The tiny robots lend themselves well to learning to code, using a block style of coding. We've been remiss at taking pictures because our classes went so fast. There was just so much to learn!
We had our end of class party yesterday. The Friends of the Library rewarded the class with Ozobots of their very own!
The kids were thrilled, of course, and wanted to know what was coming next. Well.... we're going to be learning to create computer games using Scratch!
Scratch is a free programming language from MIT and is perfect for furthering our coding education. We will be working on getting together projects for the class from now until January 24th, when classes start again.
Our plan for the spring is to have two classes. Jason Baxter, Julie's husband and a fifth grade teacher, will be teaching the Ozobots class. It is open to any student over 8 years old with an interest in coding. Please sign up soon as spaces are limited.
Julie will be teaching the Scratch class, which also has a few spots available to students over 8 who have a little bit of prior coding experience. Spaces are very limited in this class as well, so be sure to sign up soon.
We hope that Mr. and Mrs. Dunn will again be available to help. Both classes will be on Wednesday afternoons at 4:00 and last about 45 minutes. Classes begin January 24th!
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