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We will spend 30 minutes to complete the activities in this section.
Time to play!
Time to play!
TRY ONE OR TWO OF THE ACTIVITIES BELOW.
1) Hour of Code
1) Hour of Code
Hour of Code activities are one-hour tutorials designed for all ages in over 45 languages. These activities allow you to play with some block coding without having to go through a full length course.
Try coding with Anna and Elsa from Frozen in order to use block coding in one of the programs available on the code.org website.
Ensure you watch the video at the beginning of the program to learn a few of the basics first.
See some extra tips below.
2) Scratch
2) Scratch
Scratch is a free programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations.
Try the Getting Started With Scratch tutorial here.
See some extra tips below.
Your Task: Create and explore resources OR have more play time!
Your Task: Create and explore resources OR have more play time!
A) Explore some lesson resources and create or modify a task to use in your class.
- Coding in Elementary Resources
http://www.edugains.ca/resourcesTELO/CE/CodingInterface/interface.html. Click on ‘Sample Learning Plans and Additional Resources’
Computer coding in the K-8 Curriculum
- Coding in Secondary Resources
Video: coding in the algebra classroom
B) Come and grab a Sphero and play!
Getting started with Sphero SPRK resource blog post
Sphero Edu Teacher Resource Guide K-12
Looking for more ideas? Here are 64 resources that you can use to learn to code for free!
At the end of this activity, share your thoughts here!
At the end of this activity, share your thoughts here!
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