Ava in Code Land!
In April PlacenTinkers had fun with coding! We learned that coding is how we communicate with computers and robots by giving them specific directions “step by step”. We also discovered that computers aren’t “smart”: they don't have brains or feelings like we do. They can only do things that people tell them to do.
We read the book Ava in Code Land by Jess Hitchmans and Gavin Cullen. Ava lives in a computer game with her best friend Pixels the cat. Ava has to use her coding skills to keep her game going!
In our first center activity, students coded friendly little robots to help teach sequencing, estimation and problem solving. At the second center students had great fun using the app Kodable on the ipads to learn about the core programming concepts of coding: sequences, loops and algorithms. Learning to code teaches valuable cognitive skills like critical thinking and problem solving.
In our first center activity, students coded friendly little robots to help teach sequencing, estimation and problem solving. At the second center students had great fun using the app Kodable on the ipads to learn about the core programming concepts of coding: sequences, loops and algorithms. Learning to code teaches valuable cognitive skills like critical thinking and problem solving.
PlacenTinkers love to code - PlacenTinkers are thinkers!
PlacenTinkers love to code - PlacenTinkers are thinkers!
