K-5 Coaches Academy-Section 2-Resource Review by Dottie Betts https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2 Share something you found! en-us 2020-07-16 17:34:01 UTC 2025-12-21 03:44:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f469-1f4bb.png The activity I found that I liked was Count the Dot: Binary Numbers. This activity was interesting because the students had to count using dotted cards. The students had to work together and count flipping the cards forwards and Backwards. Check out the link: https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/659362929 https://youtu.be/b6vHZ95XDwU]]> 2020-07-21 16:25:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/659362929 The activity I liked on this sites was Robotic Friends. This activity use on student as a robot and the other as the programmer. The programmer has to use directional symbols to program the robot to stack a cup design. Check out the link: https://youtu.be/xaW3PAzHxCU https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/659366796 2020-07-21 16:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/659366796 Storytelling Activity walchsm https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/659547627 Dialogue activity in Scratch.


]]> 2020-07-21 21:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/659547627 I did the storytelling activity on Scratch tonight. Here is the link cbirdsong4 https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/659744013 This is my 2nd project on Scratch, and I still feel like a newbie!]]> 2020-07-22 02:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/659744013 Happy Loops zeynepceribasi https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/660572076 This activity is a build on Happy Maps and introduces loops. They learn to simplify their code by grouping their commands while they are programming the Flurb to move on the map and get to the food :))
 ]]> 2020-07-23 01:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/660572076 A Dialogue in the Forest zeynepceribasi https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/660677373 Story telling /dialogue activity on Scratch. 
This is my 2nd project on Scratch, and although there is still so much more to learn I was a little more confident this time.]]> 2020-07-23 03:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/660677373 When you're stuck... https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/661133399 I like that the first question kids are asked is, "When you get stuck on a problem on the computer, what do you do?"  I think that's a great question in general:  What do you do when you get stuck?  So much time is spent helping kids develop strategies to cope with being stuck - a lot of my students seem to have few strategies other than "quit" and "get angry".  (I'm sure they actually DO have additional strategies, but it's helping them develop a wider range of ways to move ahead, even when they're stuck.)

]]> 2020-07-23 15:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/661133399 Kim Oelkers https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/661134614 I just took a 2 hour course with Sherry Gick for Google Applied Digital Skills last night.  Many projects and lesson plans using Google apps.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X4nPXTgp65nspwhXba8fG2aLc9Q3h3G7/view?usp=sharing]]> 2020-07-23 15:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/661134614 Kim Oelkers https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/661138842 There are lessons for Digital Citizenship K-12 at Common Sense Education.  https://www.commonsense.org/education/]]> 2020-07-23 16:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/661138842 Storytelling https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/661220973 I had fun with this activity once I figured out what I wanted and how to get my sprites to do what I wanted them to do.  It did take me some time to figure things out but it eventually worked out.
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/413474445/fullscreen/]]> 2020-07-23 17:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/661220973 There are endless content related projects students can create in Scratch. This program is versatile and a teacher can easily incorporated in it into any lesson and in any subject curriculum. https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/662203769 2020-07-25 02:13:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/662203769 CS First is a good beginner start in learning how to use the Scratch program. It gives use ideas and teaches the user how to use the code block correctly. I recommend teaching students first through this before creating their own Scratch account. https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/662204695 2020-07-25 02:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/662204695 Scratch Stories https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/663858735 I thought it may be fun for students to extend a story that one person (either the teacher or a peer) started. The first scene sets up what the story is about, then the next coder changes the scene and adds the next dialogue. Maybe there could be a holding page asking something like "What comes next?"
For instance, I started this story about two friends playing hide and seek; they start in a hay field but who knows where they end up hiding or being found.


