be ready to play along

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KodableHopscotchDaisy the Dinosaur

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Programming to Support Learning

A content rich approach to K-5 programming

Sam Patterson MFA EdD 2014

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❧ Writer, teacher,blogger, puppetman.

❧ I believe in students

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Before students begin programming, we want to activate their prior knowledge.Where is programming in your daily life?

Prepare to be Amazed

I am always looking for an interface with built in scaffolding.I need the platform to be smarter than I am.

In practice, this means that the tutorials sites sell are often worth the cost. (Tynker, Gamestar Mechanic)

Scaffolding, support that you can see through

Even on an iPad, paired work supports CS learning goals as well as content and social learning goals.

The Power of Pairs

K-2 KodableK-1 Bee Bots1-2 Daisy the Dinosaur 2-5 Hopscotch3-5 Tynker3-7 Scratch

My Leveled Sequence at a Glance

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Kodable

Daisy The Dinosaur

Hopscotch

Tablet Based Programming

Live

In-Room

Demo!

Great for Pre-readers full version $6.99Class support available in Kodable Sync

Let’s Take a Look!(live view and play along)

Kodable

K-2 Bee Bots - easy and good content integration

Sphero- multiple apps for multiple entry points

Everything goes better with Robots

LiveIn-Room Demo!

Standards -computational thinking, collaboration, communication.Lessons from Sphero EDU

The Important Details