Blake MS

Coding at Blake👉

6 Grade Coding Class (1x 8 week rotation)- every 6th grader

• Using a combination of Code.org Course 4 and Hopscotch
• Students design their own version of Crossy Roads Hopscotch Game
• Learn Events, Commands, Sequences, Loops

#Hour of Code School-wide Event

• Intro to Staff at Faculty Mtg
• Entire School does the hour of code at the same time
• 2015 Website
• 2016 Website

8Grade Coding with Drones & Dash & Dot - now Lego Mindstorms

• Tickle App
• Science Classes (all 8th graders)

ACCESS program

• 1x/week during Math Class
• Scratch Jr. curriculum and beyond

6 Grade- Project Choices in ENG

• Scratch
• Hopscotch
  

6 Grade Explorations Class

• Mrs. Heim & Mrs. Buley's class code their own app using Code.org App lab

After School Opportunities

• In Makerspace: Dash & Dot , Micro Bits, Build a Robot (rasberry pi)
• Mac Minis in Lang Lab & Makerspace have Swift installed
• Technovation Competition for Girls (Swift)
• Attend Outside Events like DigiGirlz & those via Technovation

Technovation Global Competition for MS & HS Girls

• November- May
• Competed the last 3 years with four teams this past year.
• http://technovationchallenge.org/