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For the last year and a half the students in our classroom have been learning different coding skills and strategies. Through the use of code.org and Finch Robots the students have worked independently and in teams to manipulate different situations. While learning and interacting with coding, the students have grown both academically and socially. Besides learning math and science skills they have really grown with social and problem solving skills. In December, the entire class participated in our school wide talent show by putting on a presentation about how we create code on the computer and manipulate a Finch robot to work through a maze. Both the other classes and all of the parents were amazed what the students were able to do! While talking with parents after, the overwhelming comments I heard was that they had signed on to code.org with their child (each student has their own log in) but didn't really know what to do from that point. We want to continue the excitement the parents and children had by holding a Coding night each semester for our parents where both the staff and students can teach them our beginning steps to our process. The students already have access to code.org by signing in on any computer. Just recently, our class was able to borrow an Osmo system and enjoyed getting to use technology in a more hands on method. Using the Osmo coding program would be an excellent starting point for our families to code while manipulating hands-on materials. By having an iPad designated specifically to coding and our own Osmo system, we could create a new center within our classroom and also allow our parents that attend the Coding Night to sign out this "center" to use at home to continue their family coding!

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For the last year and a half the students in our classroom have been learning different coding skills and strategies. Through the use of code.org and Finch Robots the students have worked independently and in teams to manipulate different situations. While learning and interacting with coding, the students have grown both academically and socially. Besides learning math and science skills they have really grown with social and problem solving skills. In December, the entire class participated in our school wide talent show by putting on a presentation about how we create code on the computer and manipulate a Finch robot to work through a maze. Both the other classes and all of the parents were amazed what the students were able to do! While talking with parents after, the overwhelming comments I heard was that they had signed on to code.org with their child (each student has their own log in) but didn't really know what to do from that point. We want to continue the excitement the parents and children had by holding a Coding night each semester for our parents where both the staff and students can teach them our beginning steps to our process. The students already have access to code.org by signing in on any computer. Just recently, our class was able to borrow an Osmo system and enjoyed getting to use technology in a more hands on method. Using the Osmo coding program would be an excellent starting point for our families to code while manipulating hands-on materials. By having an iPad designated specifically to coding and our own Osmo system, we could create a new center within our classroom and also allow our parents that attend the Coding Night to sign out this "center" to use at home to continue their family coding!

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