Thursday, December 11, 2014

Friday, Dec.12th- 7th Grade- Hour of Code- Tech Careers

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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.
#match3 #videogame #fryday
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.

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
Tag Game: Frozen
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bratzbagci/13607500903/
Code with Angry Birds and Plants and Zombies getting out of a maze
Angry Birds
https://www.flickr.com/photos/stickergiant/8365977342/



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 12: 10 Steps of a Presentation
Do NOT look at the PowerPoint

 





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