10/18/2017 2 Comments digital storytelling with Scratch jrSonya Green (@smaygreen), a 1st grade teacher at Lakeside and I met to discuss how to integrate coding into content. Sonya's class has been involved in isolated coding lessons and practice so they have a good foundation for how block coding works and now we want to take those skills deeper. We decided to start by introducing the Scratch Jr app because it allows the learners to do interactive/ digital storytelling. Interactive storytelling involves combining digital media, such as images, voice, text, etc., to tell a story. Using Scratch Jr. to create interactive stories through code gives students a way to demonstrate learning, develop critical thinking and problem-solving, as well as use computational skills. Today, we took the learners through the first activity from scratchjr.org called "Drive Across the City". This activity allowed the learners to learn some of the vocabulary scratch uses like stage, programming script, and blocks palette. It also allowed them to practice using the grid, adding/deleting characters, changing the setting, and writing their program scripts. After we completed that activity the learners had a chance to create their own scenes. They did a great job using more than one direction, problem solving when they were stuck, and helping each other find new features. I am so excited to continue working with Mrs. Green and her learners as they show their learning through code!
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Brooke Sims
10/19/2017 11:21:16 am
Your partnership with Sonya is a powerful one! I admire both of you for your gift of guiding littles through meaningful experiences that fuel their excitement for learning!
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Megan
10/19/2017 02:15:09 pm
Thank you Brooke!
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