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Remember to sign up for your Jan. 19th courses. Tomorrow is the deadline. See details: https://www.smore.com/kfac1-educator-for-the-future-pd-day?ref=email-content#w-0229423278 Join us for a district-wide Hangout on Air tonight at 8:00 pm! Link to Hangout: https://goo.gl/2yJHa7 --Make sure you are logged in with your HPISD account or you won’t be able to join the hangout. There won’t be anything to really “see” until around 7:50ish when the broadcast goes live. https://todaysmeet.com/hp4pl -- If you have any problems getting to the Hangout, need help, or to ask questions during the broadcast, use this link. Also, this is one of the ways you will “prove” your attendance. Instructional Tidbits: The Hour of Code is coming Dec. 7-13th! We have celebrated the Hour of Code for the last few years. I have signed our campus up again this year, and would love to see EVERY Armstrong class participate. I will provide you with all necessary information, but first, let's talk about why you want to do this. 1. The kids love coding. It's fun and engaging. 2. Coding provides the opportunity for kids to take risks and persist. They don't always get it right the first time, but they keep trying. 3. Coding promotes problem solving. Sometimes it is really hard, and that is a good thing. 4. Coding is useful in so many future careers. We could have the next Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg sitting in our class. 5. Why not try something new? How to get started: This is one of those areas where you may not know a lot about the topic, or anything at all. That's okay! The people at Code.org have set up many fun videos and games/puzzles that help students (and teachers) code. It's so fun, you may not even know you are doing it. As a teacher, I would click on one of these below and try it! You'll see how easy and fun it is very quickly. In fact, you may look up and find that one hour is already up! Tech Tuesday Prize: Tweet out your commitment to participate in the Hour of Code using @brooksteacher and using the hashtag #hourofcode! Teams with 100% participation will receive a prize! Tutorials: Course 1: Grades K-1 Course 2: Grades 2-5 Course 3: Grades 4-5 Course 4: Grades 4-8 Other options including Frozen, Star Wars, and Minecraft: https://code.org/learn iPad Apps to try: The Foos Coding Lightbot Hopscotch
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