Here are the activities that each group will be working on today:
Newcomers
If this is your very first time here we’re going to do Minecraft Hour of Code, click on the link below to get started. You will need to create an account with a username and password. Pick something that you will remember when you come back next week.
http://studio.code.org/sections/YFNYAS
After you’ve completed the Minecraft Hour of Code continue working your way through the exercises in the Accelerated Course:
http://studio.code.org/join/BXHREW
Click the Sign In button in the top right corner and sign in with the email and password that you used to create your account last week. Then you should see a message on a purple background with an orange Continue button – click the Continue button.
Scratch – Guided
Today we are going to learn about lists in Scratch. We will make a game called Fruit Picker which uses a list to store the names of different fruit that you pick up.
Here are the instructions for Fruit Picker »
Scratch – Freeform
Time to start wrapping up our Scratch puzzle games. We will check in with everyone today and decide if we are ready to do the show and tell next week or if most people need another week to get the project finished.
Learn JavaScript
Continue working through the lessons on Codecademy to learn JavaScript, just click the link below to get started. Use the login you have already created or if this your first time, start by clicking the Sign Up button in top right corner of screen and create an account for yourself to track your progress.
https://www.codecademy.com/learn/javascript