Exploring Coding
The above games were part of my create day..I used a site called Scratch (another first!!) It was fun trying to create the above games but also a challenge. Not sure if I have my instructions right - but at least I have managed to embed something! Will continue to play around with this one until I feel comfortable in coding. We started by picking our background, selecting our sprites (characters), then creating a maze by using lines. The next part was to assign the codes..this is where I still need more work!!
Computational Thinking
Today was all about Computational thinking - concentrating on Empowerment (learners, teachers, and Whanau.) I for one fully understand the concept of feeling empowered - before doing this DFI course - I had very little knowledge of using google..I may not have fully grasped it all - but I certainly have learned enough to be able to encourage the learners I work with. It made me realise that computational thinking is in everything we do - from buttering our toast in the morning to brushing our teeth at night before bed!..
Moral Machine
The hardest part of today was looking at scenaros of driverless cars and the .possible outcomes through choices. I personally don't like making such black /white decisions (even if they are only scenaros!!)
I certainly hope I never have to make such decisions in real life!!
Hi Lyn, it certainly was a thought provoking day. Lots of challenging things to mull over, and so many new things to learn. Your Scratch projects look awesome and well done on embedding them onto your blog. Good luck for your exam on Friday.
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Kia ora Lyn,
ReplyDeleteIt's so interesting when we realise a concept like computational thinking (which seems so complex and foreign) is something we all do everyday! The Moral Machine activity really does make you think doesn't it, and I feel it's something important for our students to realise, that these new things (like driverless cars) are all programmed by someone, and to think about what their personal biases might be, but certainly not an easy dilemma!
Vicki