Class Experience
Students should have a basic understanding of Scratch.
Students will learn
- How to control the direction their sprite moves by using the mouse and keyboard to control direction.
- How to clone a sprite
- How to create variables
- How to change the speed of a moving sprite
- How to change a sprite's direction
- How to add sound to a project
- How to make a sprite disappear and reappear at a random location
- How to make the background move
Games created:
- White Water Rafting (Guide your canoe through the rapids)
- Ballooning (Guide your sprite to capture as many balloons as possible - but the dropping obstacles break your balloons)
- Shooter (Break as many block as you can, but you must shoot an an angle and avoid the barriers)
- Diving (Watch out for the underwater currents as you avoid the predator animals)
- Magic 8-Ball (Ask the Magic 8-ball a question. Shake it to reveal it's answer)
Other Details
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Bachelorās Degree from Pennsylvania State University
Hi, my name is Dan Hartman. I have many years of experience as an elementary and middle school technology teacher (Pk-8). I have a bachelor's degree from Penn State in Computer Science and over 25years of working in the computer science world. For years I have been bringing the joy of coding into PK-8 classrooms, with my passion for teaching technology and a skill for turning learning into an adventure, I inspire young minds to explore the digital world with creativity and curiosity.
I always try to make my teaching fun; students will see me wearing different hats and wigs to liven things up. I was a kid once, too and I can relate that it can be intimidating trying to warm up to a new teacher. In my classes, we will joke a bit and have a good time. But guess what, you will learn how to code.
Last but not least, I realize that not all students pick up everything as quickly, so I try not to leave anyone hanging. I will often extend class sessions for one or a couple students. We can even zoom in at another time. My approach is that no student should leave without understanding the material.
I look forward to seeing you in my class!
Are you planning to use state funding, such as an Education Savings Account (ESA), Micro-grant or scholarship to help pay for your learnerās education?