Category: Team Beta

Let’s Start A Discussion!

Happy New Year and Welcome to 2017!

I hope your vacation was restful and fun, We have certainly accomplished quite a bit in our STEAM Academy since we be began back in October.

Now let’s think about what we have done so far this year in the STEAM Academy. I want some feedback from you:

  • What have you learned?

  • What have done or experienced that was new?

  • Have you used your new skills to teach others?

  • What did you think of the Hour Of Code?

Please add your thoughts and comments below, let’s have some discussion!

Getting Ready For The Hour Of Code

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The Big Question: How can we give a computer a set of directions and tell it what to do?

Objectives:

  • Learn basics of writing computer code
  • Understand what an algorithm is
  • Understand what a program is

Word Wall:
[glossary]Algorithm[/glossary], [glossary]Code[/glossary], & [glossary]Program[/glossary]

Student Directions:

Part 1 – Keyboarding Practice

Go to the Typing Pal website:

  • Login using your Student ID Number as both your Username & Password
  • Click the Red Learn tab at the top of the screen
  • Continue to work on any of the exercises from Step 1 to step 8

Part 2 – Coding

I need your help! To prepare for the Hour Of Code in December we need to test out different coding games & activities! Please try some of the links below and be prepared to give me your feedback:


After trying all of the Hour Of Codee Activities please fill out this survey:
TMES STEAM Academy – Hour Of Code Survey

Lesson Standards:

8.1 Educational Technology: All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaborate and to create and communicate knowledge

Technology Operations and Concepts
8.1.5.A.1 – Understand and use technology systems.
8.1.5.A.2 – Select and use applications effectively and productively.

Communication and Collaboration
8.1.12.C.1 – Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems

Research and Information Fluency
8.1.5.E.1 – Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.

Welcome Team Beta!

The Big Question: How do we enter information into a computer and tell it what to do?

Objectives:

  • Learn basics of writing computer code
  • Understand what an algorithm is
  • Understand what a program is

Word Wall:
[glossary]Algorithm[/glossary], [glossary]Code[/glossary], & [glossary]Program[/glossary]

Student Directions:

Part 1 – Keyboarding Practice
Go to the Typing Pal website:

  • Login using your Student ID Number as both your Username & Password
  • Click the red Learn tab at the top of the screen
  • Click on the Initial Test link, the icon is a paper airplane
  • Once you complete the Initial Test you many work on any of the exercises in Step 1 

Part 2 – Coding
Go to the Code.org page for Team Beta

  • Click on your name and enter your secret words
  • Scroll down to the sections, The Hour Of Code For All Ages
  • Select Star Wars
  • Have Fun!