Scratch

Today we are learning to do Scratch. We have to learn to make the sprite move around and we get to pick the background.  You can also pick your sprite or draw your own.  It is going to be hard because programming is new to us so we will have to play around with it to figure it out. It is good to have programmed the Lego alligator because it could help us program with Scratch.  We learned that the characters in Scratch are called sprites.  We are learning how to program with Scratch because there is a demand for this skill. 

Challenges, Advantages and What We Would Do Different

Yesterday we finished our programming challenge.  Today at the beginning of class we talked about the challenges we faced, the advantages we discovered, and what we would do differently.  Some challenges we faced were how to program the motion sensor, how to program things in the right order, translating how to make our alligator do the splash in the programming challenge  and sometimes it was hard logging into the computer to get set up.  Some advantages were having a partner that was a strong programmer, getting a partner that has experience using a MacBook (since that is what we are using), and programming the sound effects turned out to be easy.  The best part was seeing the final results of our work.  In discussing what we would do differently, we decided it would be interesting to make another animal, do a different challenge, or program our alligator differently to make it better. 

Programing Challange

It  will be very hard programing our Lego alligators. We have to try new things to make the Lego alligators do new things. We have to make the alligator splash into the water and make it when the man is approaching the jaw opens and closes 10 times! Working with a partner can help. One person can program it while the other person tells them what to do.  Last time we learned and played around with it.  It was hard because everybody wanted to do everything but in the programming challenge we have to have to work together to do it.  Finally, we get to make are own programming challenge!!

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chomp chomp

We are learning how to motion activate Lego alligators. You need a special kit. In that kit there are special chords like the USB and a motion sensor to sense the Lego person that comes near the alligator. It is very fun and everyone likes it in the class.

alligator

We are making a robotic alligator.  It is very fun and also sort of scary at the same time.  The alligator chomps at you.  It's so cool.  We are working in partners.  We can't wait to start building our models!

Internet Safety

We are learning about how to be safe on the Internet.  When something inappropriate comes up don't click on it. It could be very inappropriate.  That is what we are learning about today!!!

Tagxedo Word Art & Digital Citizenship

We are working on tagxedo word art about digital citizenship. We are putting in words like password, ask, parents, safety and proofreading. We are having fun in technology.  We played a game where we passed around pieces of toilet paper and for every piece, we had to mention one way to practice digital citizenship.  The tricky part was not repeating what someone else had already said.