I did the Hour of Code and was able to get the bird to the pig and the zombie to the sunflower :)
I assisted in a summer tech camp last year and was introduced to MIT Scratch. The other instructor and I introduced the simple commands, but after going through the Hour of Code I have a much better understanding of how it works. This year my school has Club Fridays a few times a month and I run the tech camp and I am going to have the next camp session use this hour of code. I thought animating their name would also be a fun project, but it requires you to login. The club is 3-5 graders, so this will not work.
The students can take what they learn in Hour of Code and apply it to Scratch.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Thing 16: You Pick!
I looked at a few of the topics on the Teacher's Guide to Technology and Learning.
Flipped classrooms was an intriguing title, I had never heard of it and had no idea what it was. I think it is a great idea, especially for middle schoolers. That age always has to be "doing" and not just sitting and listening. Concerns I had reading would be what about kids who don't have access outside of school to watch the videos, and what about accountability - what if they don't watch before class. Recording using the Smart Board is probably a great tool to use in Flipped classrooms. I'm going to share this with my 5th and 6th grade teachers as I think the students may really enjoy it.
Badges - a great idea. They do motivate kids. I watch students getting excited about earning points and badges using First-In-Math. I might try it for a grade and encourage them to earn badges for different genre's of books read. It might be especially helpful for 3-6 boys who tend to get focused on non-fiction and sports books.
LOC - We have a book of the month that all students in the school read. This month it is Robert Burleigh's Home Run - about Babe Ruth. I found many pics of Babe Ruth and will plan a lesson about introducing the LOC and using the site. I was hoping to find a recording of his voice or digitized film there - still looking.
Flipped classrooms was an intriguing title, I had never heard of it and had no idea what it was. I think it is a great idea, especially for middle schoolers. That age always has to be "doing" and not just sitting and listening. Concerns I had reading would be what about kids who don't have access outside of school to watch the videos, and what about accountability - what if they don't watch before class. Recording using the Smart Board is probably a great tool to use in Flipped classrooms. I'm going to share this with my 5th and 6th grade teachers as I think the students may really enjoy it.
Badges - a great idea. They do motivate kids. I watch students getting excited about earning points and badges using First-In-Math. I might try it for a grade and encourage them to earn badges for different genre's of books read. It might be especially helpful for 3-6 boys who tend to get focused on non-fiction and sports books.
LOC - We have a book of the month that all students in the school read. This month it is Robert Burleigh's Home Run - about Babe Ruth. I found many pics of Babe Ruth and will plan a lesson about introducing the LOC and using the site. I was hoping to find a recording of his voice or digitized film there - still looking.
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