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I’m PASSIONATE about students and teachers using TECHNOLOGY to enhance LEARNING and CREATIVITY.

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Thank you! Susan

Commented Jul 16, 2016 on One iPad Webmix- Teacher Productivity Apps at The Digital Scoop

Thank you so much! Susan

Commented Jul 10, 2016 on Lessons in Teaching Code.org Sketchnote at The Digital Scoop

Lessons in Teaching Code.org Sketchnote

After attending ISTE this year, I decided it would be fun to try making a sketchnote. I have also been wanting to share some of what I have learned after teaching Code.org as a major curriculum component in my Computer Science classroom this year. Seemed like the perfect combo! I... Continue reading

Posted Jul 9, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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Summer Reading- Crash Course by Kim Bearden

Welcome to summer blogging! I have now been out of school for a couple of days and have eagerly jumped into my summer reading routine. I have always loved reading and the summer provides a great time to focus a bit more on it. I just finished reading Crash Course:... Continue reading

Posted May 25, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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Throwback Thursday: End of the School Year Activities

The final weeks of school are always busy, fun, hectic, and a little bittersweet. With all that is going on, I thought it would be the perfect time to throwback to some previous ideas I have shared over the years for end of the year projects! Fourth Grade Word Clouds-... Continue reading

Posted May 18, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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Moving Text Poem Using Scratch

I love all having students write all types of poetry. I also love creative coding and this project brings the two together! Students start by creating a new Scratch project and creating their own sprites using the text tool. I prefer to work in the Vector Mode when using text.... Continue reading

Posted May 16, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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Poetry Machine Templates

The Poetry Machine offers 48 templates for creating poems. Your students are sure to be writing in no time! Each form of poetry comes with directions, an example, and a form to fill in. Once the form has been filled in, the poem can be shared in a variety of... Continue reading

Posted May 15, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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Scratch Week: Books I Love!

Today, I thought I would share several of my favorite Scratch project and inspiration books! Coding Games in Scratch- This is my current favorite! All of the projects are fun and engaging. I devoured the book and learned so much from the projects. I was then able to utilize the... Continue reading

Posted May 12, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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Scratch Week: The ABC Project

Can you create a code for every letter on your keyboard? Then, the ABC challenge is just the project for you and your students! Starting with the when space key pressed event and changing it to a letter, students need to create a code. The challenge is to create a... Continue reading

Posted May 11, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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Scratch Week: Video Sensing

Pop the Bubbles is one of the sample activities listed on the Scratch Day website. My students love playing around with this project and trying to remix it! Students will need to allow access to the computer's camera in order for the project to work. Then, they can literally swipe... Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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Scratch Week: Playing with Animation

Have I got a great Scratch activity for you today! It all started when a student added an image to a Google presentation and it started moving! They were shocked and delighted. We began talking about animated gifs and just animations in general. This got me thinking that Scratch would... Continue reading

Posted May 9, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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Scratch Day is Scratch Week on The Digital Scoop!

Scratch Day is coming up Saturday, May 14, 2016! This is a day for kids and adults all around the world to celebrate all things Scratch coding related! I decided my classes will be celebrating all week long! Today, I am sharing a Scratch project starter. You could also have... Continue reading

Posted May 8, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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Thank you! It is always so nice to hear from readers! 😀 Susan

Commented May 7, 2016 on Printable Code Blocks for Course 1 of Code.org at The Digital Scoop

Printable Code Blocks for Course 1 of Code.org

These code block cards are a great way for students to practice building patterns. Students can then use a "loop" to make their patterns shorter. I decided to use business cards for easy separation after printing. I was able to print the same file on different brands of business cards... Continue reading

Posted May 5, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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Growth Mindset Posters with a Code Theme

Feel free to download and use these two growth mindset posters with a coding theme! I hope they encourage and inspire your students! Repeat until Proud Repeat until Success If you have ideas for other posters let me know! Continue reading

Posted May 3, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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Using the Hemingway App to help with the writing process

The Hemingway app has given me a new way to think about my own writing. I will admit that I am not the greatest writer and I often struggle when writing blog posts. This website has been a great way to aid my revision process. The app will make suggestions... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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Hi Lynette! You are more than welcome to see the code I used. If you go to either of the Scratch projects I reference, like this one: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/98687558/ You will see a blue button that says See Inside. You can then view the code I used. Hope this helps! Susan

Commented May 1, 2016 on Graph Paper Programing in Scratch at The Digital Scoop

Creative Coding Lesson = Awesome Sauce!

Over the last couple of weeks, my 3rd graders have been exploring the Pen Blocks in Scratch. I decided this would be the perfect opportunity to encourage some creative coding! Once the students were familiar with the tools, I introduced them to the "AWESOME SAUCE" challenge! Starting with some basic... Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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NETA 2016 Treasures Explained- Photos For Class

Photos for Class provides a nice place for students and teachers to find images licensed under Creative Commons. The site even attaches citation to the images! From the site: "Teachers have told us they need a place to access safe images that are available to be used in the classroom... Continue reading

Posted Apr 28, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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Creating Quick "Graphs" using Google Sheets on the iPad

This idea is perfect if you need a quick graph of classroom data from a question you ask your students. You will not actually be creating a formal graph...your spreadsheet will just look like one! Start with a Google spreadsheet like this one: I've added five columns for categories and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 27, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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Thank you! 😊 Susan

Commented Apr 25, 2016 on Comparing Coding Languages- Unplugged Activity and Posters at The Digital Scoop

Comparing Coding Languages- Unplugged Activity and Posters

Last summer, I had the idea to create some visuals for my students about different coding languages.am just now getting around to that and thought I would share what I came up with! My goal was to show what the same outcome would look like coded in each language. I... Continue reading

Posted Apr 25, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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NETA 2016 Treasures Explained- Google Templates

This is for all of my readers who couldn't attend my NETA 2016 presentation on Technology Treasures. Over the next couple of weeks, I'm going to "unearth" some of the treasures shared. Today is all about Google Template resources. Slides Carnival provides wonderful free Google Presentation templates. I'm like a... Continue reading

Posted Apr 24, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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Code Like A Boss! NETA 2016 Presentation

Here is another NETA 2016 presentation titled Code Like A Boss. This was another collaboration with my good friend Jason Rushing. We shared ideas to use beyond the Hour of Code involving unplugged learning lessons, Scratch coding, websites, iPad apps, and robots. Please feel free to leave a comment if... Continue reading

Posted Apr 23, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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NETA 2016 Technology Treasures Presentation

Here are all the technology treasures that Jason Rushing and I shared this year at NETA! Have fun exploring! Presentation on Slideshare: Neta Technology Treasures 2016 Presenation from sprabul Symbaloo Webmix of Treasures: :) Continue reading

Posted Apr 21, 2016 at The Digital Scoop

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