Intro to Coding- Easy Beginner Coding and Animation in Scratch- FLEX- Course 1
In this FLEX coding and animation course the student will learn coding and animating by working on fun creative projects. There will be NO live meetings. You will get prerecorded videos of the lessons and teacher help during the week.
Teni
Average rating:
5.0
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What's included
Homework
1 hour per week. Students are encouraged to complete and post their Scratch projects or the links to the classroom to get feedback. The projects would take 30 minutes to an hour to complete.Class Experience
US Grade 2 - 5
Beginner Level
Coding is the new literacy! Let's learn it! In this beginner FLEX class, students will get a new video each week. They can follow along step by step to complete their weekly projects. They will also get support from the teacher and other students. The student will learn coding and animation by creating fun interactive projects in Scratch (Scratch is a free programming language and online community where kids can create interactive stories, games, and animations.) Your learners can watch the lesson videos at their own pace whenever and wherever they want. Students will share their Scratch files or the link to their shared projects in the classroom and receive feedback from the teacher. They will interact with each other by commenting on each other's Scratch projects in the Outschool classroom. Your learner will get - Prerecorded videos of the lessons - Help from the teacher during the week within 24 hours of posting your question. - Access to Outschool classroom to share projects and get feedback from the teacher and constructive comments from other students Week 1: Getting familiar with the Scratch coding interface, learning about good design and composition, using sprites, adding simple code blocks to their sprites, and saving and sharing their project Week 2: Coding a name and adding backdrop and design elements to their project. Week 3: Animating flying animals Week 4: Making a dress-up game No prior coding experience is required. Knowing how to click, right-click, drag, and drop is required. Having a mouse is helpful but not required only if the learner knows how to drag and drop and right-click without a mouse.
Learning Goals
Students will learn the basics of coding and animation in Scratch. They will get familiar with visual language and design.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Creating a Scratch account is recommended. It would make saving and sharing the project easier.
The project can be completed without making an account, but cannot be saved and shared on the website. You have to save each project by downloading it to your computer. To share the project on Outschool, your learner can upload the file to the classroom.
You need to create an account at https://scratch.mit.edu/ and sign in, if you want your Lerner's project to be saved automatically. You have the option to share the project publicly and the option to keep it private.
Please create an account in the Scratch.mit.edu website before starting the class if you want to share the link of the completed project in the Outschool classroom.
Using the Chrome browser is recommended.
Supply List
-A Laptop or a desktop computer -Using the Chrome browser is recommended
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from California State University
Ms. Teni has a bachelor's degree in Art with an (CG) animation concentration from California State University Northridge. She has taught in-person coding and computer lessons to California public school students for more than two years.
Reviews
Live Group Class
$17
weekly or $68 for 4 weeks4 weeks
Completed by 2 learners
No live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
