Coding & Games with
Kids: Hopscotch,
Scratch & Minecraft
stem.wesfryer.com
14 December 2013
Online Webinar
by Wesley Fryer, Ph.D.
www.speedofcreativity.org

http://hourofcode.org
http://csedweek.org

stem.wesfryer.com

Oklahoma Scratch Camps!
https://sites.google.com/site/divjrscratch/home

http://chocolate-broccoli.com/about-me
tip
at
h
o…
t
chocolate broccoli?

www.inventtolearn.com
“Three categories of [computer] usage were
outlined in Robert Taylor’s seminal book on the
subject, The Computer in School: Tutor, Tool,
Tutee. (Taylor, 1980).”

www.inventtolearn.com
“To [Seymour] Papert, the strength
of the computer lies in none of
these categories. It is a material to
be ‘messed about with.’ The act
of messing about, which we
might call tinkering, is where the
learning happens. The computer
provides a flexible material that
the child can weave into their own
ideas and master for their own
purposes.”

http://mresmres.tumblr.com/post/27254531229/the-creative-learning-spiral-students-in

vocational!
opportunities
hands-on!
learning
computational!
thinking
why STEM?
workforce!
needs
creativity
gender!
equity
problem!
solving
www.flickr.com/photos/ladypain/178384326/
why coding?
math!
anxiety
fun!
communication!
skills

today…
http://minecraftedu.com
www.gethopscotch.com
http://scratch.mit.edu

Minecraft?
www.flickr.com/photos/popculturegeek/5822675610

www.flickr.com/photos/tolomea/5936755606
a “sandbox game”

http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=1195
2012 k12onlineconference.org

www.slideshare.net/wfryer/create-your-own-maker-culture-in-the-library

http://twitter.com/edgamer
www.flickr.com/photos/wfryer/8522611225
http://edreach.us/channel/edgamer
#ice13 and @edgamer

www.sitconference.org

www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-9M4I1HRt8
4th Grade San Diego Mission
backstory: http://69.195.124.67/~dwmalone/2013/04/11/california-mission-report-in-minecraft

http://minecraftedu.com

http://minecraftedu.com/wiki/index.php?title=Teaching_with_MinecraftEdu

www.flickr.com/photos/wfryer/11302143136
www.flickr.com/photos/wfryer/11302191685
http://minecraftedu.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:Mainscreen.png
www.flickr.com/photos/wfryer/11317907385

Challenges:
crafting
building
exploring
problem
solving
www.flickr.com/photos/wfryer/11319662084

http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/ipad-coding

www.speedofcreativity.org/ebooks/hopscotch-challenges/

www.speedofcreativity.org/ebooks/hopscotch-challenges/

www.speedofcreativity.org/ebooks/hopscotch-challenges/

www.speedofcreativity.org/ebooks/hopscotch-challenges/

www.speedofcreativity.org/ebooks/hopscotch-challenges/

www.speedofcreativity.org/ebooks/hopscotch-challenges/

www.speedofcreativity.org/ebooks/hopscotch-challenges/

www.speedofcreativity.org/ebooks/hopscotch-challenges/

www.speedofcreativity.org/ebooks/hopscotch-challenges/

www.speedofcreativity.org/ebooks/hopscotch-challenges/

www.speedofcreativity.org/ebooks/hopscotch-challenges/

www.speedofcreativity.org/ebooks/hopscotch-challenges/

http://scratch.mit.edu

low bar
www.flickr.com/photos/stevendepolo/3744076073
(via Dr. Mitchel Resnick)
high ceiling
www.flickr.com/photos/mustangjoe/6345177181

https://sites.google.com/site/divjrscratch/

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http://maps.playingwithmedia.com/simulation-or-game/

students exceeding expectations
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/2685575

Coding & Games with
Kids: Hopscotch,
Scratch & Minecraft
stem.wesfryer.com
14 December 2013
Online Webinar
by Wesley Fryer, Ph.D.
www.speedofcreativity.org