Lego Algorithms

 My Year 7 coding class are learning what algorithms are. As we are on lockdown at the moment, I am thinking of things they can get stuck into at home.

As I am busy building Lego at the moment, following the instructions, I thought we could have a go at making our own Lego instructions for someone else to follow.

Here is where the work is set up on my class site.

They can choose what ever they like to build and break it down into what steps are needed to get it across clearly to someone else.

I have included a video for them so they can use remove.bg to get rid of the backgrounds in the photographs of their lego pieces.

Here is my example step by step to make yellow boy.

Using Wordwall for Learning New Words

Today, Mr Cunard in our PE department played a game with use using the flip grip option on Wordwall. He then shared the link to the website. When I checked it out I found there was a load of options and templates to choose from.

I decided to try the Match Up template to have a go at a word game for my Y7 and Y8 coding classes.

It was easy to put the words and definitions.

You can send the link to students via their email, so they can play the game in a browser window or you can grab the embed code and put it onto your class website, which is what I've had a go at here.

I made a video to explain.

Support reading for my Year 13 class

My NCEA Level 3 class are designing a set for their major project this year. The focus will be on Matariki, so for the extra two days away from school they have next week due to Student Achievement Conferences, I have put together some support reading for them.
I have done this in the form of a Google Drawing with hyperlinked images as I really don't like just sharing a load of links (not enough pictures for this Graphics teacher)

Link to the Google Drawing here

ISTE 2018 - Day 3 - Fake News, Media Bias and Misinformation: Fostering Digital Literacy and Media Fluency

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pdHykzB0aOzXhzbibUeKvU347m00QR3qOAuEHs3NOY4/mobilepresent?slide=id.g3c9c0174e4_2_1

When was it written and where does it come from?
Students take things at face value.
Credibility and integrity.
Does it give a reaction is it propaganda?
Compare it to others that have a different perspectives.

Facticious
http://factitious.augamestudio.com/#/
Play the game - it has rounds and you get a percentage.

Check the url when reading to make sure you are reading the correct information form the correct site as copy sites use the logo etc, but the url is different.

Whois.net
Reverse image search - right click on image and choose search image.
Or drag and drop into search engine.

Link to presentation for the grea speaker notes from the two presenters.