How To Google Like A Pro! Top 10 Google Search Tips & Tricks

Digital Literacy Skills for the 21st Century

Digital Literacy skills are the fundamental everyday skills needed to use digital tools, devices, software and apps to research, discover, learn, use and create information.

1. Navigate this link to get a better understanding of these skills @ Microsoft.
2. Common Sense Media Grades 6-8 
3. BrainPop Digital Citizenship 

National STEAM Day November 8, 2018

Let's celebrate National STEM/STEAM Day with some of these activities in Technology Literacy class today!  One day you may be interested in a career in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, or Math.


Review what computer programming is at Khan Academy

Have fun with some of these activities:

1. Tynker STEM Activities
2. Code.org
3. Computer Programming Basics @ Khan Academy

Hello TEXT-Based Coding

Counter Hack Goal:  Expand your computer programming skills with loops and conditionals using JavaScript text-based syntax by helping Skyla hack her way through the computer system deleteing viruses, solving mazes and navigating portals to take back control of the space station.



Toxic Jungle:  Expand more of your computer programming skills by saving the floating islands in the Toxic Jungle using Python text-based syntax.  Your goal is to save the jungle from the toxic haze that suddenly has appeared by locating the hidden treasures.  Fletch needs help to collect the satchets of pixie dust to unlock the mysteries to bring the beautiful island back to life.

May's Journey:  Help May travel through the cave to find her friend Juno using Java syntax



Try May's Journey Version 2









HTML, CSS and JavaScript Online Editor   

 HTML Converter:  Read, Write, Edit and Understand  Hyper Text Markup Language
                                                                     

CodeHS Classroom Join Code  91984

Coding Play"Ground"   Begins with editing this html code 

TutorialsPoint  

The Hour of Code & Beyond:

Join us for our Hour of Code event this year:  

Thursday, December 6, 2018 

Location:  Ms. S room 118

Time:  All Day

Hour of Code DAY with May: 

Programming as a Game Mechanic

1. Code.org:  Hour of Code Activities, All Levels 
2. Code.org Dance Party Part 1  and Keep on Dancing Part 2
3. Code.org Robotics and Circuits
4. Tynker:  Hour of Code:  All Levels
5. Tynker:  Hour of Code:  Text Coding Activities  (JavaScript, Python, Html and CSS)
6. CodeHS:  Hour of Code:  Karel the Dog, Turtle Graphics, Digital Art, Java, JavaScript, Python, Coding in Art, Coding in Music, Coding in Sports and more
7. Graphing w/ Tracy the Turtle in Python at Code HS
8. RoboMind Academy:  Basic computer programming w/ robot actions such as looping, conditions and problem solving
9. The Grinch meets Computer Programming
10. Find your super coding power with Wonder Woman  
11. Minecraft Hour of Code Puzzles
12. Choice Board #1
13. Choice Board #2
14. RoboBlockly
15. w/ Microbits
16. w/ LightBot
17. w/ VidCode (join with this link using your Google account and create videos with code)
18. w/ Made w/ Code
19. Draw with Khan Academy
20. Code Combat Hour of Code
21. Build a game at Code Combat
22. Build an arcade game at Code Combat
23. CodeHS Classroom Join Code 91984
24. SCRATCH Starter Projects to Remix (CSFirst)

**Make the connection in Tynker  from block coding to java and/or python in one activity!

Telecommunications & Soundwaves Grade 8

Waves constantly changing amplitude

Computer Science = Algorithms + Rubiks Cube + Robots

Let's explore more about how Computer Science connects to algorithms and the Rubiks Cube

Computer Science Vocabulary Review @ Quizlet

• Algorithms in computer programming explained @ BrainPop
• Algorithmic Thinking explained at Tynker 
• Understanding the Basics of Algorithms

History of  and a little about Erno Rubik        Timeline of     

Helpful Links: 

1. Getting to know your cube
2. Fun Facts about the cube
3. Solving Guides
4. The Virtual Cube
5. Grubiks Sovler online
6. How to Solve a Rubik's Cube
7. From your mobile device get the App

Coding in the palm of your hands with Dash and Apps:

1. Meet Dash Video
2. A little about the apps