Third graders are putting their best effort into learning how to keyboard with their homerow fingers. This will come in handy as they work on more digital projects and get ready for state testing.
Just like real life, Ozobot did not have unlimited time to go trick or treating so Third and Fourth graders had to problem solve to plan their route and write color codes to help their robot get the most amount of candy in 30 seconds.
Fifth graders learned a lot about teamwork and problem solving as well as coding as they collaborated on Fall Coding stories to share with first and second grade students. They wrote original fall stories, constructed all sets and props, and wrote all code to have their robot or robots act out the parts in the story. First and second graders enjoyed seeing the fifth grade projects and are excited to work with these robots later this year. First graders prepared for their trip to Meijer Gardens by doing some research about butterflies. We practiced subject searches on an online database. We also practiced talking notes in our own words.
Students have been working on green screen videos or stop motion videos about different kinds of bullying and stepping up strategies. The students learned a lot about video production, planning, managing resources, oroblem solving and teamwork while working on this project. Hope you enjoy them.
We are learning that struggle is not a weakness and that it does not mean we will never get it. We are learning that the more we can persist through a struggle, the stronger we will be! Second graders have been practicing persistence with a tower challenge. They had limited supplies of gum drops and toothpicks to build a tower taller than a plastic cup and strong enough to hold a textbook. Teams worked through the design process: asking questions, imagining the possibilities, planning out a strategy, creating, testing and improving. We discussed how we are using persistence in our coding challenges as they get harder. First graders have been using green screen technology to jump into their favorite books during March is Reading month. First, they picked out a favorite book. Then, they decided which page they would like to jump into. Next, they posed in front of the green screen. Finally, we put it all together. Can you guess which books they jumped into? Students got to practice their partner programming skills during Hour of Code. One thing that I heard employers and colleges tell me that they felt students were lacking when they graduate from high school is the ability to really work together. We are practicing these skills during partner programming. We are practicing sharing, taking turns, communicating our ideas, listening to understand, and team planning. We also got a chance to see what it would be like to be a programmer and find out what types of jobs are available in this field. The students practiced basic programming concepts like loops and conditionals while solving puzzles. |
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February 2018
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