Date: Saturday December 14, 2013
Time: 9:00am Pacific/10:00am Mountain/
11:00am Central/12:00pm Eastern
Location: Blackboard Collaborate
"Coding & Games with Kids: Hopscotch, Scratch and Minecraft"
As this week wraps up the "Hour of Code," 4th and 5th grade STEM teacher Wesley Fryer will discuss the use of the Hopscotch app for iPads, Scratch software, and Minecraft to help students learn the basics of coding as well as problem-solving and computational thinking skills.
About Wes: Dr. Wesley Fryer is a digital learning consultant, author, digital storyteller, educator and change agent. With respect to school change, he describes himself as a “catalyst for creative engagement and collaborative learning.” Wesley earned his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas Tech University in 2011. He is the author of two books, “Mapping Media to the Common Core: Vol I.” (2013) and “Playing with Media: simple ideas for powerful sharing” (2011). He has taught technology integration courses for pre-service teachers as an adjunct instructor at the University of Montana, the University of Central Oklahoma, the University of North Texas, and Wayland Baptist University. Wesley has served as an organizer for the annual K-12 Online Conference since it began in 2006. His blog, “Moving at the Speed of Creativity” (www.speedofcreativity.org) was selected as the 2006 “Best Learning Theory Blog” by eSchoolnews and Discovery Education, and is utilized regularly by thousands of educators worldwide. He leads 3 day iPad Media Camps and facilitates multi-day Scratch Camps for students helping them learn how to create games, make animations, and tell stories with free Scratch software from MIT. Wesley is the executive director of the nonprofit Story Chasers Inc. He is a passionate advocate for digital oral history and works to empower people to archive the stories of their families and community.
Recording (full): https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2013-12-14.0738.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350
Tiny URL for Recording: http://hnyctt.me/cr20live-WesFryerFeaturedTeacher-12-14-13
Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/CR20LIVEDec14_2013
Audio Recording (mp3):
Time: 9:00am Pacific/10:00am Mountain/
11:00am Central/12:00pm Eastern
Location: Blackboard Collaborate
"Coding & Games with Kids: Hopscotch, Scratch and Minecraft"
As this week wraps up the "Hour of Code," 4th and 5th grade STEM teacher Wesley Fryer will discuss the use of the Hopscotch app for iPads, Scratch software, and Minecraft to help students learn the basics of coding as well as problem-solving and computational thinking skills.
About Wes: Dr. Wesley Fryer is a digital learning consultant, author, digital storyteller, educator and change agent. With respect to school change, he describes himself as a “catalyst for creative engagement and collaborative learning.” Wesley earned his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas Tech University in 2011. He is the author of two books, “Mapping Media to the Common Core: Vol I.” (2013) and “Playing with Media: simple ideas for powerful sharing” (2011). He has taught technology integration courses for pre-service teachers as an adjunct instructor at the University of Montana, the University of Central Oklahoma, the University of North Texas, and Wayland Baptist University. Wesley has served as an organizer for the annual K-12 Online Conference since it began in 2006. His blog, “Moving at the Speed of Creativity” (www.speedofcreativity.org) was selected as the 2006 “Best Learning Theory Blog” by eSchoolnews and Discovery Education, and is utilized regularly by thousands of educators worldwide. He leads 3 day iPad Media Camps and facilitates multi-day Scratch Camps for students helping them learn how to create games, make animations, and tell stories with free Scratch software from MIT. Wesley is the executive director of the nonprofit Story Chasers Inc. He is a passionate advocate for digital oral history and works to empower people to archive the stories of their families and community.
Recording (full): https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2013-12-14.0738.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350
Tiny URL for Recording: http://hnyctt.me/cr20live-WesFryerFeaturedTeacher-12-14-13
Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/CR20LIVEDec14_2013
Audio Recording (mp3):
Video Recording (mp4)
Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions: (links shared by participants during the session will be added to this list and also to the Livebinder)
LiveBinder Link:http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1164321
(Note: Click on tab for "Wes Fryer-Featured Teacher" in the LiveBinder)
http://www.speedofcreativity.org (Wes Fryer’s Blog: Speed of Creativity)
http://www.slideshare.net/wfryer/coding-games-with-kids-hopscotch-scratch-minecraft-dec-2013 (Presentation slides)
http://www.wesfryer.com/ (Wes Fryer’s website)
http://www.yukonps.com/independence/Home/tabid/727/Default.aspx (Independence School District website)
http://hourofcode.org (Hour of Code website) (re-routes to CSEDweek website)
http://csedweek.org (Computer Science Education Week website)
http://stem.wesfryer.com/ (Wes Fryer’s STEM Resources)
https://sites.google.com/site/divjrscratch/home (Oklahoma Scratch Camps!)
