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“Technology has a language. It’s called code. And we believe coding is an essential skill. Learning to code teaches you how to solve problems and work together in creative ways. And it helps you build apps that bring your ideas to life. We think everyone should have the opportunity to create something that can change the world.”
“Technology has a language. It’s called code. And we believe coding is an essential skill. Learning to code teaches you how to solve problems and work together in creative ways. And it helps you build apps that bring your ideas to life. We think everyone should have the opportunity to create something that can change the world.”
Excerpt From: Apple Education. “Get Started with Code 1.” Apple Inc. - Education, 2017. iBooks. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/get-started-with-code-1/id1226776727?mt=11
Sequencing Challenge
Sequencing Challenge
Tell the story of the Three Little Pigs using pictures drawn on an iPad. Extension for older children would be to create the story as a team without talking.
What other activities do you teach that involves sequencing and can be related to coding?
How could you turn one of those activities into a coding lesson?
Problem solving Challenges
Problem solving Challenges
From the inset presentation, what does the block coding do?
Examples of Student Work
Examples of Student Work
How old do you think the students are that wrote this code?
Click the images to view the programme.
Other Examples
Other Examples
Scratch Challenges
Scratch Challenges
- Make your Sprite say something.
- Make your Sprite ask a question.
- Move your Sprite around the screen.
- Add a second Sprite and when you touch that Sprite make a sound and ask a question that you have to answer.
- If the question is correct your Sprite says “Correct” else the Sprite says “Wrong”
- Add some walls to your screen and stop your Sprite going through the walls.
Hour of Code
Hour of Code
Go to Googles Hour of Code website and use Scratch to create your own Google Doodle.
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