Hour of Code - Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 8-14)
We live in a world surrounded by technology. We know that whatever field our students choose to go into as adults, their ability to succeed will increasingly hinge on understanding how technology works. But only a tiny fraction of us are learning computer science, and less students are studying it than a decade ago.
That’s why RJH participated in the global movement called “The Hour of Code” during Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 8-14). Last year, 15 million students tried computer science in one week. This year, we are joining students worldwide to reach 100 million students!
6th grade students in Ms. Keating’s and Ms. Coombs’ “Technology-Media” class participated in one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show that anybody can learn the basics. Our learners were very engaged while coding “Angry Birds” and “Plants vs. Zombies”. See http://hourofcode.com/us for details.
That’s why RJH participated in the global movement called “The Hour of Code” during Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 8-14). Last year, 15 million students tried computer science in one week. This year, we are joining students worldwide to reach 100 million students!
6th grade students in Ms. Keating’s and Ms. Coombs’ “Technology-Media” class participated in one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show that anybody can learn the basics. Our learners were very engaged while coding “Angry Birds” and “Plants vs. Zombies”. See http://hourofcode.com/us for details.
The whole 7th grade has been participating in the Hour of Code for several years now. This year, the students in Ms. Adams’ classes created seasonal interactive cards. The projects involved the reader to manipulate parts in the card to make it work. We used Scratch as the programming language. It involves stacking blocks of code together for each character.
Some students have progressed to the point of taking their knowledge and applying it to new situations to create games, school projects and presentations. We will be posting their projects on a website at http://scratch4rjh.weebly.com. You are invited to take a look and comment!
Some students have progressed to the point of taking their knowledge and applying it to new situations to create games, school projects and presentations. We will be posting their projects on a website at http://scratch4rjh.weebly.com. You are invited to take a look and comment!