Coding and Robotics
This is a beginning course in coding and robotics. The course will introduce students to basic programming as well as problem solving strategies. Students will use industry standard software to learn about development, building, and programming.
Computer Design
Students will practice keyboarding skills using Type to Learn. They will learn about online safety, how to spot online hoaxes, and how to safely do online searches.
Students will receive an invitation to a Google site and contribute one page to the group website. They will learn about design during the production of this unit. Students use Audacity to record stories and Vokis, a 21st Century online tool that allows them to create a character that will speak. Students will create a poster on endangered animals using Microsoft Word. They will learn various tools in Microsoft Word as they create an aesthetically pleasing poster including well-written information to enhance literacy skills. They will also complete a PowerPoint presentation about themselves as they learn more about design and how to be efficient with tools available in Microsoft PowerPoint.