Burgess-Peterson Academy Media News
Volume 4 December 2016
Hour of Code
The Hour of Code is a global movement by Computer Science Education Week and Code.org reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries through a one-hour introduction to computer science and computer programming.
What’s new for this year?
Code.org has refreshed their content with an updated look with a filter tool that will allow you to find the best activity for your classroom. Take a look at their list list of Hour of Code activities
Some cool things about this refresh:
- There are over 200 tutorials and lesson plans that introduce students to computer science in a variety of ways. Have fun exploring!
- There are new filters to discover more challenging activities that will fit all grade and experience levels!
- There are tons of other ways to filter activities, too: find offline tutorials and activities that work with robots, iPads, Androids, and whatever other hardware your class has!
- Want to connect computer science to social studies, math, or another subject? Use the new topic filter to find subject-specific activities.
Follow the Hour of Code @teachcode to get the latest!
Check out the video for an introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsOIlDT145A
Here is the link to sign up https://hourofcode.com/us that is all that is required.
Here is the link for all of the tutorials that are being offered this year https://hourofcode.com/us/learn As you can see, it is even bigger and better. You can review them and decide which activity that you want your students to do or select a couple.
Friday, Dec 9, 2016, 08:30 AM
Burgess-Peterson Academy
December in Georgia
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Albany Movement
Color Purple
In 1985, Stage Adaptation of The Color Purple
film adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Color Purple was released. A Broadway musical adaptation followed in 2005.
Atlanta Falcons
Georgia Read More
Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States
Author: Jimmy Carter
Volunteers Needed!
The Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl
The Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl will soon be here. The competition will be held at Bunche Middle School on Saturday, January 28, 2017. The Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl is an exclusive reading competition designed for elementary, middle school, and high school students to assess their knowledge of the Georgia Book Award nominees in a quiz bowl format. Our students have been doing very well in the previous competitions. We have a great team this year that have been working very hard to prepare themselves for the event; however, we need your help. All teams need to provide two volunteers to serve as time keepers, score keepers, moderators, or assist with registration. Please help our students achieve their goal and volunteer for the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl. Breakfast and lunch will be provided for all of the volunteers.
Visit the Media Center to ask how you can help.
Tech Corner
Prodigy Math Game
What is Prodigy? Prodigy is a FREE adaptive math game where students think they are playing but they are actually practicing math skills.
Address every child’s individual needs
Prodigy ensures that each one of your students succeed at their own pace. Prodigy has a diagnostic test to place students in the correct grade, embedded assessments, and automatic differentiation, .
Inform your classroom with 24/7 reporting
Everything your students work on in Prodigy is reported back to you in real time. Quickly see which skills your students have mastered, and where they may need some additional support.
Teachers never pay for Prodigy
All math, reporting, and assessments provided with the program are free.
Join over 300,000 other teachers who already trust Prodigy for grade 1-8 math.
Create and sign in to your FREE teacher account at www.prodigygame.com
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