Monday, February 29, 2016

How Creative Commons Works

Wanna Work Together? from Creative Commons on Vimeo.

Currently we are completing the Common Core  Digital Password. The module called 
"Creative Credit: Mix-n-Mash" covers Copyright and Creative Commons. This is very interesting but can be confusing. This video "Wanna Work Together?" explains Creative Commons very well. Students can share this with their parents.  

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Linda Liukas: A delightful way to teach kids about computers



"Computer code is the next universal language, and its syntax will be limited only by the imaginations of the next generation of programmers. Linda Liukas is helping to educate problem-solving kids, encouraging them to see computers not as mechanical, boring and complicated but as colorful, expressive machines meant to be tinkered with. In this talk, she invites us to imagine a world where the Ada Lovelaces of tomorrow grow up to be optimistic and brave about technology and use it to create a new world that is wonderful, whimsical and a tiny bit weird." Filmed October 2015 at TEDxCERN

Monday, February 22, 2016

Tuesday 23 Feb 2016

Pair Programming Watch this video:


Room 8 start with Course 1. Students will create computer programs that will help them learn to collaborate with others, develop problem-solving skills, and persist through difficult tasks. Students will create their very own custom game or story that they can share.

Course 1 Starting at Stage 3. See how far you and your partner can progress.


Room 16 try Tynker:

Work with a partner using pair programming  to complete the activity challenges. Take turns to solve the problems. If you get stuck just keep trying. You'll work it out by reading the clues and thinking logically.

Introduction to computer programming with Tynker:
Activity One: Hot Wheels - Obstacle Course
https://www.tynker.com/courses/hotwheels/host
Activity Two: Candy Quest
https://www.tynker.com/hour-of-code/puzzle?c=setup&dirctx=school

Room 11 and 12 

Continue working on your Digital Passport. Go to Google Classroom for instructions. This weeks topic is Creative Credit. It includes topics of copyright, credit, and plagiarism.



Monday, February 8, 2016

Welcome back to Term 1 2016

Term 1 2016- The Learning Awakens

Topics for this Term include:
  • Cyber-citizenship
  • Google Apps Basics
  • Learning with Google Apps
  • Coding with Scratch
  • 3D Printing
  • Learning with iPad Apps eg. DoInk, iMovie and Scratch Junior    
  • Chromebook Tricks and Tips
  • Working with Google Classroom
  • Learning with Lego WeDo
  • Electronic maker activities

    Tuesday Classes: Room 8, Room 12, Room 16, and  Room 11.
    Wednesday Classes: Room 4, Room 21, Room 22 and Room 14.