--This week's guest post comes from Laura Smith at SSMSES --
Did you ever notice how Google changes their logo for holidays or just for fun? Recently, my 5th grade students, under the direction of Angie Catalone, completed a Google coding activity where they were able to create their own Google logo. We started by watching a video in the classroom to catch their interest and give them a brief summary of what they were going to be doing. We worked in the computer lab by first signing in and registering which went smoothly. The kids then had to watch short video clips of how to change different features of the Google logo. They did this on their own with headphones. They could create backgrounds, use themes, change the letters to swirl or animate, and many other things. The kids had a lot of fun doing this, and I was surprised how quickly they caught on. They were proud of their work. Each student created something very different and unique. It was a fun activity and I liked how they could work at their own pace.
-- Laura Smith
If you would like to try the Google logo coding in your classroom click here:
Introduction Video
Some of our 4th and 5th graders at Fox completed this activity as well. They loved it! It was a great introduction to the Scratch coding platform. With the tutorial videos Google provided, the students were able to be very independent with this activity and I loved seeing them help each other out when someone got stuck. This would be a great option for Hour of Code coming up soon.
ReplyDeleteI love that you guys are having the kids make the technology, not just interact with the technology. Way to go! Super cool.
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