Last week Ms. Finn led the children in a series of sessions with Bee Bots- programable "robots" that provide an introduction to coding. Our elementary Tech Integration Specialist, Kristen Courcelle, has created clear grids as well as a double sided mat that has letters on one side and numbers and math symbols on the other. Over the course of the week partners programed their bees to walk a path that spelled snap words, touched a series of numbers, walked in a planned path, and even drew a picture! This last task was accomplished with the help of a "bee jacket" that allows it to hold a marker that it pushes and pulls. Some "techno" looking marker designs probably came home in folders last week.
These sessions were the perfect precursor to the Friday's Library lesson which focused on the annual school event- Hour of Code.
Here are some photos of the children doing a similar activity on chromebooks in the Library.
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