Technology

=Technology=

During the 2011-2012 school year, I taught computers to grades 3,4,5. Students used a program called Scratch, developed by MIT, to learn simple programming. Students learned the following skills by creating digital art, stories, and games:
 * Logical sequencing
 * Coordinate planes
 * Degrees in a circle
 * Positives and negatives
 * Problem solving
 * Creative thinking

Student A, 5th grade: This maze uses logical if/then statements, and programming an object to move in four directions without moving through walls. [|Maze]
 * Below are some examples of student work**.

Student B, 3rd grade: This story was created using speaking and wait times to make characters have a conversation. [|Story A]

Student C, 5th grade: This story used speaking and wait times, changing backgrounds, and show/hide characters. [|Story B]