3rd Grade

The updates to the weekly assignments will be made to the Google Classroom first (code: co2vo6u) and then to this website.

6/1--Due to the popularity of the giveaway across schools, and to give everyone a chance, we are extending the deadline to this Friday. It seems the system is stopping your entries.

Please send your name, grade, and school to jkershner@holyfamilyaston.org and I will forward them on.

5/26--There are no new assignments for Technology class for this year, but I do have an end of year message for you, and my company, Education Technology Professionals is doing a giveaway. One student in Prek-3 through 3rd grade will get a StoryTime Chess set.

You may watch a video with the message and giveaway announcement at: https://youtu.be/6rpgGuGg3QU

To enter to win the StoryTime Chess set, send your name, grade, and that you are a Holy Family student to: giveaway@educationtechpros.com

The current assignments are :

• Typing practice with a standard keyboard and without looking at your hands.
• Coding practice at studio.code.org/s/coursec-2019. Please sign in and work through the course, at least 30 minutes each week.
• Please finish the coding lessons (Course C at studio.code.org) before beginning this project.
  • Sign in to code.org
  • Click on the "Create" button in the top right corner (beside your name).
  • In the list which drops down choose either "Artist" or "Dance Party".
  • If you chose "Artist", draw something interesting and with at least two layers of complexity (like an octagon made out of small squares--the "repeat" block is very helpful for this). It must have more than two colors. It can either be a shape, or a picture of something (a house, for example).
  • If you chose "Dance Party", create a dance party with at least five dancers. Three of the dancers must be doing the same dance. The other two (or more) may be doing anything they want. The "dance floor" must not be too cluttered or crowded. The dance moves of each dancer must be visible. At least some of the dancers must change their moves at least once (in response to a button being pressed for example, or after a certain period of time has passed).
  • Please spend about an hour working on building your project and making it as good as you can. I have added links to two examples, and a tutorial to explain them.
• If you complete the lessons and project, please continue to explore code.org or scratch.mit.edu.