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Coding Activities for Students<\/h2>\n
This year for our #HourofCode event we brought in Scratch Jr.\u00a0on the iPad, Code and Go Mouse,\u00a0Finch Robots,\u00a0and printed large coding blocks\u00a0and some arrows so students could use it on the floor and code each other! We also decided to have students choose what to work on, allowing them to spend as much or as little time on an activity as they liked. Below is a list of great options for your coding program that we have used over the past few years. View details on each below.<\/p>\n
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- Ozobots<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- Snap Circuits<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- Makey Makey<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- Scratch Jr.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- Code and Go Mouse<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- Finch Robots<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- Coding Blocks<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
These, in conjunction with the online coding components, allowed students to have choices as well as work collaboratively to solve problems, build stamina, and work together. We set these up as stations that students rotated to every 15 minutes so that every student had a chance to do everything. The feedback from students was overwhelmingly positive! They loved the variety of activities. The teachers were able to join our class for the last 15-minute rotation and were \u201cguided\u201d by a volunteer student to get a quick overview of the activities and how they might fit into Math or Science instruction.<\/p>\n
The majority of the activities we use are considered BLOCK Coding. They use similar shapes, icons, and loops making transitioning from one activity easy and requiring little to no instructions. All the resources we use come with great websites for support, tutorials, and help; we were able to put Chromebooks near the activities so that when students couldn\u2019t figure something out, they had the resources available to help them work through it.<\/p>\n
Ozobots<\/strong><\/p>\n
Learn coding skills with these coding robots using an app. Drag and drop blocks to code using programming language. Find out more on the Ozobot website at ozobot.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nSnap Circuits<\/strong><\/p>\n
These are great for teaching kids the different elements in STEM! They can learn how electricity works, create a motor, and learn how to build something and have it function. You can builld so many differnt projects with snap circuit sets<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nMakey Makey<\/strong><\/p>\n
Students have also enjoyed the Makey Makey<\/a><\/strong> – we used this in our Hour of Code a few years ago. It is a simple circuit board that lets you connect everyday objects to a computer, such as food, stickers, and clay.<\/p>\n
- Snap Circuits<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n