http://chocolate-broccoli.com/about-me (Chocolate Broccoli tip)
http://www.inventtolearn.com (Website for Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom by Sylvia Libow Martinez and Gary Stager)
http://mresmres.tumblr.com/post/27254531229/the-creative-learning-spiral-students-in (Creative learning spiral by Mitch Resnick. Students in Kindergarten learn this way. Students at the MIT Media Lab learn this way. Now we just need to get the rest of the world to learn this way.)
http://minecraftedu.com (MInecraft EDU)
http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/minecraft (Wes Fryer: MinecraftEDU curriculum resources)
http://www.gethopscotch.com (Hopscotch website)
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/hopscotch-coding-for-kids/id617098629?mt=8 (HopScotch ipad app)
http://scratch.mit.edu (Scratch website)
http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/scratch (Wes Fryer: Scratch Resources)
http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/ipad-coding (iPad Coding Resources)
http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=1195 (2012 K12 Online Conference presentation on Minecraft by Alexander Fryer)
http://www.slideshare.net/wfryer/create-your-own-maker-culture-in-the-library (Wes Fryer Slideshare: Create Your Own Maker Culture in the Library)
http://edreach.us/channel/edgamer (Edgamer Webcast: #ice13 and @edgamer)
www.sitconference.org (SIT Conference: The Students Involved with Technology Conference is an annual conference occurring at several sites throughout Illinois. It is a conference for 3rd-12th grade students and it is also completely presented by 3rd-12th grade students)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-9M4I1HRt8 (Video: 4th Grade San Diego Mission--Minecraft)
http://69.195.124.67/~dwmalone/2013/04/11/california-mission-report-in-minecraft (Mission back story)
http://minecraftedu.com/wiki/index.php?title=Teaching_with_MinecraftEdu (Teaching with MinecraftEDU wiki)
http://www.speedofcreativity.org/ebooks/hopscotch-challenges/ (Wes Fryer: Hopscotch Challenges eBook: Hopscotch Challenges: Learn to Code on an iPad!)
https://sites.google.com/site/divjrscratch/ (These are resources provided for participants in"Scratch Camp" and Scratch programming / learning events sponsored throughthe Div Jr. Program in Edmond, Oklahoma)
http://maps.playingwithmedia.com/simulation-or-game/ (Playing with Media: Simulation or Game?)
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/2685575 (Scratch project: Don’t Be Seen)
http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/blogs/4th-grade (4th grade blog posts on KidBlog)
http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/blogs/5th-grade (5th grade blog posts on KidBlog)
http://kidblog.org/home/ (KidBlog)
http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/videos (Class videos both student created and tutorials/STEM resources)
http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/ipad-apps (iPad apps being used for creation in class)
http://edublogawards.com/2013/12/06/voting-is-open-check-out-the-2013-nominees/ Edublog Awards Nominees and Voting. Voting deadline is Wed. Dec. 18. Classroom 2.0 LIVE is nominated for an award in the Best Open PD category)
http://www.personalizelearning.com/p/webinar-series.html (Personalize Learning Webinar Series #2: David Truss, Inquiry Hub (Tues., Dec. 17, 2013 at 5pm ET, 4pm CT, 3pm MT and 2pm PT)
Links added during chat have been added to the Livebinder:
http://www.edtechyness.blogspot.com/2013/07/winners-of-5th-grade-code-in-project.html (Rae Fearing: My hopscotch coding project with 5th graders)
http://loriesonlinetutoring.weebly.com/students-scratch-projects.html (Lorie Moffat:
Scratch projects my students made. Click on Resources and select Student Scratch Projects from the drop-down menu.)
