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Block Coding and Spheros	SpheroEdu in 60 Seconds

Nov 17 and 19, 2020

1. Get a Chromebook and sign in for the last time. Sigh...... follow these directions and then go to: http://bit.ly/digilit
   
   
2. Use this link to check in and verify your attendance.
   Attendance/Check In: Answer the question
   NOTE: Be careful and make sure to submit using your section and day's attendance form

   EDEL 446-01 (12:30) Tuesday	EDEL 446-02 (2:00) Tuesday
   EDEL 446-01 (12:30) Thursday	EDEL 446-02 (2:00) Thursday

   
   
3. Digital Story Showcase! Your fabulous creative work....
   
   
4. Coding with blocks
   • OBSERVE Cubetto for young learners/coders
   • PLAY https://blockly.games/ [this supports your assignment for this week]
   • Sphero demo
     • Controlling it via touch on your device
     • Controlling it using a preset program with drawing or block coding
       
       
5. Spheros and the app on your phone - Three ways to control the spherical robot
   
   Go to the Sphero Edu app on your phone and click the following icons at the bottom of the screen.
   
   

   Touch Control (icon in yellow square) Find and pair your device with your group's Sphero. Make sure to choose the correct Sphero and not another group's Calibrate the Sphero by using Aim to aim the light on the Sphero toward you Use the remote control on your phone/iPad to move the Sphero and change speed, etc. Choose Activities (icon in red square)s. Sign in as a Student to join your class for your section and day Enter the class code for your section (see below) and choose the middle icon "Resources" to try out one of the class programs to run on your Sphero (e.g. WCU pride, Disco Dance Party, Magic Eight Ball) EDEL446-01 Tues Class Code: N6G7W6 EDEL446-02 Tues Class Code: 83P5SK EDEL446-01 Thurs Class Code: CEA495 EDEL446-02 Thurs Class Code: E35TP6 Create your own programs (draw or block) by choosing Programs (icon in green square) Click the plus sign and start with a Draw program If you are feeling adventurous, create a Blocks program using the blocks at the bottom of the screen and drag them into the work space

   
   PLEASE ADHERE TO GUIDELINES FOR SHARING THE SPHERO BY SANITIZING BETWEEN USES.
   

RESOURCES O' THE DAY:

A Great Educational Coding Website
https://www.codeforlife.education/

Top Coding Websites for Kids
https://codakid.com/top-21-kids-coding-websites-of-all-time/

10 Free Coding Games Websites for Teaching Programming Skills
https://childhood101.com/coding-for-kids/

Hour of Code
https://hourofcode.com/us

Computational Thinking Competencies
https://www.iste.org/standards/computational-thinking

Computational Thinking Teacher Resources (RICH RESOURCE)
https://id.iste.org/docs/ct-documents/ct-teacher-resources_2ed-pdf.pdf?sfvrsn=2

A Comprehensive List of Coding Resources
https://mommypoppins.com/coding-kids-free-websites-teach-learn-programming

Videos on Computational Thinking and Coding:

Computational thinking: A digital age skill for everyone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFcUgSYyRPg&t=1s

Other Videos from ISTE
https://www.youtube.com/user/istevideos/search?query=computational+thinking

A Fabulous and Free Coding Website for Kids from MIT - Scratch
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=getStarted

Sphero

Teacher's Guide
https://dmmedia.sphero.com/email-marketing/Sphero-Edu/SpheroEdu-k12-teacher-resource-guide-v1_updated050818.pdf

A list of Sphero Challenges from a classroom teacher in Georgia