posted Mar 25, 2010 8:50 PM by Kwame Osei
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updated Mar 25, 2010 8:54 PM
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At our planning meeting last week we decided to make a few changes to the drop-in sessions:
- First, we want to have a simple activity that we do with the kids
at the beginning of each drop-in. This could be anything from creating
a flyer in Paint to making an animation in Scratch. Upon completion
each kid should print out their work or show it to the rest of their
peers at a computer. This part of the session should last about 30-60
mins. The activities will build upon each other.
- Second, after completing the day's activity each kid and their
mentor can decide what to do for the rest of the session. If the kids
must play games, we would like mentors to encourage kids to play either
educational games or games that require some critical thinking or
practicing useful skills. This is a time to get to know the kids and
their interests, and engage them in activities that they
would enjoy. Activities could be anything from Math problems to playing Millsbury
(teaches resource management, inventory)
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