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Testimonials from our Hour of Code
This is our third year participating in Hour of Code. Learners spent the entire month of December working on the fundamentals of coding. We also use our coding skills with spheros. Some of the programs we have used include: Khan Academy Online curriculum that teaches JavaScript programming in a visual environment. Tynker- Teach programming in elementary or middle school in a fun way. Scratch and Scratch Jr -allows students to program animations, games, and videos through a visual interface. Students create their programs by dragging together blocks that represent movements and functions on their screens. The blocks snap together to help students see how the "if, then" logic of programming works. Hopscotch looks a lot like Scratch and Tynker and uses similar controls to drag blocks into a workspace, but it only runs on the iPad. Hopscotch is a great tool to begin helping children, without coding experience, learn the basics of programming, logical thinking and problem-solving. Daisy the Dinosaur From the makers of Hopscotch, Daisy targets the youngest coders. The interface is similar to Hopscotch but much simpler. There is only a dinosaur to move and only basic functions to use, but for your younger children, this is an excellent introduction to programming. Cargo-Bot is another game that teaches coding skills. On each level, the objective is to move colored crates from one place to another by programming a claw crane to move left or right, drop or pick up. Have fun coding! |