Simple samples for Scratch to try:
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In April, the Year Two students have learned how to create, test and modify instructions to control the movements of a floor turtle. They learn to programme the floor turtle to move around an area by using single instructions, a sequence of instructions and repeated sequences. Year Two children have pre-programed the floor turtle to follow a tricky path placed on the classroom floor in teams. They have used 'ACSLogo' to draw a path by producing a set of instructions with instruction like 'FD' "Bk" 'RT' 'LT' 'CS'. They also made some fascinating drawing with 'REPEAT' instruction in ACSLogo. Besides these, some students are able to predict the results of a set of instructions by themselves. Feel free to download ACSLogo (Mac) here: http://www.alancsmith.co.uk/logo/index.html. Kids can enjoy programming things at home now. Here are some of the work:       In the past few weeks, the Year Two children have learned to search for information held on a CD-ROM. They are introduced to CD-ROM as a means of storing large amounts of information. Children have learned to use menus, indexes and key words to search and gather information. Year Two have used 'All About Animals', Google Earth and DUCKS Library website to do some search work. They found the answers to the questions they needed by using different search technique. (search using menus, search using the index, search using key words) Year Two children are learning to use a computer graphics package to create a picture; select the most appropriate tool to match their purposes when they paint on the computers.
They used 'Paintbrush' program to produce their pictures for different topics - my friends, halloween, chocolate pattern etc. The children learned to select and use simple tools (pen, fill, line, spray and text box etc.) in their picture making, and understood that work can be easily amended without spoiling earlier version by using 'Undo' or other tools. Paintbrush (Mac version) can be download at: http://paintbrush.sourceforge.net/downloads/ | AuthorMs Yvonne Huang - I am from Shanghai, China. Teaching ICT in DUCKS in my fifth year now, and enjoying doing it. ArchivesJune 2012 CategoriesAll |
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