Coding - A Beginner’s

Guide

By Lee Hall and Leslie CashShelby County Schools

What is coding?

Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's

Dictionary

code (noun \ˈkōd\)Simple Definition of CODE

: a set of laws or regulations: a set of ideas or rules about how to behave: a set of letters, numbers, symbols, etc., that is used to secretly

send messages to someone

Let’s try some simple coding

Here is your code:

Unplugged - Graph Paper Programming

Let’s fill in your square together

using this program

Now you can create your own pattern

and write the code

For example:

Why Teach Code

� Strengthens:○ problem solving ○ organizing ○ critical thinking ○ decision making

Solving a

Math

Problem:

Solving a

Coding

Problem:

Why Teach Code

� Literate people - ○ read, write

� New literacy - ○ code

Why Teach Code

Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!“It has been predicted that by 2020 there are likely to be over 1 million unfilled jobs in the U.S. alone that will be dependant on coding.” https://www.sitepoint.com/6-reasons-why-your-child-and-mine-should-learn-to-code/

Where to Begin

Code.org� Hour of Code� Unplugged

Code.org

Hour of Code - Star Wars

code.org/learn

studio.code.org/

studio.code.org/

code.org/educate/applab

https://code.org/professional-development-workshops

Dr. Jeff Gray, ProfessorUniversity of AlabamaCollege of Engineering

https://issuu.com/uaengineering/docs/capstone_engineer_fall_final/25?e=2987587/31139156

Where can I find more?

http://podcasts.shelbyed.k12.al.us/techtreats/

Lee Hall lhall@shelbyed.org Leslie Cash lcash@shelbyed.org

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