Help me give my students an iPad and R2-D2 robot to learn about computer science and coding.
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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My students are a wonderful group of 6th graders who are excited to come to school and learn. They always bring a smile to my face and I absolutely love learning with them.
My students come from a high poverty neighborhood so more than 75% of them receive free or reduced-price lunch at school.
There are a very diverse range of home structures: nuclear, single parent, multiple-family, foster, migrant, and military families, to name a few. Our students also come from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, with a large portion being Hispanic, Punjabi and African American. Additionally, we have a large population of English Language Learners. With such diversity, it is to be expected that each student is going to have a very divergent range of personal, social, emotional, and educational needs when compared to schools that serve a more homogeneous population.
My Project
Computer Science is such a prevalent career choice and necessity in this day and age. I want to show my students how exciting Computer Science is by teaching them how to code. SpheroEDU has an amazing selection of robots and coding programs. We are going to begin this unit by using R2-D2 and learning how to code with him. Students will download the SpheroEDU app onto our new iPad and learn to code through the app and R2-D2's movements.
What is more fun than integrating Star Wars in the classroom while learning how to code?
Through coding, not only will students be learning computer coding but they will also be learning about math. Each line of code must be closely read with each turn, distance, and speed carefully measured to get the robot to move just right. Students will be using their knowledge of geometry with angles for the turns, mathematical equations will help students determine the speed and the distance they need to program the robot to go.
There are so many career opportunities out there that involve computers. Teaching my students how to code is a great introduction into the world of Computer Science.
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