Hour of Code: A New Angle on PreK-12 Math

Install Hopscotch App

http://tiny.cc/HopscotchApp

Install Kodable App

http://tiny.cc/KodableApp

Hour of Code:A New Angle on PreK-12 Math

Kim Garcia, Georgetown ISD

iPadpalooza 2014 Presentation

Hour of Code: A New Angle on PreK-12 Math

http://tiny.cc/KimGarcia

@DigitalLearners

Kahoot Survey: Hour of Code

• Go to kahoot.it

What is the Hour of Code?

• www.code.org

• One-hour introduction to Computer Science

• Demystify “coding,” programming, and computer

science

• Anyone can learn the basics to be a:

– Programmer

– Creator

– Inventor

What is the Hour of Code?

• www.code.org

• Anyone Can Learn: 60 second video

– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYZF6oIZtfc

Georgetown ISD’s Hour of Code

• Georgetown ISD’s Hour of Code Events

– Computer Science Education Week:

• December 9-13, 2013

• December 8-12, 2014

– http://www.georgetownisd.org/HourOfCode

• Student Success

– 4th Grade Boys and Girls Club Hour of Code participant:

“He turned 90 degrees – That’s a right angle!”

Connection Between

Math & Computer Science(Programming/Coding)

• Computer Science is applied mathematics

• It is possible for students to learn a new

mathematical concept through programming

• Programming environments for kids help students

represent math concepts visually and allows

them to experiment on the representation

• Programming helps students develop problem-

solving skills, which translates well into the math

classroom

Kahoot Survey: Who Are You?

• Go to kahoot.it

An Hour of Code

in Your Math Classroom

• Hour of Code: Teach http://code.org/educate/hoc

• Hopscotch iPad

• Kodable iPad

• Scratch web-based

• Alice install

• And many more options!

Hopscotch

• iPad App

• Grades 3-8

• Math Concepts

– Units of measure

– Degrees, angles

– Coordinate plane: x, y coordinates

Pair Programming

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Hopscotch

Hopscotch

• Hopscotch Curriculum

– http://gethopscotch.com/parents-and-educators

• Hopscotch Hour of Code Tutorial

– http://hourofcode.com/hs

Talk to Your Partner

1. What are your ideas for

implementing Hopscotch in your

Math classroom?

2. Which Math TEKS

could be addressed

using Hopscotch?

Used with permission Image source

Ideas for Implementing

an Hour of Code

• Choose an activity & commit an hour of class

time. Learn with your students!

– Cover Math TEKS and Technology Applications TEKS

• Students continue their Hour of Code projects

in a center or when they finish their work

• Find ways for students to demonstrate math

understanding by coding it

– Word problems

– Projects

Kodable

• iPad App

• PreK – Grade 2

Talk to Your Partner

1. What are your ideas for

implementing Hopscotch in your

Math classroom?

2. Which Math TEKS

could be addressed

using Hopscotch?

Used with permission Image source

Scratch

Draws a

square

Draws a

shape with

more sides

& a “flower”

• Web-based

• Grades 3-12

Alice

• Install on a Computer

• Grades 6-12

More Resources for Connecting

Math & Programming

• Code.org Educator Resources

http://code.org/educate

– New K-5 Program: http://code.org/educate/k5

– K-8 Intro Course: http://code.org/educate/20hr

– K-12 Curriculum: http://code.org/educate/curriculum

More Resources for Connecting

Math & Programming

• David Wees: Learning Math Through

Programming

– http://davidwees.com/content/learning-math-through-

programming

• Bootstrap http://www.bootstrapworld.org/

– A curriculum that educates students in algebra and

computer programming simultaneously

– http://www.northeastern.edu/insolution/other/2013/07/bui

ld-a-game-learn-math-be-cool/

More Resources for Connecting

Math & Programming

• ComputerBasedMath.org http://www.computerbasedmath.org/

– Movement to build a new math curriculum with

computer-based computation at its heart

– Campaigning to redefine math education away from

historical hand-calculating techniques and toward real-

life problem-solving situations that drive high-concept

math understanding and experience

– TED Talks – Conrad Wolfram: Teaching kids real

math with computers

http://www.ted.com/talks/conrad_wolfram_teaching_kids

_real_math_with_computers.html

– WolframAlpha Computational Knowledge

Engine http://www.wolframalpha.com/

Hour of Code: A New Angle on PreK-12 Math

http://tiny.cc/KimGarcia

@DigitalLearners