Sadly half of the class were absent from the lesson, for a range of reasons. Those present got right into it though. This is the first time they've worked independently. As our previous posts show, we've worked as a group through a number of tutorials using Hopscotch to create scenes and games. However, most of the group have used Minecraft, creating their own worlds or playing in worlds created by others ... so they were familiar with the environment and keen to have a go independently at the Hour of Code tutorial for Minecraft.
For a change, I got to spend my time behind the camera, capturing images and some video footage of them working their way through the task at hand. Enjoy!
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| Lots of persistence when things didn't go right |
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| Totally focused on the challenge |
This was a really great final session for the year. All of the students have gained a number of skills during our coding sessions, including numeracy skills (e.g. shape, space, direction, multiples), coding skills (e.g. abstraction, variables, conditionals and loops) and life skills (e.g. how to work together as a team, how to help each other).
In addition ... and probably the skills I was hoping they'd develop ... they learned how to problem-solve and how to persist when things didn't work the first time.
We will continue our exploration of coding when school starts back in February. In the meantime, I'm hoping these students continue to explore on their own, using the skills they've developed this year.
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