I've been wanting to learn more about coding in elementary school and introducing teachers in my area to integrate robotics in the curriculum and during the school day. I'm loving code.org and feel like I'm am only in the beginning phase of exploring and learning. My goal is to work with the Wonder Robots and turn around sessions to share with my area TCEA Community and spread awareness in my school district and surrounding districts. Most of the time, the extra learning has to happen at home. I really don't mind when learning is this much fun and includes bonding with my children.
I've spent two short time frames over the last two weeks working with my 4 yo son. We've been using the Go and Path App. So far, I think they are great for pre-readers. It is visual and enjoyable for a child to explore.
I will document our learning here in my blog as I continue to explore and learn. Here is the first video that shares my son's trouble shooting and first challenge with Dash.
