A WEEK OF CODE!

Today is a banner day in our class.  We will be working through a WEEK OF CODE.  As part of the Nation-Wide Computer Science Education Week, we will be working on the CODE.ORG Basic Tutorial.

We will all watch the Introduction Video in class, and you will have a chance to sign up for your account and begin programming afterwards.  Please use your TWITTER ACCOUNT to sign up and TWEET your progress to everyone in class.  Make sure that in your 140 character TWEET you use the HASHTAG #caatech so everyone can find your posts.  I will be coming around during the class to make sure you are on track.  You may use your EARBUDS in class to work at your own pace this week!  Please do not use large, bulky headphones as they are against classroom rules.  If you miss a day, you can start anytime this week.

Watch the Introduction Video again by clicking the link below:

INTRODUCTION VIDEO

Once you have watched the video, proceed to CODE.ORG and create an Account using your TWITTER Username.  Use a password that you can easily remember.  I cannot recover a lost password for you, and you will not get credit for this project if you cannot log in and show me your progress:
CODE.ORG

After you have completed each Level, LOG Into your Weebly.com Journal and write a few sentences to reflect on what you have learned.  You can keep this reflection as one Post for the whole project, or do a series of Posts, it is up to you.  There should be a few sentences about each level you complete.  It is a good idea to start keeping journals whenever you work on longer projects.  It will allow you to learn from mistakes and record ideas and interesting details that might be forgotten over time.  It is a good way to incorporate parts of the Scientific Method into your work/school life as well.

Additional sites that I recommend for extra credit, personal interest, or to complete work for Computer Science Seminar are below:

CODEHS.COM
Learn to help Karel the Dog move around his house.  Other great programming learning in here too!

KAHN ACADEMY Hour Of Code Project
Learn to Code and create a Holiday Card online.

UDACITY.COM
College/University Level Computer Science Program Online For FREE!

Have fun with this!

Mr. S