This week has flown by! It has been a busy few days in 6th Grade Digital Literacy!
We started independent coding projects in Code.org this week. Many of the students have enjoyed using their developing block coding skills to program games, dance parties, Minecraft worlds and more! Overwhelmingly, the favorite was the dance party. I have included links to a few of the more advanced dance party codes. Not only did this coding project provide the opportunity for the students to choose a project that they were most interested in, it also created a great sense of classroom camaraderie! Students were collaborating on bits of codes, pooling their collective knowledge and marveling at each others projects! It has been a great week watching the students grow in their tech and coding skills, and I can't wait to see more.
Next week, as the semester comes to a close, I will be meeting with each of my students to talk about their code. We are going to look at what they found difficult, and what was easier in this project. They will also use the rubric to tell me what they feel they deserve as a grade, and I will give them their final score.
We also will be transitioning into our next unit, which will last us until the end of the year. Together we will be learning about coding phone Apps using MIT App inventor. This is a free program, and I am including the link here if you would like to check it out yourself. With this program, we will be completing the App Inventor project through Project Lead the Way.
I hope you can take a look at some of the Dance Party codes below. They are very impressive! Take a look at the coding by pressing the "How it Works" button, and peek at what is behind these animations, and see if you can figure out how to interact with the Dance Party!
Dance Party Student Example
Dance Party Student Example Two
Dance Party Student Example Three
