We are wrapping up our name research Scratch project. Students are learning how to save, rename and access files in Scratch, conduct research and cite their sources. What a learning curve for some of them. They are so used to files saving automatically that this can be a bit of a struggle at first. Luckily are getting lots of practice with this project.
Here is the first round of projects that were captured while students practiced screen sharing with Zoom to show off their masterpieces. We will finish up classroom presentations next week. So check back for the second round of videos.
Students researched names, some chose their own, others the names of their favorite actor, scientist, YouTuber, etc. Yup, it says YouTuber. They seemed to enjoy learning about the origins of their names, their popularity, and other interesting facts like, "one who makes wagons" or "he who has a crooked nose." They really enjoyed viewing each others projects and garnering new ideas to explore in Scratch. The research and file organization, that will take some time. It isn't as exciting as coding in Scratch but it is necessary and will help them in other classes.
The criteria for sharing their work:
- I needed their permission.
- I will only share projects using a first name only, unless it was a famous or historical figure.
Check out their amazing work below.
On Wednesday we celebrated National CS Education Week and the birthdays of Grace Hopper and Ada Lovelace. It isn't a coincidence. National CS Education Week always falls during the week of Grade Hoppers birthday, December 9.
Students chose an activity of interest to explore from the Hour of Code website. When they were done, they shared about the experience with a Google Form exit ticket.
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