Digital Open Badges / Digital Literacy Assessments / MAKEWAV.ES Project 17-18 MP3

Open Badges communicate skills and achievements by providing a visual representation of your accomplishments packed with verifiable data and evidence.

Open Badges enable you to take your learning with you, wherever you go, building a rich picture of your lifelong learning journey.

The Backpack lets you store the Open Badges you earn, and share them between platforms, anywhere on the web. It gives you complete control over your own achievements by allowing you to organize and display your badges in the places that matter to you.

It's simple to use, just and upload or push the badges you have earned in other platforms into it.

The Backpack is trusted worldwide, with over 1 million badges already stored.

Click the link above and SIGN UP for an account using your CCS GMAIL ADDRESS.  You MUST Remember Your Password because you cannot recover it through Gmail!

moz://a Backpack: Store and Share your Open Badges

DIGITAL LITERACY ASSESSMENTS

Today you will be working on Digital Literacy.  

Start the program by viewing the following website:

http://digitalliteracyassessment.org

Spend time in class working on each of the nine (9) Digital Literacy Assessments.  After each test, if you pass, you can select to Collect a MOZILLA DIGITAL BADGE.  Follow the instructions below to add the badges to your profile.  Once you have completed as many badges as you can, send an email to Mr. Scribner (hscribner@ccs.us) with a picture of your BADGE PAGE (See Below).  

You must complete a minimum of six (6) Digital Literacy Assessments to receive credit for this project.  I will circulate to make sure the badges are on your log in page any time you request a check.  You may continue to retake the assessments as many times as it takes to get a passing score.

After you have worked on the Digital Literacy Assessments, everyone is encouraged to create an account on MAKEWAVE.ES!  Please see below for instructions:

STEP 1:  Go to MAKEWAV.ES

STEP 2:  Click on "I'M A STUDENT"

STEP 3: Enter The Class Name Below:

CCS 515 TECH LAB

STEP 4:  Enter all the information required to create your account.  Make sure you use your CCS Gmail Address (@ccs.us).  Once completed, I will need to activate your account.

Group: ALUMNI

Class:  CSA(1-10)

STEP 5:  Begin looking through the BADGE LIBRARY for interesting projects and badges to earn!

http://backpack.openbadges.org

These can be included in the project you can earn Badges for on MOZ://@ BACKPACK.  Let me know if you are having any trouble creating an account or signing in.

YOU MUST REMEMBER YOUR ACCOUNT NAME AND PASSWORD, THERE IS NO WAY TO RECOVER IT ONCE YOU HAVE STARTED.  THESE BADGES WILL COUNT TOWARD THE FINAL CONTEST FOR MP2!

You can also earn BADGES AT OTHER SITES:  See the following link (CSA Class) for more information:  http://collegiumtech.blogspot.com/2017/10/digital-literacy-surveys-openbadges.html

Good Luck!

- MR. S

Code.org Express Course MP3 17-18

Code.Org Express Course Introduction:

Excerpt taken directly from https://code.org/educate/curriculum/express-course

Computer Science Fundamentals Express is a 30+ hour course designed for 9-18 year old students (with an option for pre-readers). It can be taught once a week in a tech class or an after school club, integrated as a unit in a longer technology class, or used as an intro unit in a computer science class. 

Students learn to create computer programs that will help them learn to collaborate with others, develop problem-solving skills, and persist through difficult tasks. They will study programming concepts, computational thinking, digital citizenship, and develop interactive games or stories they can share.

The course teaches the foundational concepts of programming using drag and drop blocks rather than a programming language such as JavaScript or Python. Blocks are an easier way to get started and many top Universities today begin their classes with block based programming.

The Express Course combines the concepts taught in our elementary school courses in an accelerated fashion designed for older students.

 Step 1:  Sign into your Code.Org Account (See Instructions Below For Information):

• SIGN INTO YOUR GOOGLE GMAIL ACCOUNT
• GO TO CODE.ORG AND CLICK "SIGN IN WITH GOOGLE+"
• GO TO CODE.ORG/JOIN AND USE CLASS CODE ON BOARD 

Step 2:  Go To Your "Code Studio" and click on EXPRESS COURSE

Step 3:  Begin working on the online levels.  Please use your time to review the UNPLUGGED Levels, but move on to the online material in class.  The Express Course should be completed by the end of the marking period, either in class or as homework.  Please use your time at home to show your family what you are working on.  Your homework assignment is to "TEACH" someone in your family to code!

Good Luck, and Have Fun!

-Mr. S

ACADEMIC/LEARNING OBJECTIVE

Scholars will learn basic computer programming using Code.Org online.  Scholars will understand the basic vocabulary used in programming.  Scholars will also be able to explain why it is important for everyone to learn to code and how it can provide equity in our society. 

STUDENTS WILL ENTER THE CLASS QUIETLY AND BEGIN WORKING! 

Scholars will sign up for accounts on Code. Org and begin working through the program online. Scholars will complete their Introduction to Programming by emailing a link to the R2-D2 Star Wars Game they made to the instructor for credit.  Scholars will then click on the EXPRESS COURSE and begin working on the Stages found there.  These stages will review topics and ideas from the Star Wars levels, and allow Scholars to begin to learn about loops, if-then statements, and how math and algorithms are incorporated into programming. 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE TODAY!

Standards Covered In This Class  

PA 3.7.7 & 11 Section C / ISTE 2011

CSTA Tied With Common Core ELA/Math rev. 2011 

Introduction to Computer Programming (Code.Org)