http://safeshare.tv/w/yUWhsGOWEV (@bcdtech Maureen: 3rd graders video from working with code.org)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V8SZnnh9JwOVynElnCHY7jghBgaSLKyUrm4kzFloeBs/pub (Sam Patterson: a list of what I am using for Hour of Code Workshops for a 2 hour event for over 300 parents and kids tomorrow)
http://www.edtechyness.blogspot.com/2013/07/winners-of-5th-grade-code-in-project.html ( Rae Fearing: One of my coding blog posts - 5th grade code)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fILu2zCbMVx2D1x3JPI8CU2n9V-ZcKj0gAxU9Yyc3qc/edit?usp=sharing (@bcdtech Maureen: My proposal for flatclassroom certified teachers- final project was on scratch)
https://sites.google.com/a/msad60.org/technology-is-learning/samr-model (SAMR Substitution, Augmentation, MOdification, REdefinition)
http://gettingsmart.com/2013/07/using-samr-to-teach-above-the-line/ (Susan Oxnevad: Using SAMR to Teach Above the Line)
http://bit.ly/18s5on1 (SAMR: Model, Metaphor, and Mistakes | Teaching Conversations by Jonathan Brubaker)
http://www.edtechyness.blogspot.com/2013/05/5th-graders-build-games-with-hopscotch.html (Rae Fearing: students can create a program to describe characters in a book)
http://globalclassroom2013-14.wikispaces.com/Minecraft+Life+Forms+Project (@mrsmorgansclass - Louise: Global Classroom Minecraft projects)
http://globalclassroom2013-14.wikispaces.com/Minecraft%2C+Measurement%2C+and+Ancient+Greece+Mashup (@mrsmorgansclass - Louise: Global Classroom ancient greece Minecraft project)
http://bit.ly/18s6KxQ (@plnaugle (Paula): Minecraft Projects on DonorsChoose.org)
http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Redstone (Redstone: Redstone is used for crafting and brewing, and can be placed on the ground as redstone dust – a flat transparent block which can transmit redstone power.)
http://www.tynker.com/ (Tynker: A fun and engaging course for children in grades 4-8 to learn computer programming. Kids build games and mobile apps by arranging blocks of code. Removes the need to know programming syntax. Kids transform ideas into animated stories and math art right away.)
http://www.tynker.com/hour-of-code/ (Tynker Hour of Code puzzles)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/light-bot/id657638474 (Lightbot iPad app: a puzzle game that uses game mechanics that are firmly rooted in programming concepts. Light-bot lets players gain a practical understanding of basic control-flow concepts like procedures, loops, and conditionals, just by guiding a robot with commands to light up tiles and solve levels.)
http://wiki.scratch.mit.edu/wiki/Project_Types (Scratch Project Types)
http://code.org/learn (Computer programming tutorials-fun, easy way to get started with your students)
Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions: (links shared by participants during the session will be added to this list and also to the Livebinder)
LiveBinder Link:http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1164321
(Note: Click on tab for "Wes Fryer-Featured Teacher" in the LiveBinder)
http://www.speedofcreativity.org (Wes Fryer’s Blog: Speed of Creativity)
http://www.slideshare.net/wfryer/coding-games-with-kids-hopscotch-scratch-minecraft-dec-2013 (Presentation slides)
http://www.wesfryer.com/ (Wes Fryer’s website)
http://www.yukonps.com/independence/Home/tabid/727/Default.aspx (Independence School District website)
http://hourofcode.org (Hour of Code website) (re-routes to CSEDweek website)
http://csedweek.org (Computer Science Education Week website)
http://stem.wesfryer.com/ (Wes Fryer’s STEM Resources)
https://sites.google.com/site/divjrscratch/home (Oklahoma Scratch Camps!)
http://chocolate-broccoli.com/about-me (Chocolate Broccoli tip)
http://www.inventtolearn.com (Website for Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom by Sylvia Libow Martinez and Gary Stager)
http://mresmres.tumblr.com/post/27254531229/the-creative-learning-spiral-students-in (Creative learning spiral by Mitch Resnick. Students in Kindergarten learn this way. Students at the MIT Media Lab learn this way. Now we just need to get the rest of the world to learn this way.)
http://minecraftedu.com (MInecraft EDU)
http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/minecraft (Wes Fryer: MinecraftEDU curriculum resources)
http://www.gethopscotch.com (Hopscotch website)
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/hopscotch-coding-for-kids/id617098629?mt=8 (HopScotch ipad app)
http://scratch.mit.edu (Scratch website)
http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/scratch (Wes Fryer: Scratch Resources)
http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/ipad-coding (iPad Coding Resources)
http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=1195 (2012 K12 Online Conference presentation on Minecraft by Alexander Fryer)
http://www.slideshare.net/wfryer/create-your-own-maker-culture-in-the-library (Wes Fryer Slideshare: Create Your Own Maker Culture in the Library)
http://edreach.us/channel/edgamer (Edgamer Webcast: #ice13 and @edgamer)
www.sitconference.org (SIT Conference: The Students Involved with Technology Conference is an annual conference occurring at several sites throughout Illinois. It is a conference for 3rd-12th grade students and it is also completely presented by 3rd-12th grade students)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-9M4I1HRt8 (Video: 4th Grade San Diego Mission--Minecraft)
http://69.195.124.67/~dwmalone/2013/04/11/california-mission-report-in-minecraft (Mission back story)
http://minecraftedu.com/wiki/index.php?title=Teaching_with_MinecraftEdu (Teaching with MinecraftEDU wiki)
http://www.speedofcreativity.org/ebooks/hopscotch-challenges/ (Wes Fryer: Hopscotch Challenges eBook: Hopscotch Challenges: Learn to Code on an iPad!)
https://sites.google.com/site/divjrscratch/ (These are resources provided for participants in"Scratch Camp" and Scratch programming / learning events sponsored throughthe Div Jr. Program in Edmond, Oklahoma)
http://maps.playingwithmedia.com/simulation-or-game/ (Playing with Media: Simulation or Game?)
