Shorten URL web addresses

A URL can be very lengthy and students can make many errors copying it.  You can shorten the URL into a bite size for ease of use with bitly or with goo.gle

Coding Quest

This year I participated in The Learning Partnership Program: Coding Quest. The students in my grade 5 class were tasked to design and build their own computer game, using critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving, as well as science, technology, engineering and math skills. Through collaboration, the students coded their game using Scratch.

Two students from my class, Michael and Dahlia and myself, were invited to the Learning Partnership’s annual Champions of Public Education Tribute Celebration which was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

This Tribute Celebration is the primary fundraising event for The Learning Partnership, celebrating and honouring business leaders, organizations and educators who champion public education in Canada. Many from the corporate world, our staff, students and the Minister of Education attended to witness students representing their respective school board for other TLP initiatives and my Dahlia and Michael as they represented TCDSB in CodingQuest. (Video below.)

My 10 year old students began their journey with Code.org (hour of code) where they completed a series of courses to help them understand how to code. We then transitioned into Scratch from mit end of March. These artifacts were their products on Conservation of Energy, where science, math, Media Literacy, Art and Writing is seen. 

Below is the link to the Studio where you will find the short games the students created. 

Click on each game image below or the link.

https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/4081414/

By: Michael, Dahlia and Karlesha

By: Darien, Alejandro V. and Gabriela

By: Diego, Abigail and Katherine

By: Jose, Leticia and Kyra

By: Kevin, Isabella and David

Interview from The Learning Partnership Dinner where Dahlia and Michael are interviewed about their experience on Coding.

Coding in my classroom

My students worked hard the last couple of months on their Coding projects.  

A group of my kids went to an "Arcade" May 16 to showcase the work they completed along with other coders in Downtown Toronto.