Students in the Introduction to Programming class are beginning a new unit called “Block Coding.”  This unit is designed to introduce students to beginning coding.  Students will learn about:

• Programming input and output using Scratch
• Pseudocode to help document their designs
• Programming input and output using Mirco:Bits
• Using the Engineering Design Proces

The purpose of this unit is for students to:

• Create prototypes (their own programs) that use algrorithms
• Use input and output in their programs
• Justify their coding choices
• Evaluate and refine their computational artifacts (program) to make them more usable

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NONDISCRIMINATION COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR Katherine Ritchie Rapp, Equal Opportunity Programs and Ombudservices 711 East San Rafael Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2599
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