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Coding Purposeful Practice Activities in Elementary Mathematics
This session introduces Scratch projects that will encourage students to practice math operations such as addition/subtraction, and multiplication/division. Rather than simply playing the games, students can become active coders by modifying and tweaking the code in the programs. They will be able to build upon the math concepts demonstrated in the original game and can …
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Exploring Patterning and Movement on a Grid Through Coding
Find out how you can help primary students to learn about patterning and positional language by moving through a grid in a beginners’ coding app geared towards our youngest learners, ScratchJr. Coding can help support development of spatial reasoning skills, which is important for children’s future success in school. ScratchJr is a sandbox-style (an exploration-based …
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Coding the Mathematics Curriculum in Primary
Coding the Mathematics Curriculum in Primary: Using Scratch Coding to Deepen Students Mathematical Knowledge In this webinar participants will learn the basics of coding in Scratch, and how block coding makes it easy for students to problem solve while engaging their critical, creative and computational thinking strategies. We will explore Scratch coding projects that tie …
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Harness the Power of Google Docs for Beginners
What is Google Docs? How can you use it in your K-8 classroom? Learn to create and edit web-based documents online and access them from anywhere and at anytime. In this session, participants will learn to share and collaborate on documents, use voice text, research for creative-commons images, provide students with real-time descriptive feedback, and …
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Google Drive!
Are you looking for ways to get your own work and your student work in one central location? Are you looking for ways to seamlessly collaborate with your colleagues and students? Get in the driver’s seat with Google Drive! In this workshop, beginners learn to use Google’s wide range of free tools for student and …