https://padlet.com/abe019/g2ddsvphsmvh Learning New Things Every Day en-us 2018-07-25 13:55:35 UTC 2018-07-25 15:17:02 UTC hello@padlet.com abe019 https://padlet.com/abe019/g2ddsvphsmvh/wish/271092616 After finding a link to this project through Hour of Code, the Computing Educator Oral History Project seems to reflect skills that are important to teach in the English classroom. It has an essay where the students would review the questions online and either write or type their answers.

http://www.cs.southwestern.edu/OHProject/materials-overview.html]]> 2018-07-25 13:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/abe019/g2ddsvphsmvh/wish/271092616 abe019 https://padlet.com/abe019/g2ddsvphsmvh/wish/271093222 Found through Hour of Code, Magical Book Magic is a booklet that allows students to explore the "magic" of literature. It demonstrates how books about magic, witches, or wizards have magic seeped into the text. It demonstrates the importance of close reading and attention to detail.

https://teachinglondoncomputing.org/resources/computational-thinking-magical-book-magic/]]> 2018-07-25 14:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/abe019/g2ddsvphsmvh/wish/271093222 abe019 https://padlet.com/abe019/g2ddsvphsmvh/wish/271093836 Kodu Game Lab is a tool that could allow students to demonstrate content knowledge. Students seek to build a 3-D gaming world. They would understand the concept of coding and could demonstrate content learned in class as they created their masterpieces. I could have them create something based on a work we've read.

https://www.commonsense.org/education/game/kodu-game-lab]]> 2018-07-25 14:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/abe019/g2ddsvphsmvh/wish/271093836 abe019 https://padlet.com/abe019/g2ddsvphsmvh/wish/271094418 While using coding, the students must choose the correct homophones in order for the game to progress, otherwise they will be stuck! It encourages proper knowledge of homophones, which is vital in the English classroom. The player would have to determine which word appropriately fit within that context.

https://www.tynker.com/hour-of-code/homophones]]> 2018-07-25 14:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/abe019/g2ddsvphsmvh/wish/271094418 abe019 https://padlet.com/abe019/g2ddsvphsmvh/wish/271094848 Lightbot makes sense: it simplifies looping and procedures in a way that appears like a puzzle for the students. This would cause the students to think analytically while they played. They would learn without realizing it! Then, they could transfer that analytical thinking to the classroom assignments.

https://www.commonsense.org/education/app/lightbot-programming-puzzles]]> 2018-07-25 14:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/abe019/g2ddsvphsmvh/wish/271094848