This week was Hour of Code Week, a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. "The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code", to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities but expanding to all sorts of community efforts (hourofcode.org, 2018)." Why limit ourselves to a week? We will spend three weeks looking at coding! Last week the students watched a BrainPop Jr. Video that explained many of the vocabulary that is commonly heard when coding. The students worked on an "unplugged" activity to practice coding with a partner. This week the first graders were able to use Dash, coding him with the app Blockly. The students first learned about some of Dash's parts. We then talked about how Blockly uses block coding to make Dash move. We focused on the forward, backward, and turning commands. After they learned how to connect Dash, through bluetooth, to their iPads, the students were then given the task to see if they could code Dash around the piece of paper.
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AuthorMs. Sowa is the technology coach for Pre-School through Third Grade Archives
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