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Today we took a short detour into Coding/Programming using the Makey Makey devices and Scratch coding software. The Makey Makeys hijack the keyboard so the students are challenged to find interesting interfaces (anything that conducts electricity) to replace the key
functions, and then they are coding interesting programs (burglar alarms or kitty stalking) using Scratch software. I know this is reading like Mandarin* to you right now, so ask your kid what he or she did in class today for a better explanation. The long and short of it is this: The kids were having a blast today and learning some neat skills to boot.
* If you can read Mandarin then it probably reads like German.
Today we took a short detour into Coding/Programming using the Makey Makey devices and Scratch coding software. The Makey Makeys hijack the keyboard so the students are challenged to find interesting interfaces (anything that conducts electricity) to replace the key
functions, and then they are coding interesting programs (burglar alarms or kitty stalking) using Scratch software. I know this is reading like Mandarin* to you right now, so ask your kid what he or she did in class today for a better explanation. The long and short of it is this: The kids were having a blast today and learning some neat skills to boot.
* If you can read Mandarin then it probably reads like German.
We were also treated to another wonderful guest speaker who works for Toyota with cell/hybrid technology. This is a perfect lead into next week's focus: Roads and Traffic.
No school tomorrow and happy Fourth of July!
No school tomorrow and happy Fourth of July!