May 30th
Kerry, Donna, Dave
Sharing discussion: Youtube clip “Who do you share your personal details with?" Parody song. Great clip to share with older students around cyber safety.
The future job market is going to need students who can use technology. (share, connect, problem solving, computational thinking).
Digital technologies curriculum
Learning about algorithms
Algorithms are simple instructions in order to help you do something. Programming with pictures.
Hour of code Challenge (code.org)
To Do:
Make a brainstorm on google drawing
Have a look at Google sketchup.
Code.org fantastic for students to learn about coding.
Makey Makey (fun, connect digital to physical, see potential of own making, foster creativity)
Makey Makey on youtube to motivate students
Makey Makey classroom invention kit
Online keyboard
Have to plug into the earth part otherwise nothing will happen.
Mind kits can be cheaper that full $1000 Makey, makey kit
To look at buying: Bee Bot, edison for older students, to open our students up to the world of robotics, electronics etc
Edison $69
Learning:
Blog posting with Donna :)
Blogger, new post, photos, chose file, get out of DC card on word, click on photos so they are highlighted, add, selected, give a title, go to bottom or top of blog and add text.
Animation:
Matthews belonging movie
Use scratch to show a story of belonging. Scratch junior works on chromebooks and IPads.
Good for kids to learn about direction and programming
Learnt another way to Screenshot:
Go to magnifying glass bottom left, search snip it, new (up top), make a box around the picture you want, then insert onto the doc you want it on.
Shaun: Screenshot:
Learning again (Rewindable Learning)
Function - insert, THEN find the doc you want it to go to and ctrl V