Hour of Code

Coleytown students are thrilled to be coding in December.  Classes are participating in the worldwide Hour of Code movement.

What is an Hour of Code? "The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code", to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities but expanding to all sorts of community efforts." 
-https://hourofcode.com/us#

Mrs. Syndercombe and the CES community have participated in the Hour of Code for several years.  This year, students explored various coding activities in the computer lab.  Students chose to build basketball games, animate their names, code with Anna & Elsa, or even build a Star Wars galaxy!  Various coding tools were used in these activities.  Teachers even joined in the learning.

Mrs. DiGiovanni coding with her fourth graders.

We were incredibly fortunate to have Dr. Kassay's sister, Amanda Kassay, come to Coleytown and work with our third graders today.  Ms. Kassay is a software engineer at Google.  She was interviewed on the TV studio about her job.  Click this link to watch her interview.  

Ms. Kassay helped the third graders make original Google Doodles using Scratch.  (Scratch is an online programming tool for students).  Students explored various ways to animate their doodles and learned how to add color, backgrounds, sounds, actions, and much more!  

Ms. Kassay introducing the Google Doodles to the third graders.

Mrs. Carothers and a student learning together.

A third grader sharing his sound with Mrs. Davis.

Ms. Kassay helping students with their original creations.

Thank you to Ms. Kassay for visiting Coleytown and helping our students learn more about coding.  Thank you to Mrs. Syndercombe for organizing this special event for our community.  If you are interested in learning more about coding, please visit the CES webpage.  Mrs. Syndercombe has linked various coding games and activities for children.  

Happy Coding Coleytown!