Booklet -Coding_ Scratch_CONTENT_complete

2017
February - June 2017

POSTERS
Students have planned their activity:
─ they identify the problem;
─ analyse it into the main parts;
─ apply the Scratch tools;
─ test and reformulate.
The Scratch Coding (your country) project has proposed:
─ create a game about each partner country;
─ develop programming skills in a pleasant way;
─ develop linguistic skills;
─ develop collaborative activities;
─ enrich students' knowledge of Europe;
─ Apply knowledge in a transversal way.
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In February, we launched a project on the eTwinning platform that was
based on a software that is not being studied during classroom lessons.
Together with a partner from Portugal, we proposed the Coding (your country)
project with Scratch. After the project was approved by the National Support
Service, partners from Italy and Poland joined us.
The project offered students an adventure in Scratch. Through project
activities, they had to create a game about their country. With the help of this
they asked questions about their country, they located it, they made a map of
Europe. After the introductory questions on the name of the country, the
capital, they focused on a field such as history, geography or personalities in
their country.
Students have planned their activity:
─ established their project theme (geography, history, Romanian personalities)
─ have identified the steps to achieve the project;
─ outlined the main parts of the project;
─ analyzed and collaborated in determining the content and questions of the project;
─ have applied the Scratch tools to complete the project;
─ tested and reformulated the project;
─ verified the final draft;
─ presented their project.
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CHAPTER 1
Students
start
communicat
ing with
European
partners
my avatar
how am I
THE BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT
Students are presenting.
They built a Padlet in which they made a brief description of them.
Romanian team Padlet Introduce yourself
https://padlet.com/wall/xarg5ic9pui6
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CHAPTER 2
THE FIRST SCRATCH LESSONS
Students have become
accustomed to the program
interface, identified working
tools, tried their effect. They
found out that each project
runs on the "green flag" tool.
STUDENTS CHOSE A PERSONAGE
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CHAPTER 2
HOW WE CHOSE A DECOR
FIRST LINE OF CODE
Our projects is about Romania.
Contain information and
questions about our country.
Each question is a accompanied
by a message of feed-back.
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CHAPTER 3
SAY
Something
How we
make a
character to
speak
students
puts effects
HOW WE MAKE A CHARACTER TO SPEAK
personage first steps
HOW WE MAKE A PERSONAGE TO MOVE
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CHAPTER 4
HOW TO PUT A SOUND FROM LIBRARY/COMPUTER
CHAPTER 5
ON-LINE COMUNICATION
STUDENTS COLLABORATED ONLINE WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES
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CHAPTER 6
FIRST PROJECTS
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FEED-BACK
Padlet https://padlet.com/otiliacosnita1/fron4f4sj4bh
In February-June 2017, on the eTwinning platform, we created a project
that uses programming concepts, a project that develops computational
thinking. Through it we have promoted knowledge of European countries in a
creative, different way, and at the same time, we have developed our 21st
century competencies in our students.
PROJECT WEB-PAGE
http://codingyourcountrywithscratch.my-free.website
The Coding (your country) with Scratch project was awarded with the
National Quality Certificate and the European Quality Certificate.
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CONTENT
CHAPTER 1
THE BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT
WORK SHOP - MY AVATAR
WORK SHOP – HOW AM I
CHAPTER 2
LEARNING SCRATCH
WORK SHOP – HOW WE PUT A PERSONAGE
WORK SHOP - HOW WE CHOOSE A DECOR
CHAPTER 3
START CODING
WORK SHOP – HOW WE MAKE A CHARACTER TO SPEAK
WORK SHOP – THE FIRST STEPS OF THE CHARACTER
CHAPTER 4
WORK SHOP - HOW WE PUT A SOUND FROM LIBRARY
WORK SHOP - HOW WE PUT A SOUND FROM COMPUTER
CHAPTER 5
ON-LINE COMUNICATION
WORK SHOP – STUDENTS COLLABORATED ONLINE WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES
CHAPTER 6
FIRST PROJECTS
WORK SHOP – FIRST DRAFTS
WORK SHOP - STUDENTS MADE A PLAN TO COMPLETE THE FINAL PROJECT
FEED-BACK
FEED-BACK PADLET
PROJECT WEB-PAGE
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