]]> 2020-07-28 04:17:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/663858735 Snoopy Snow Bawl https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/663873448 Snoopy Snow Brawl is my favorite activity to share every winter for Hour of Code. The birds disagree on how to clothe their snowman and have a snowball fight to decide the winner. It's a game of strategy, coding efficiency and skill. It even teaches fair play, because the teams have to not peak/cheat while the other team is coding. It helps to have the other(s) other games on another laptop). If they don't win after the first two rounds, the ground loses a layer of snow so you also have to code to not be on that level when it breaks. 
It's been especially fun to code with interactive boards. I make a big production of pressing the button to watch what they coded each round.]]> 2020-07-28 04:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/663873448 Looking through the Scratch website some, I think having students view the life cycle of a butterfly (https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/162708308/) would help them understand the lesson and then they can create their own using it as a template to create their own. https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/664171133 2020-07-28 14:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/664171133 Scratch Tutorials https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/664228785 Knowing that there are a lot of tutorials for Scratch makes me much more likely to try to use Scratch in the classroom. Yes, some 5th graders do have Scratch experience or enjoy trying new things and seeing what they can do, but a lot of kids are intimidated by the blank canvas and need a more defined path forward, at least at the beginning.]]> 2020-07-28 15:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/664228785 CS First & Scratch jomatthews63 https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/664251400 Tools like these will be GREAT resources to enrich online instruction for students!  Students will be able to show their creativity.  These are tools that students can utilize as another form of communication.  Students WILL be able to demonstrate understanding of curriculum instruction objectives. I LOVE the storytelling feature!]]> 2020-07-28 16:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/664251400 I am happy to finally get to use/understand Scratch as I have heard a lot about it since I use to teach coding in our after school program. I have never actually played with it until now. https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/664316816 2020-07-28 17:38:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/664316816 Scratch is full of options and definitely appeals to the creative side of the users. At first, it sure does seem intimidating but with time it is a lot of fun. When I had introduced it to my 4th graders thru CS First learning activities I had two major issues: 1) they did not want to instead of the assigned project they wanted to create freely. 2) depending on the assignment given they may need new sprites which have to be imported so this needs to be tackled with in the beginning also. I also love the fact that it lets us create our own blocks ... zeynepceribasi https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/664319308

]]> 2020-07-28 17:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/664319308 This resource gives student ideas and activities to really help incorporate their voice in the classroom and gain CS skill. For example, a student can create a google slide to present a pitch to the teacher for classroom expectations. https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/664462503 2020-07-28 21:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/664462503 This resource helps students to learn computer science, code, create games, and apps. I love that it is done by the skill, age, and grade level of the student. https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/664466698 2020-07-28 21:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/664466698 I like how there are tutorials on both general skills (like "how to use Google forms") and more specific things like "Write an interactive story". It's a great place my students can go to learn more and develop their skills with "adult tools" like the Google products we use as adults. https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/665052471 2020-07-29 15:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/665052471 AppLab https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/665055756 I have some kids who will love the code.org AppLab!  https://code.org/educate/applab]]> 2020-07-29 15:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/665055756 Applied skills mbodofsk https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/665921170 I think that this is something that I can eventually begin to teach my second graders but might be too difficult for beginning learners. As an adult, it is easy to follow tutorials that will help with virtual teaching.]]> 2020-07-30 15:23:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/665921170 https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/665944195 2020-07-30 15:52:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/665944195 The RIGHT Tools for the Job! jomatthews63 https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/665979176 CS First with Scratch may just be the tool we MOST need during this time of COVID19 and Distance Learning.  As an educator, I am very concerned about parents sharing their children NEED interaction with their classmates and friends.
I believe that CS First with Scratch will provide the opportunity for students to share their ideas and thoughts about their learning experiences with the classmates, teachers, friends and family.
These are amazing tools that provide the opportunity for students to express themselves in many different ways. These tools allow students to explore possibilities. These tools will bring smiles to faces and spark opportunities for opportunities and interactions with others. This will allow students to feel connected!]]> 2020-07-30 16:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/665979176 Applied learning https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/666561038 I went through the storytelling session and wow what a great resource for our older kids to learn at home. Loved it and will even put it in my lesson plan for integration. Great resource!!!]]> 2020-07-31 13:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/666561038 When I started with Scratch, I was happy and relieved to find online Scratch tutorials, but I think CS First is the best of them all. I learned more with CSFirst than the other online resources. Most Ss are excited to use Scratch. Older Ss often want to play with other people's creations so we have a rule: complete the assigned activity first, then explore. walchsm https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/667237503 2020-08-01 23:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/667237503 Applied Digital Skills: walchsm https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/667282753 Google, of course! I liked the organization of these lessons and the videos included with them. I could see how many of the "late" elementary lessons could be modified for as young and 2nd grade. I also liked the different search options--popular, audience, tool and topic.

.]]> 2020-08-02 03:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/667282753 Code.org walchsm https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/667284331 I've used Code.org in the past with K-5. It is a great resource. My experience has been that many students are able to work independently, but others need a buddy and more guidance to progress. Not sure if this is a prior knowledge issue or the lesson format. Students enjoy it and don't want to leave the lab when class is over.]]> 2020-08-02 03:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dottiebetts/mpcfbuqepgghh1v2/wish/667284331