Developing Coding in Middle School

Content Objectives: Students will be able to identify key vocabulary words needed for coding.

Lanugage Objectives: Students will be able to practice listening to vocabulary using listen tool and activities.

Code.org Vocabulary/Intro Video to Intro to App Lab

Code Vocabulary Quizlet:  Review Vocabulary: Practice 15 minutes with flashcards/games 

https://quizlet.com/364730075/coding-termscodeorg-flash-cards/ 

Practice: Then Quizlet Live (Teacher run)

STRETCH

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App Lab Documentation: https://studio.code.org/docs/applab/ 

App Lab Concepts: https://studio.code.org/docs/concepts/app-lab/ 

Content Objective: identify outstanding women in computer science and recognize why there are not as many women as men in computer science.

Language Objective: Use Closed Captioning to access Edpuzzle Assignments

1. Activity: Edpuzzle: Why So Few Women in Computer Science? https://edpuzzle.com/media/6064c0fb9c676e42713a2129 

2.  Activity: Edpuzzle: Hidden Figures https://edpuzzle.com/media/6065efbd4635001174f01120 

3. STRETCH: Important to take a break from screen and stretch!

4. Activity:Edpuzzle: Daley Skype a ScientistG8( Start) Recording of a Skype a Scientist with two female leading engineers.  Learn about the Gender Pay Gap! https://edpuzzle.com/media/6012c334214df44251ac98de 

Content Objective: identify what cybersecurity means in relationship to computer programming.

Language Objective: read, listen and interact to create levels of coding.

Edpuzzle: Khan Academy Cybersecurity: What is Cybersecurity? https://edpuzzle.com/media/5fa302eab2414d4131a80c1b 

Edpuzzle: Cybersecurity https://edpuzzle.com/media/60c0aadd2c4c35418cdef660 

Discussion Board: Cybersecurity

Question: What part of our online presence should be focused on for cybersurity and why?

What is Cybersecurity? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inWWhr5tnEA 

Cybersecrity Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/565682303/cyber-security-terms-computer-class-flash-cards/ 

Stretch: 

Play Quizlet Live

Activity: Edpuzzle: An Introduction to CyberSecurity Careers

Content Objective: identify a passion for creating an app.

Language Objective: Discuss and sketch your app idea

1. Google Doc: Planner : https://docs.google.com/document/d/13C5XQBPnm8YTRp0v69wym-_bxLBfpjKh_SbF6I4hiuw/edit?usp=sharing 

2. Planning Worksheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PzP2LuZSoBRQ4FyM_Mn2rB9tpbKu7BgO/view?usp=sharing 

3. Sketch: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g3n5KfhvTNwKFKYcah4D1B-EEZDBQ-ML/view?usp=sharing 

4. Edpuzzle: App Idea Gold Mine: https://edpuzzle.com/media/6011d60d8e12fd4226788be5 

5. Play Lab: Remix Conditional, functions, if/then else

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App Lab Documentation: https://studio.code.org/docs/applab/ 

App Lab Concepts: https://studio.code.org/docs/concepts/app-lab/ 

Content Objective: Identify what cybersecurity is in relationship to Malware. Identify careers in Cybersecurity

Language Objective: Listen and watch video on cybersecurity and careers in cybersecurity.

12 Year Old App Developer: https://edpuzzle.com/media/60a79aa20052df419f4c3639 

Amazon Future Engineer: https://edpuzzle.com/media/60a79a09649119412e72c696 

Computer Science Careers: https://edpuzzle.com/media/60783de4cd61c241be497a5a 

Computers are Changing Everything: https://edpuzzle.com/media/60c130b8f202d8416b301851 

Activity: Edpuzzle: An Introduction to CyberSecurity Careers: https://edpuzzle.com/media/5ff5f12a934f994226d18bb2 

Content Objective: Identify what creative commons, copyright and fair use is in relation ship to electronic media.

Language Objective: Listen and watch video copyright creative commons and plagiarism.

Edpuzzle:  Copyright

Edpuzzle: Creative Commons

BP: Plagiarism

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Positive Impact App Lesson

Content Objective: identify how to make a simple app in App Lab

Language Objective: Listen and watch video on how to

Use App Lab

Making a Simple App: https://edpuzzle.com/media/60ad088dfa174f4134a95683 

      Hackathon: Beginner App Tutorial https://edpuzzle.com/media/60a7b0e1e4f7af4129d384f4 

Remix in Code.org: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmdPT3fEGmU 

Secrets of Coding in Code.org https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuXAcj9WSKc. 

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Debugging in 4 Easy Steps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auv10y-dN4s 

Links to Sections on Debugging in App Lab

• THESE ARE NOT MEANT TO NECESSARILY BE FOLLOWED STEP BY STEP OR DONE IN ENTIRETY. THESE ARE AN ASSORTMENT OF DEBUGGING PIECES PICKED OUT OF VARIOUS APP LAB UNITS.

Lesson 7: Debugging

• Learn how to identify and fix problems in your code through the debugging process. Then practice using it with a classmate.

  • 7 levels or activities on debugging, levels 1 - 9

• Lesson 7: Debugging

• Teaching Guide

• All of the items from below are taken from: CSP Unit 5 - Building Apps ('18-'19)

  • Great list of lessons, activities, etc.

Debugging Event-Driven Programs: IDs (Part of Lesson 1: Buttons and Events)

• Intro to Debugging and Common Problems

• Debugging is a skill and an art. With practice you learn how to write relatively bug-free code and more importantly you learn about yourself and the kinds of errors you typically make.

• Checking IDs -- Your first debugging task will be to verify that the button IDs match the event-handlers. You'll also see error messages in the "Debug Console"

  • 4 levels or activities on debugging, levels 12 - 16

• Debugging Event-Driven Programs: IDs (Part of Lesson 1: Buttons and Events)

Debugging with Console.log (Part of Lesson 2: Multi-screen Apps)

• In the last level, we saw a new command: console.log. You should have noticed that it prints out text in the Debug Console below the code workspace.

• The Debug Console area is an important tool for programmers. You've seen it display error messages, but you can also have your program display messages there.

  • 4 levels or activities on debugging, levels 4 - 8

• Debugging with Console.log

• Teaching Guide

Debugging Variables (Part of Lesson 5: Building an App: Clicker Game)

• You now know enough about using global variables (and some of the problems you might run into) to try it yourself.

  • Let's start with an easy task. Right now clicking the up arrow works as expected; clicking the down arrow does not. So…

  • 4 levels or activities on debugging, levels 9 - 12

• Debugging Variables

• Teaching Guide

Writing and Debugging maxVal (Part of Lesson 16: Functions with Return Values)

• Writing Functions that Return Values

  • Now you are going to write your own function that returns a value, maxVal. This function should return the maximum of two values provided as input. The code for minVal is provided so that you can replicate the pattern used in this function.

  • 3 levels or activities on debugging, levels 4 - 6)

• Writing and Debugging maxVal

• Teaching Guide

Content Objective: create a hyperlink to App Lab project and post in discussion board on Google Classroom.

Language Objective: Watch and replicate process to post hyperlink to App Lab Project.

Sharing in Code.org: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ynfYJPIhROvlMmxqwNITpHxOIVsUhkbB/view?usp=sharing 

Share your App in Code.org: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWWXjOI8MNE 

Content Objective: 

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1. Brainpop: Computer Programming: Movie, Review Challenge and Graded Quiz

2. App Lab Creation

1. Code.org

2. CS First

3. Bitsbox

4. Code Combat

5. Khan Academy: Computer Programming

6. Code Academy

7. Sphero

8. Spritebox

9. Scratch

10. Code Combat