Friday, Dec. 12th- 8th Grade- Hour of Code- Tech Careers and Catch Up Day

	Archdale-Trinity Middle School Lesson Plan
Date: 12-12-2014

Teacher:	Witkowski
Lesson/Unit Topic:	Tech Careers- Hour of Code
Standards:	DL-5 Digital Lifestyles

“I Can…” Statement	Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can code.	Students code.

	Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
	Video games work because of programming code. One of the fastest growing tech careers that pays great money is a programmer. The Hour of Code is to show you that it is easier than you think. https://www.flickr.com/photos/k9d/7903892500/
	Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
	On page 93, type lines 37, 38 and 39.Make sure you use the tab key for the first sentence. Today’s typing is a general review using all of the alphabetic and numeric key strokes we have learned.
	Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students (Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
	Guided Lesson: @ Miss W will show you how to get to http://codecombat.com/ @ Miss W will show you how to pick your character (girl or boy). @ Miss W will show you where the code is that you choose. http://i.ytimg.com/vi/dCOHjERswGw/maxresdefault.jpg Independent Exercise @ Students will try to get out of the dungeon before the end of class.
	If combatcode is too hard for you, you may try these easier examples: Students will only print the end Certificate, not the snowflakes. Code with Frozen’s Anna and Elsa- skating and drawing snow flakes http://studio.code.org/s/frozen/stage/1/puzzle/1 https://www.flickr.com/photos/bratzbagci/13607500903/ Code with Angry Birds and Plants and Zombies getting out of a maze https://learn.code.org/hoc/1 https://www.flickr.com/photos/stickergiant/8365977342/ Catch Up Sites http://www.voki.com for Review Sheets Database items: ____parts of a database http://quizlet.com/920767/cai-501-database-fundamentals-flash-cards/         play scatter or space race after looking at definitions ____math operators http://quizlet.com/920857/cai-502-database-objects-flash-cards/          play scatter or space race after looking at definitions ____db basics http://quizlet.com/8214113/ca-i-obj-501-database-terms-part-1-flash-cards/       play scatter or space race after looking at definitions                                             ____mix of database terms  http://quizlet.com/3976216/ms-wrights-bct-obj-6-flash-cards/         play scatter or space race after looking at definitions ____ http://www.quia.com/rr/956502.html  win a million dollars _____http://www.quia.com/mc/1412062.html _____http://www.quia.com/mc/483616.htm Publisher items: ____ http://www.quia.com/hm/819282.html   You need to get 8 out of 9 correct. _____http://www.quia.com/mc/2333348.html ____ http://www.quia.com/jg/2301851.html ____http://www.quia.com/rr/531753.html  Win a million Typing items: http://www.quia.com/rr/145732.html  Win a million http://www.quia.com/hm/295455.html  You need to get 7 out of 10 correct. http://www.quia.com/mc/1040966.html http://www.quia.com/jw/148702.html?AP_rand=647375338
	Higher Order Thinking Questions
	How is coding like writing English? How is coding not like writing English?
	Student Technology/Differentiation
	Students will use an online site to sample coding for a possible career as a video game programmer.
	Closure Strategy
	Exit Activity #14: Database relationships http://www.quia.com/rr/475949.html?AP_rand=1592723462