{"id":1581,"date":"2016-08-12T15:01:39","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T14:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/?p=1581"},"modified":"2016-08-12T15:01:39","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T14:01:39","slug":"code-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/2016\/08\/12\/code-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Code Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"

posted by\u00a0Carol Lyon, Schools & Learning Support Officer (STEM)
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Aspiring Programmers Enjoy an Action Packed Day at Code Academy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last term, more than 300 Primary 5-7 pupils from 14 Angus schools enjoyed a busy, fun-filled day of Computing Science at a \u2018Code Academy\u2019 run by Dundee and Angus College. The pupils participated in a range of workshops from movie animation, to using Probots to hunt for monsters and take a virtual tour round the future V&A Museum of Design, Dundee.<\/p>\n

\"CodeAcy\"<\/a> \"CodeAcy1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Getting to grips with how a PC works \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03D imaging<\/em><\/p>\n

\"CodeAcy2\"<\/a> \"CodeAcy3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Programming a robot to negotiate an obstacle \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Testing and evaluating compute games
\ncourse \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0designed by college students<\/em><\/p>\n

\"CodeAcy4\"<\/a> \"CodeAcy5\"
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\nHaving fun with Photoshop \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Coding using ‘Scratch’<\/p>\n

What did the pupils have to say about their day?<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the best school trip I\u2019ve ever been on in my whole life!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the college I want to come to when I leave school.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m definitely coming to Dundee and Angus College\u2026..\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c\u2026\u2026.and me!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c\u2026. me too!\u201d
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What did the teachers and adult helpers think?<\/p>\n

\u201cExtremely well organised event. The pupils had an amazing time.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to start looking at Scratch tonight and integrate it into my classes.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

A huge thank you is due to all Dundee and Angus College staff for their tremendous efforts in ensuring the day ran smoothly (no mean feat with over 300 very excited 10-12 year olds!), but particularly to Gillian McGovern, Course Leader, for planning, organising and facilitating this event. Thanks also to Katie Gallacher, formerly of Carnoustie High School, for liaising with Gillian regarding arrangements for the day. It simply could not have happened without them.<\/p>\n

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