MT Think Tank November 5, Disco by plz https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2 Share your thoughts, ideas, concerns, questions on the unit 3 lessons en-us 2017-11-04 00:56:00 UTC 2024-03-05 04:31:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Templeball.png debuggin https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574161 I  did just fine until it came to the debugging. I got really frustrated and wanted to stop. I am sure my students will do the same. For me it is a mix of time of day, lack of patience, etc...]]> 2017-11-04 21:53:04 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574161 debugging https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574162 2017-11-04 21:53:04 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574162 All new https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574167 I will need patience and persistence]]> 2017-11-04 21:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574167 Understanding the language and knowing where to debug. koleary8 https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574178 2017-11-04 21:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574178 https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574181 which number values for the sizes]]> 2017-11-04 21:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574181 Struggles don_asbury https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574182 Students struggled with where errors were and how to adjust them to make the code work.]]> 2017-11-04 21:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574182 Fun... A student figured this out. don_asbury https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574201 Try copying this code into Bubble 9: var sizeofcircle = randomNumber(10,200);
var dimension = randomNumber(10,400);
var yLocation = randomNumber(10,400);

fill(rgb(randomNumber(1,255), randomNumber(1,255), randomNumber(1,255)));
ellipse(dimension, yLocation, sizeofcircle, sizeofcircle);]]> 2017-11-04 21:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574201 https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574207 Yellow triangles...I don't know how to fix these issues, or even what the issue is]]> 2017-11-04 21:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574207 Ensure that we use the commenting and explaining what the commenting is...//Face etc. on the coding so that later code can be debugged please https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574208 2017-11-04 21:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574208 I should probably go back and review the previous lessons because I'm struggling to remember some of these thing https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574225 2017-11-04 21:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574225 I think that I will just have to teach it and work through it first. It is hard to plan for what they will have a hard time without ever having taught it before. Also using correct code here. https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574265 2017-11-04 21:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574265 9 is a little tricky please https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574376 Be sure kids are willing to start over...clear the history

]]> 2017-11-04 21:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574376 Sprites---be sure they know how to upload please https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574687 2017-11-04 22:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574687 TIme---quicksand please https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574704 How do we ensure kids don't get too far apart. Some love to make things pretty and others just want to get er done. And then others don't want to do anything.  ]]> 2017-11-04 22:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574704 Teach kids how to change the size of an image in whatever software they have please https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574718 2017-11-04 22:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203574718 Video please https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575167 This video is pretty intense, maybe break it up and have EdPuzzle or Google Slides]]> 2017-11-04 22:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575167 Stop Animation please https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575253 Reference any stop animations created in other classes.]]> 2017-11-04 22:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575253 Let kids know it's okay to start over...use version history please https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575410 2017-11-04 22:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575410 Open 6 and 5 and have kids look at the difference in code of why the dots stay or go away please https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575516 2017-11-04 22:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575516 https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575689 On bubble 11 I had to switch from blocks to text to get what I needed to make it work]]> 2017-11-04 22:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575689 The draw loop happens so fast and understanding this is important. Working through those individual steps will help to build understanding on why the animation happens in the draw loop. haberj1 https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575715 I see that the world.framerate can slow down the animation and help with this.]]> 2017-11-04 22:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575715 https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575727 How to deal with getting frustrated or not knowing what to do- its okay to be upset but how do we move forward and keep learning]]> 2017-11-04 22:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575727 Reading don_asbury https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575742 It will be important that the students understand the text pages within the lessons. Often times, they skip these and try to move on by themselves.]]> 2017-11-04 22:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575742 I had to start over several times in order to understand it. https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575856 2017-11-04 22:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575856 It is essential that kids know how to use the draw look. It's essential to the game lab. If needed I think a teacher should take time on this. please https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575875 2017-11-04 22:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203575875 Why is the background not blue? How can we explain this timing to kids? https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203639088 2017-11-05 15:35:58 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203639088 Probably important to do the unplugged lesson 8 to ensure kids have confidence. Also to ensure equity for students who are struggling. https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203639509 2017-11-05 15:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203639509 Resources in this lesson include: https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203639726 Map levels, videos, lesson forum]]> 2017-11-05 15:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203639726 Go back to previous lessons and teach kids to copy and paste, the code is complex so using this option is helpful. https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203640047 2017-11-05 15:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203640047 https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203640220 For bubble 5 I had to go back to bubble 3 to check and see how the code looked. ]]> 2017-11-05 15:44:51 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203640220 This is very hard! Me no likey! I feel like without doing the previous lessons, I am just getting very frustrated https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203640484  ]]> 2017-11-05 15:46:53 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203640484 https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203641183 I hope that doing all lessons myself in order will help with the difficulty level--reduce some of frustration

