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Kids are happy to be coding |
Thanks to Kay Fitzgerald from Osceola for this guest post!
At Osceola Public
Library we ran a program called Coding and Cookies that introduced middle
through high schoolers to computer coding. We had never run a program like this
before and were amazed at the turnout of 20 students. Younger
students learned the basics of coding by creating a simple Minecraft or
Star Wars game, and older students got an introduction to the Python
programming language thru Code Combat. Everyone came away knowing more
about coding than when they came. And of course, there were cookies!
The program lasted 1.5 hours, and most kids finished in that time. We provided Chromebooks, and kids shared with each other, which worked well. The only thing we'd do differently is get everyone signed in ahead of time, as it was difficult to get everyone signed in simultaneously.
We used
the website code.org/learn and their hour of code. We will be running
a Coding and Cookies 2.
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A roomful of busy coders |
Labels: coding, maker projects, technology, tween programs