/rockstar-map-info |  |
+| 18 | Code an Adventure | Intermediate / 3  | Remember those old-school text-based adventures? This skillmap uses functions to help participants code their own interactive stories.  | https://arcade.makecode.com/--skillmap#adventure | https://aka.ms/codeAdventure | https://arcade.makecode.com/skillmap/educator-info/adventure-info |  |
+| 19 | Jungle Jump | Intermediate / 3  | "One of our most popular maps! This skillmap allows students to code their own sidescrolling platformer |  similar to those timeless games starring the plumbing brothers." | https://arcade.makecode.com/--skillmap#jungle | https://aka.ms/junglejump | https://arcade.makecode.com/skillmap/educator-info/jungle-map-info |  |
+| 20 | Multiplayer Pizza Party | Intermediate / 3  | "Code a game where multiple players can dash for each piece of pizza |  bumping each other to steal points along the way." | https://arcade.makecode.com/#tutorial:/tutorials/pizza-party | https://aka.ms/pizzaparty |  |  |
+| 21 | Multiplayer Horse Race | Intermediate / 3  | Participants can code a carnival-style racehorse game where multiple players can button mash to be the first to get their horses across the finish line.  | https://arcade.makecode.com/#tutorial:/tutorials/horse | https://aka.ms/horserace |  |  |
+| 22 | JavaScript Chase the Pizza | Text / 3 | This tutorial takes our Chase the Pizza tutorial and presents it in JavaScript for a little extra challenge. | https://arcade.makecode.com/#tutorial:/tutorials/spy/chase-the-pizza | https://aka.ms/text-chase-pizza |  |  |
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docs/contact.md

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 We have [a forum](https://forum.makecode.com) which is good for sharing games and asking questions.
 
-We also have a [Discourse server](https://aka.ms/makecodecommunity) with an Arcade channel for more real-time communication.
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 You can also try [stack overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/), we monitor the ``makecode`` tag.
 
 You can file issues in [MakeCode Arcade GitHub repo](https://github.com/microsoft/pxt-arcade/issues/new).

docs/educators.md

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 ```codecard
 [
     {
-        "name": "Tutorial Activities",
-        "description": "Popular short activities for classrooms looking for a quick lesson or a variety of options.",
-        "url":"/educators#tutorials",
+        "name": "Tutorial Short-Links",
+        "description": "A table of our most popular activities and their associated URLS and teacher resources.",
+        "url":"/educators#shortlinks",
         "imageUrl": "static/tutorials/froggy/frog.gif"
     },{
         "name": "Skillmap Activities",
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 ]
 ```
 
-## <a name="tutorials">Tutorial Activities</a>
+## <a name="shortlink">Activity Table</a>
 This year, we will be hosting two separate cohorts of each session for both the Intro and CSP courses. 
 
 ```codecard