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Try It! Make Art With Code in P5js Javascript
Terry D [Code & Art, JavaScript, M.Ed]
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(41)
In this one-time class, learners create lively, computer-generated animations from random shapes and colors by coding in p5.js, a kind of JavaScript for artists. Get a taste of programming by making something beautiful! Beginners welcome.
Class Experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Beginner Level
In this one-time class, learners get a quick look at the beauty and fun of making computer-generated art – the lovely patterns and shapes that computers create when we give them imaginative commands. Like many coding classes this one welcomes learners who love games, and it also welcomes learners who love design, color, and animation. No previous experience coding is necessary! We'll focus on a few essential commands for color and shape. Learners begin by tinkering with teacher-provided...
- Learners explore JavaScript commands that display shapes and colors and that change them randomly.
15 years of experience teaching JavaScript, Python, Scratch, web development, robotics, and artbotics to students from 8 - 15 years old in private, public, and after-school settings. Two masters degrees in education – from Harvard Graduate School of Education with a focus on technology and from Lesley University in mathematics education.
To support a variety of learning styles, this class provides consistent structure with multiple communication strategies (written, verbal, and visual) as well as flexibility in content, pacing, learner participation and teaching approaches.
No prerequisites.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
During the class, students will create accounts at https://openprocessing.org/, where they will write code and see their animations. Student accounts include many safety features. No personal information is collected. Additionally, student profiles and projects are visible only to the teacher and classmates, and students are not allowed to comment or annotate projects outside their class. For a full description of these protections, see https://intercom.help/openprocessing/en/articles/5228489-student-account-types. This free code editor, funded by the Processing Foundation, works on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chromebook computers but isn't appropriate for iPads or phones.
Joined August, 2022
5.0
41reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello! My name is Terry, and I'm glad to meet you! In my classes, learners create art, games, and stories by writing computer code. My students learn by tinkering – by exploring and changing starter code to see what happens, always working in...
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Group Class
$23
per classMeets once
60 min
Completed by 9 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
1-4 learners per class
