[Yr11 Information Technology] Programming resource
Portelli, Joseph G
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Mon Jul 17 09:35:40 AEST 2017
Hi Michael,
I recommend code.org. They have a Computer Science Principles course (free), that includes a Unit on Algorithms and Building Apps. It teaches students how to think and can be made to fit in with the Australian Curriculum. It includes a Simulator, Widgets and an App Lab; which allows for practical activities where students can code and see the results of their work on the same screen. It also tacks student progress. Students can then use the tool to be creative and design a GUI or a basic app of their own.
I believe it is paid for by Google and Facebook but I am not sure. What I do know is, it will get you out of a fix if you have a limited programming background.
Joe Portelli
ICT Mentor; ICT Faculty Head
Werribee Secondary College
45 Duncans Road, WERRIBEE
Web: www.werribeesc.vic.edu.au
Phone: (03) 9741-1822
Email: porteljoe at staff.werribeesc.vic.edu.au
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There is heaps behind the scenes .. hard to explain without diving in but it is with the support forum, coding solution engine and the progress tracking tool. You can get a budget on-ramp with the cheaper subscription to the GROK Challenge rather than all the modules. There is enough there to tick off the year 11 coding and you can revisit an expanded subscription later. We built it into our annual budget.
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> On 1 Jul 2017, at 7:25 pm, Poke, Michael C <poke.michael.c at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
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> Thanks for the advice so far, everyone, I've had a super-quick look at
> Grok with a few teacher account and I'm not sure it represents value for money. It looks quite similar to Codecademy which is free. Plus the students need to be able to create a programable GUI as well in Year 11.
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> Am I missing something?
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> Cheers,
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> On 1 Jul 2017 4:50 PM, "Graham, Margaret M" <graham.margaret.m at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
> I agree - Grok is great. Have used the Python courses for unit 2 and even used Grok for my year 7 Digital Technology class this semester. They used the Blockly module.
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> On 30 Jun 2017, at 11:03 pm, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com <mailto:rgesthuizen at gmail.com>> wrote:
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> Thumbs up from me for Grok Learning. I have used the Grok Learning Challenge with all my year 11 (and some year 10) students for the past few years. They helped to set up my my pre-service teachers with free accounts to get them up to speed with coding. My personal fav amongst their tutorials was the Python and the BBC:Microbit.
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> On 30 Jun 2017, at 10:31 am, Chay Ly Cheng <chaylycheng at gmail.com <mailto:chaylycheng at gmail.com>> wrote:
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> hey mate,
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> if money isn't a big concern (30 bucks a kid )
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> Grok learning is fantastic - python
> https://groklearning.com/ <https://groklearning.com/>
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> On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 10:27 AM, Poke, Michael C <poke.michael.c at edumail.vic.gov.au <mailto:poke.michael.c at edumail.vic.gov.au>> wrote:
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> New to this list. Wondering what software people are using to teach programming in Unit 2. Are you still using VB.net <http://vb.net/>? I have Apple Macs but have Windows running with bootcamp as well. What language are people doing? Ideally I?d like to teach Python (because it?s easy) but in a simple drag and drop UI environment like VB.
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> My students are learning Python via codecademy.com <http://codecademy.com/> for now until I work out what I?m doing, but time is running out.
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> Any advice would be great.
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> PS. Coding is NOT my forte.
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A good example of how to visually map the progress of faiths over time.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-12/australia-religion-census-2016-mapped/8660798
Spoiler: Atheists are winning !
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Technically, atheists aren?t mentioned. The bulk of those identifying as ?No religion? could potentially be agnostic. ;)
But, yeah a really good resource, Mark.
Cheers,
Michael
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A good example of how to visually map the progress of faiths over time.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-12/australia-religion-census-2016-mapped/8660798
Spoiler: Atheists are winning !
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