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/2685575 (Scratch project: Don’t Be Seen)
http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/blogs/4th-grade (4th grade blog posts on KidBlog)
http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/blogs/5th-grade (5th grade blog posts on KidBlog)
http://kidblog.org/home/ (KidBlog)
http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/videos (Class videos both student created and tutorials/STEM resources)
http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/ipad-apps (iPad apps being used for creation in class)
http://edublogawards.com/2013/12/06/voting-is-open-check-out-the-2013-nominees/ Edublog Awards Nominees and Voting. Voting deadline is Wed. Dec. 18. Classroom 2.0 LIVE is nominated for an award in the Best Open PD category)
http://www.personalizelearning.com/p/webinar-series.html (Personalize Learning Webinar Series #2: David Truss, Inquiry Hub (Tues., Dec. 17, 2013 at 5pm ET, 4pm CT, 3pm MT and 2pm PT)
Links added during chat have been added to the Livebinder:
http://www.edtechyness.blogspot.com/2013/07/winners-of-5th-grade-code-in-project.html (Rae Fearing: My hopscotch coding project with 5th graders)
http://loriesonlinetutoring.weebly.com/students-scratch-projects.html (Lorie Moffat:
Scratch projects my students made. Click on Resources and select Student Scratch Projects from the drop-down menu.)
http://safeshare.tv/w/yUWhsGOWEV (@bcdtech Maureen: 3rd graders video from working with code.org)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V8SZnnh9JwOVynElnCHY7jghBgaSLKyUrm4kzFloeBs/pub (Sam Patterson: a list of what I am using for Hour of Code Workshops for a 2 hour event for over 300 parents and kids tomorrow)
http://www.edtechyness.blogspot.com/2013/07/winners-of-5th-grade-code-in-project.html ( Rae Fearing: One of my coding blog posts - 5th grade code)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fILu2zCbMVx2D1x3JPI8CU2n9V-ZcKj0gAxU9Yyc3qc/edit?usp=sharing (@bcdtech Maureen: My proposal for flatclassroom certified teachers- final project was on scratch)
https://sites.google.com/a/msad60.org/technology-is-learning/samr-model (SAMR Substitution, Augmentation, MOdification, REdefinition)
http://gettingsmart.com/2013/07/using-samr-to-teach-above-the-line/ (Susan Oxnevad: Using SAMR to Teach Above the Line)
http://bit.ly/18s5on1 (SAMR: Model, Metaphor, and Mistakes | Teaching Conversations by Jonathan Brubaker)
http://www.edtechyness.blogspot.com/2013/05/5th-graders-build-games-with-hopscotch.html (Rae Fearing: students can create a program to describe characters in a book)
http://globalclassroom2013-14.wikispaces.com/Minecraft+Life+Forms+Project (@mrsmorgansclass - Louise: Global Classroom Minecraft projects)
http://globalclassroom2013-14.wikispaces.com/Minecraft%2C+Measurement%2C+and+Ancient+Greece+Mashup (@mrsmorgansclass - Louise: Global Classroom ancient greece Minecraft project)
http://bit.ly/18s6KxQ (@plnaugle (Paula): Minecraft Projects on DonorsChoose.org)
http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Redstone (Redstone: Redstone is used for crafting and brewing, and can be placed on the ground as redstone dust – a flat transparent block which can transmit redstone power.)
http://www.tynker.com/ (Tynker: A fun and engaging course for children in grades 4-8 to learn computer programming. Kids build games and mobile apps by arranging blocks of code. Removes the need to know programming syntax. Kids transform ideas into animated stories and math art right away.)
http://www.tynker.com/hour-of-code/ (Tynker Hour of Code puzzles)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/light-bot/id657638474 (Lightbot iPad app: a puzzle game that uses game mechanics that are firmly rooted in programming concepts. Light-bot lets players gain a practical understanding of basic control-flow concepts like procedures, loops, and conditionals, just by guiding a robot with commands to light up tiles and solve levels.)
http://wiki.scratch.mit.edu/wiki/Project_Types (Scratch Project Types)
http://code.org/learn (Computer programming tutorials-fun, easy way to get started with your students)
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