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Byte-Sized Treats to Transform Learning 12.4.18
#FCPSHourOfCode2018
#HourOfCode2018
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Share the video below with your students and continue reading for quick ideas to participate in the Hour of Code celebration.
IAKSS Hour of Code
Maxwell Elementary
Carter G. Woodson
Sphero Soccer
Ozobot Puzzles
Sphero Mazes
Leestown Middle
Dance Party
Compatible with Chromebooks, PCs, iPads
Code Combat
Compatible with Chromebooks, PCs, iPads
Code Spark Academy
Download the free app or play online. Compatible with Chromebooks, PCs, iPads
Minecraft
Take advantage of the ready-to-go Minecraft tutorials created by Microsoft and the Hour of Code initiative. Students can choose one of four tutorials to become immersed in a Minecraft world such as an Aquatic Voyage, Minecraft Adventurer, Minecraft Designer, or Hero’s Journey. The tutorials lead students through the steps of solving a series of puzzles using block-based code. Complete with videos and instructions, your students will be able to navigate through the worlds at their desired pace. Along the way, encourage your students to use the “</> Show Code” feature to “look under the hood” to see how JavaScript, the world’s most widely used coding language, creates the block-based coding.
Compatible with Chromebooks, PCs, iPads
Yes, English Teachers, There Are Coding Activities For Your Middle and High School Students -- and Elementary, Too
Snoopy Snow Brawl
“Snoopy” and “snow” go together like peanut butter and chocolate, or Mentos and Diet Coke, or...well, you get the idea. Now you can get your fill of both Snoopy and snow by coding with the app, Snoopy Snow Brawl! Snoopy Snow Brawl uses a word-free interface for pre-reading young coders, and up to 4 players may join in the game. The use of problem solving and strategic thinking separates this coding app from others. Inside the game, students must efficiently sequence their steps and actions in order to win the snow brawl round. Everybody is a winner as students learn how to program the Beagle Scouts and to create code in this wintery snow activity.
To get started, download the codeSpark Academy app. Open the app and click on the “Teachers” icon in the top left corner. Now click on the “Snoopy Snow Brawl” splash screen to download the app. Alternately, you can surf to the link below to play the game on a PC or Chromebook.
Download the free app or play online. Compatible with Chromebooks, PCs, iPads
Hour of Code: Unplugged
No Computers? No Problem!
If you do not have access to a computer and want to participate in Hour of Code, try out these unplugged activities. No computer required.
Pizza Parlor- Lets students learn about algorithms used in the pizza business in this unplugged activity.
My Robotic Friends- A fun activity using cups. Students work together to construct an algorithm for their robotic friend to follow.
Get Loopy- Loops are a handy way of describing actions that repeat a certain numbers of times. In this lesson, students will practice converting sets of actions into a single loop.
Graph Paper Programming- By "programming" one another to draw pictures, students will begin to understand what programming is really about. The activity will begin by having students instruct each other to color squares in on graph paper in an effort to reproduce an existing picture.
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