Coding
Getting Started
The web now has many fantastic places to start your coding journey. We suggest starting with block coding and then progressing into script coding. A progression that has worked for many schools is: Scratch - MakeCode - Javascript. This ties into micro:bits very well. For Edison robots check out their coding page.
Great Starting Sites
Christmas Fun
Guides for Teachers
Teachers' Essential Guide to Coding in the Classroom (July 27, 2023)
Why teach coding? Who should teach it? And how can teachers get started? Get tips on how to bring coding into your classroom.
AI Made Easy For Educators: Build Amazing Apps With Tynker! (April 9, 2024)
Inside, you'll discover:
Why AI literacy is a must for today's students
8 hands-on AI coding projects to spark student excitement
How to easily integrate AI concepts into your lessons
A sneak peek at Tynker's cutting-edge AI courses
Canada Learning Code
Co-Taught Lessons
Available in English and French, co-taught lessons are being offered through Logics Academy and Canada Learning Code throughout January 2024. Session links and registration can be found here.
CodeBytes
These interactive mini-lessons are a great option for those getting started or looking to try something new! Students can participate with computers, tablets, or smartphones to engage with a new activity.
Additional sessions are included below.
Suggested Activities
Grades K-5
Everyone’s invited to a digital dance off as we code characters to do your favorite dance moves in Dance Party!
Links:
Video to Watch https://youtu.be/qQof5yqzqfc?t=498
Start learning at http://code.org/dance
Grades 4-12
A virus has infected Monster Town! We’ll code an Outbreak Simulator and make predictions about what will happen to the neighbors of Monster Town.
Links:
Video to Watch https://youtu.be/M7o2eYDZjr4
Start learning at: https://studio.code.org/s/outbreak
Grades 6-12
Want to help your community? Learn the basics of designing a simple app in AppLab that you can immediately share with others.
Links:
Video to Watch https://youtu.be/8JBAjuSM5M4
Start learning at: https://studio.code.org/s/applab-intro/stage/1/puzzle/1
American Sign Language (ASL) is a way to communicate without speaking. We’ll be training a computer to read sign language with our own images of ASL letters.
Links:
Video to Watch https://youtu.be/Guc4omzHfsU?t=112
Ai for Oceans (https://code.org/oceans)
Teachable Machine (https://teachablemachine.withgoogle.com/)
More videos and Activities with Microsoft and AI (https://code.org/ai)