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This coming week is "Computer Science Education Week." The week was declared to bring computer science into schools and promote student interest in coding. A challenge was put forth for students to participate in an hour of code. The Connected Combo has already begun and wrote over 1500 lines of code in class. I see some future programmers in this class. We started as a class working through a tutorial on the computer science education week website: csedweek.org. The students had to solve puzzles to program an angry bird to move through mazes. While they are "playing" the students are learning how code with repeat-loops, conditionals, and basic algorithms. They had to use logic and problem solving skills. The challenges also tested their persistence and "I can" attitude. As they moved up levels, the students received video tutorials by gifted computer scientists in the field like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. The children were amazing. After we worked together for awhile, the students went to the Chromebooks and began their own coding. Look how intense! The children can code from their home computer as well. Just follow the link above.
This coming week is "Computer Science Education Week." The week was declared to bring computer science into schools and promote student interest in coding. A challenge was put forth for students to participate in an hour of code. The Connected Combo has already begun and wrote over 1500 lines of code in class. I see some future programmers in this class. We started as a class working through a tutorial on the computer science education week website: csedweek.org. The students had to solve puzzles to program an angry bird to move through mazes. While they are "playing" the students are learning how code with repeat-loops, conditionals, and basic algorithms. They had to use logic and problem solving skills. The challenges also tested their persistence and "I can" attitude. As they moved up levels, the students received video tutorials by gifted computer scientists in the field like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. The children were amazing. After we worked together for awhile, the students went to the Chromebooks and began their own coding. Look how intense! The children can code from their home computer as well. Just follow the link above.
You may have heard about our most exciting coding adventure....introducing Dash and Dot, our classroom robots! The children are in LOVE! We are having so much fun programing these robots! I purchased this robotics kit through a grant I wrote, the grant was funded by my hero Tom Wardell and the Billings Education Foundation. Using their iPads the children program the robots. The students are given missions to complete through the app. For instance, the groups had to program Dash to do a dance when a student claps. The students did amazing things! I couldn't believe it! You should have heard their squeals of delight when they were successful. We can't wait to get out the robots again. We have so much more to learn! Check out the website for Dash and Dot here. Dash and Dot are one of the biggest STEM toys on the market right now. I have a first grader hoping Santa delivers a robot to our house this Christmas.
Of course, we will also do other coding on the ipad. We will use the app LightBot where students use programming to move a robot and light up tiles in a series of puzzles. We have apps called Run Marco and Kodable. All of these apps are free on the itunes store.
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