The Power of Code By Department of Professional

The Power of Code By: Department of Professional Learning

What is Coding? Coding is a language that programmers use in order to give computers instructions. Some examples of code using technology are: • • Cars Computers Websites Games Cell Phones Point of Sale Tablets

Code Buster • SORT: Shirt by Color (ROYGBIV) • COLOR: Light to Dark • IF COLOR=SAME: • SORT: Hair by Color • COLOR: Light to Dark

Code Buster • Sort yourselves according to shirt color (ROYGBIV) • Sort within the colors Light to Dark. • If you have two shirts of the same shade sort Light to Dark hair color

Why is Coding Important? • Coding is a worthwhile skill to teach your students as it can keep them engaged in learning and prepare them for the future. • Jobs • Critical Thinking • Problem Solving • Creativity

Teaching with Code can be taught using different methods: • Paper • Technology • Physical Code can be combined with lots of core curriculum. • • Science Math ELA/Story Telling History

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Coding Activities

Conclusion • Do you see how learning code could benefit your students? • Have you learned some new things about coding? • Any questions, comments and/or concerns? • Please fill out the survey before departing.