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Coding in the K-5 Classroom

Coding in the K-5 Classroom. Megan Zachman 2 nd Grade Middleton Elementary Woodbury, MN. Why teach coding?. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU1xS07N- FA http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDEyLzA5LzIwLzExXzA5XzM2XzE5M19maWxlCnAJdGh1bWIJMTIwMHg5NjAwPg/3ffbb4bc.

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Coding in the K-5 Classroom

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  1. Coding in the K-5 Classroom Megan Zachman 2nd Grade Middleton Elementary Woodbury, MN

  2. Why teach coding? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU1xS07N-FA http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDEyLzA5LzIwLzExXzA5XzM2XzE5M19maWxlCnAJdGh1bWIJMTIwMHg5NjAwPg/3ffbb4bc

  3. How will this help my students in the near future? • Critical thinking • Flexible thinking • Innovation • Problem solving • Handle failure • Persistence • Work as a team • Integrate with math and science • It’s FUN!

  4. Coding Process Steps

  5. Quick Introduction to Coding Programs and Apps • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gLJlBOv-I8#t=531 • Foundation Skills: • Sequencing • Branching – If, then or when statements • Looping

  6. Bee Bot • Sequencing • Ages 3 – 6 • Integrated with math https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LFVsTEhdns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUrmcZxYNdM

  7. How To Train Your Robot • Great introduction to coding • Teaches sequencing, looping & branching • Recommended for grades K-2 • http://csedweek.org/unplugged/thinkersmith • http://drtechniko.com/2012/04/09/how-to-train-your-robot/

  8. Kodable App http://www.kodable.com/

  9. Hour of Code • Great for grades 1-8 • Fantastic tutorials that relate coding to environment • www.code.org

  10. Lego Robotics • 3M Ingenuity Grant • WeDo Kits for 2nd grade • NXT and Green City Challenge Kits for 5th grade http://www.kare11.com/news/article/1020612/16/STEM-is-the-DNA-of-learning-at-Middleton-Elementary

  11. Lego Robotics Master Builder Club • 3rd graders • Met twice a week for 5 weeks • New challenge every week • New kitchen gadget • Bug that moves • Cotton ball launcher • Lego Movie (stop motion) • Worked in teams of 3-4 https://wedo.dreschallenges.com/electronic-lazy-susan/

  12. Tynker • Recommended for grades 1-8 • Guided tutorials • Teaches you how to code using Blockly http://www.tynker.com/#

  13. Lego Robotics – Grade 5 • Green City Challenge – windmills and solar panels • NXT Lego Robots https://education.lego.com/en-us/lesi/middle-school/mindstorms-education-nxt

  14. Scratch • Suggested for grades 4-8 • Build your own greeting card • Less tutorials • More creativity based • Take another project that is shared, copy it, and make it your own. • http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23379935/?fromexplore=true

  15. Coding Apps • Lightbot – K-1 • Kodable– grades K-3 • Daisy the Dinosaur – grades 1-3 • Move the Turtle – grades 4 & up • CargoBot– grades 4 & up • Hopscotch – grades 4 & up

  16. Explore • Look into Beebots, Robo Rally, and Thinkfun Robot Turtle • How to Train a Robot • Kodable • Lego Robotics • Hour of Code • Tynker • Scratch

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