What is coding? How did it begin? What possibilities are ahead in a coding career?
Today was the first DigiLit Club this year. We were very happy to welcome back a former WMS student, EB, to our new crop of WMS students interested in learning about digital literacy.
Mr. West gave background information on the origin of HTML, Java and GUI as interfaces for developing the programs and online tools we use today.
The group started their own coding practice with Code.org, watching a video of tech professionals talking about the realm of possibility that comes with code literacy. The group tested some game-like programming tutorials that used drag-and-drop methods of looping and building algorithms.
Mozilla's Code Maven gave them experience using basics of Java scripting.
Returning student EB talked about his experiences with DigiLit at WMS as one of the original club members. He explained his college and career interests in programming, then described the different methods he experienced through various self-guided tutorial programs. He helped out the newbies by guiding them though the basics of using Code Academy for building HTML and CCS codes. They had to read for instruction and build lines of HTML code in a step-by-step process.
What? It's time to go?
We will see you again on October 8th for Mozilla's X-ray Goggles. Bring a friend!
Today was the first DigiLit Club this year. We were very happy to welcome back a former WMS student, EB, to our new crop of WMS students interested in learning about digital literacy.
Mr. West gave background information on the origin of HTML, Java and GUI as interfaces for developing the programs and online tools we use today.
The group started their own coding practice with Code.org, watching a video of tech professionals talking about the realm of possibility that comes with code literacy. The group tested some game-like programming tutorials that used drag-and-drop methods of looping and building algorithms.
Mozilla's Code Maven gave them experience using basics of Java scripting.
Returning student EB talked about his experiences with DigiLit at WMS as one of the original club members. He explained his college and career interests in programming, then described the different methods he experienced through various self-guided tutorial programs. He helped out the newbies by guiding them though the basics of using Code Academy for building HTML and CCS codes. They had to read for instruction and build lines of HTML code in a step-by-step process.
What? It's time to go?
We will see you again on October 8th for Mozilla's X-ray Goggles. Bring a friend!