With your partner, discuss one reason you learned from the video last time (What most schools don't teach) why people should learn to code.
Main Agenda (Coding & Programming):
- If you didn't last time, Fill this out.
- Try these Hour of Code activities.
- Go complete the "Tynker" Section of Module 4.
- If you get stuck, ask the monster, then ask your partner, then try Edmodo, then raise your hand.
- If you get stuck on the Dragon, try this...
Bonus Work Agenda:
Visual Design Bonus:
- Visual design bonus - Option 1: Make your blog #awesome \o/
- Visual design bonus - Option 2: PSA Poster
- To complete the above, you may need to review:
- Typography in Illustrator (also works in Photoshop) (Follow Along and do what I do!) - font list
- Intro to Photoshop (Follow Along and do what I do!)
Coding Bonus:
- Bonus: Try some challenges in Scratch or Tynker if your more comfy with that.
- Super Bonus: Complete two lessons in Code Academy. Sign in with Google!!! (Yeah that's double bonus points!)
Objectives:
- [5] You will use observations of examples of effective and ineffective design to develop strategies to improve communication, sustainability, and useability.
- [6] You will use the relationship between color, typography, layout, and tone to design for a specific audience and purpose.
- [7] You will employ good typography and color theory to design for impact and readability.
- [11] You will develop an understanding of programming & computational concepts.
- [12] You will develop fluency with computational concepts (i.e. sequence, loops, events) and practices (i.e. iterative and incremental development, testing and debugging, reusing and remixing.)
- [13] You will participate regularly in an online social environment for the purpose of professional and academic growth.
- [14] You will familiarize yourself with a host of online applications for productivity and creativity.