Efi Saltidou, European Schoolnet presented coding in the primary classroom at the Scientix course "STEM in primary school classrooms" at the Future Classroom Lab 25-29 June 2018.

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Coding in the Primary
Classroom
Efi Saltidou @Efi_Saltidou

2. Creativity Crisis
AGE IMAGINATIVE THINKING
4-5 year olds
98%
10 year olds 30%
15 year olds 12%
Adults
-average age 31
-over 1.000.000 tested
2%
1600 children
Imaginative Thinking Test

3. Lack of confidence
Fear
There is no time!
I don’t want to make mistakes!
I’m just not creative…
That’s not my area.
I don’t want to risk it.
Routine
We’ve always done it this way.
Stress Self-criticism
Conformism

4. The Stimulus: The Catalyst that Sparks your
Creative Genius
The Spark Moment: The Power of the “Aha Moment”
The Question: The Key for the Creative Process

5. http://bit.ly/clarallel

6. Why Coding?
Programming is a basic literacy in the digital age
Develops problem solving skills
Requires creativity and analytical thinking
Fun way of learning
http://www.allourideas.org/codingtrends

7. Why coding?

8. Coding

9. What is Blue-Bot and Bee-Bot?
Use the command keys to send Blue-Bot forward and
back, left and right and teach sequencing, directionality,
problem-solving, counting, and estimation.
Why using Blue-Bot and Bee-Bot?
They bring science, technology, engineering, and math
into the classroom for even the youngest students and
help build foundational skills for lifelong learning.

10. What is Lego Wedo?
LEGO WeDo is a robotics hardware and software platform
specifically designed for Kindergarten to Grade 2 students.
Why using Lego Wedo?
It develops student’s skills in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics as well as language,
literacy, and social studies.

11. What is Kodu?
Kodu is a visual programming language made for creating
games. It is designed to be accessible for children and
enjoyable for anyone.
Why using Kodu?
Kodu can be used to teach creativity, problem solving,
storytelling, as well as programming.
What you need for using Kodu?
You only need a computer (Windows) or an Xbox, and
imagination!

12. What is it:
Pocket Code is an Android application with which you
can programme animations, games applications, play
and share what you’ve created.
What you need:
an Android device (smartphone/tablet) and an internet
connection
Create an app directly from your smartphone

13. What is it:
Coding unplugged activities allow you to teach
computing and computational thinking without any
devices.
What you need:
Depends, paper, pens, a courtyard, cups….
Code….without using a computer

14. What is Scratch?
With Scratch, you can program your own interactive
stories, games, and animations.
Why using Scratch?
It helps young people learn to think creatively, reason
systematically, and work collaboratively (in 40
languages!).
What you need for using Scratch?
You only need a computer and imagination!

15. http://bit.ly/scratchgreetings
Let’s meet Scratch

16. https://b.socrative.com/login/student/
Want to be challenged?

17. Final Scratch challenge
Create a program where two
sprites have a conversation
in which they introduce
themselves
Delete cat sprite
Chose your own sprite
Move it around
the stage
Change background
Make first sprite say something
(eg. Hello, my name is…)
Link that block to an event (when
green flag button is pressed)
Add a second sprite
Position it on the page
Make the second sprite
answer to the first one
(eg. hi, my name is …)
Make sure the two sprites
don’t speak at the same time
(use the wait block)
Make the sprites move towards
one another to shake handHave fun!

18. Coding in my classroom
Make a Meme
http://bit.ly/memecreation

19. Thank you for your attention
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