]]> 2017-11-05 15:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203641183 WOW koleary8 https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203641345 This will take collaboration. Students will love figuring out how their game pieces move about.  I will really take a lot of pre work on my part.]]> 2017-11-05 15:52:57 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203641345 Definitely a lead learner here. Students will want to know how to do the purposeful movement so they can create a game. haberj1 https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203641357 2017-11-05 15:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203641357 thing.x+1 is important https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203641376 2017-11-05 15:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203641376 Tricky don_asbury https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203641392 It will be tricky for students, but once they get the movements figured out, they will be hooked.]]> 2017-11-05 15:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203641392 Awesomeness https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203641429 2017-11-05 15:53:36 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203641429 they will have a great sense of pride once they finish, that's for sure. I think that with them having the lessons prior to this, they wil lbe much more successful then myself. https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203641584 2017-11-05 15:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203641584 Use that cool tool that is in the bottom right hand corner https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203641791 2017-11-05 15:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203641791 Booleans unplugged in 10 is awesome. Super fun and a great break from the challenging code! Include it. https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203641889 2017-11-05 15:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203641889 So excited to incorporate this lesson to make math make sense for kids. I forsee tons of lightbulbs. https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203642303 2017-11-05 16:00:05 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203642303 The warm up for this lesson is super fun. Don't skip. Remember engagement is key for some of those who aren't immediately successful with CS https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203643225 2017-11-05 16:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203643225 Loving the predictions to get kids thinking in a non-threatening way. https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203643393 2017-11-05 16:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203643393 How do we use the debug console? https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203643578 2017-11-05 16:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203643578 https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203643968 I left bubble 4 open on my screen, right clicked on bubble 5 & selected open in new tab. That way I've got my resource page open separate from the level I'm working on and don't have to click back & forth as much

]]> 2017-11-05 16:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203643968 Use the debug console https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203644085 2017-11-05 16:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203644085 Use the command click on the bubble to have multiple tabs of the studio! Boom slam, good job Teri & Josh. On PC ctrl click https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203644181 2017-11-05 16:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203644181 Remember to use precision. https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203644606 2017-11-05 16:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203644606 Just remember to read the code and answer what it is asking. Go back and review some of the lessons and problem solve. https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203644647 2017-11-05 16:16:22 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203644647 koleary8 https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203644653 I can see where the lessons are going to need to be expanded for me over a longer time frame. Students will need to take time to collaborate with each other and use problem solving with each other.]]> 2017-11-05 16:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203644653 Remind them of PPCCC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203644714 2017-11-05 16:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203644714 Keep notes in this one...have a running list of codes and important things....Google Keep? https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203644747 2017-11-05 16:17:12 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203644747 Smash the Bugs https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203644904 Have a poster or what not to remind them of errors that often pop up and then have a celebration "smash the bugs"]]> 2017-11-05 16:18:16 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203644904 Maybe give some scaffolding...maybe give them a code "example" that they copy and paste. Use Scratch.MIT.edu https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203645017 2017-11-05 16:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/please/MTttl2/wish/203645017