In celebration of Computer Science Education Week, we are focusing on digital literacy via the Hour of Code in the Memorial Learning Commons.
The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. Anyone, anywhere can organize an Hour of Code event. One-hour tutorials are available in over 40 languages. No experience needed. Ages 4 to 104.
Kindergarten and first grade students are participating in Unplugged: Happy Maps (provided by Code.org). They’re learning about algorithms.
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| Mrs. Sullivan working with her kindergarten students. (She has more patience than any other teacher I have ever observed.) |
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| Mrs. Farrell and a few of her first grade students. |
Second and fourth grade students are participating in Unplugged: Graph Paper Programming (provided by Code.org). They’re learning about algorithms and programs.
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| Source = code.org |
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| Two of Ms. McLaughlin's second grade students. |
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| Mrs. Gonzalez's students. |
A few students are struggling with the concepts and I’m trying to push them to have a growth mindset. Instead of saying, “I can’t do this,” they’re being prompted to take a deep breath and say, “I can’t do this, yet.”
These unplugged/off-line coding activities are connected to problem-solving across the curriculum. Most students are having a lot of fun as they learn to code. 
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