Terrific Tech Tool To Try: Code to Create and Communicate

The Scratch website offers detailed instructions about how to start a Scratch project. 

Using Scratch as a digital storytelling tool, students can:

• Create poetry.
• Create short stories related to a piece of literature.
• Create and/or illustrate a math problem.
• Research and report about a career.
• Research and report about a historical figure, scientist, etc.
• Illustrate a current event.

 Unplugged Computer Science

Teach the fundamentals of computer science WITHOUT computers! These are intentionally placed kinesthetic opportunities that help students digest complicated concepts in ways that relate to their own lives.

An “Unplugged” approach gives the opportunity to cover topics of some substance in relatively little time, which is often needed in an outreach situation; while simple steps in programming can also be covered quickly, getting to the point where a student has access to the big ideas of programming takes some time.

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