{"id":2510,"date":"2023-11-08T10:12:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T10:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/connectedfalkirk\/?p=2510"},"modified":"2024-12-04T17:34:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T17:34:24","slug":"halloween-live-code-along","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/connectedfalkirk\/2023\/11\/08\/halloween-live-code-along\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Code-Along"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_11\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>In October 2023, we set Falkirk schools a new challenge task for Halloween \u2013 to join our live Scratch code-along to create a Halloween game on their Connected Falkirk devices. Find out more about the live lesson and the fangtastic results below.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Challenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Join <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Miss_McKechnie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Miss_McKechnie<\/a> next Monday for our first Connected Falkirk Code-Along!\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f\ud83e\udd73<\/p>\n<p>Treat your class to a spook-tacular live session where they&#39;ll code a fun Halloween-themed game in Scratch\ud83c\udf83<\/p>\n<p>Spaces are limited so sign-up fast using the link below\ud83d\udc47<br \/>\ud83d\udd17<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QTSvYQsfGK\">https:\/\/t.co\/QTSvYQsfGK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/THbdTN11vB\">pic.twitter.com\/THbdTN11vB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk\/status\/1716382955906486775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h3>Want to catch up? Watch a recorded version of our code-along below<\/h3>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Halloween Code-Along\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-OlmyZyQi1g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_74\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_74-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Result<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a FANG-tastic turnout we had for our creeeeepy code-along with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Miss_McKechnie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Miss_McKechnie<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m really looking forward to seeing where the 1000+ pupils we trained today take their <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@connectedfalk<\/a> digital learning to next! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bv14mgNiFR\">https:\/\/t.co\/Bv14mgNiFR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stuart Lennie (@IsITswitchedon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IsITswitchedon\/status\/1719053736075464894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Celebrating Success &#8211; Twitter\/X Posts<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_139\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last builder-text-columns-3 layout-4-8\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy Halloween from P6S! \ud83c\udf83\ud83d\udc7b<\/p>\n<p>Today we coded our own Halloween games with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> code-along. \ud83d\udc7e\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffe\u200d\ud83d\udcbb<\/p>\n<p>We also plotted coordinates to discover a spooky picture \ud83d\udd75\ud83c\udffd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oLiMhIaq8w\">pic.twitter.com\/oLiMhIaq8w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Miss Steele (@MissSteele_HPS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MissSteele_HPS\/status\/1719424738211053941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Code and example from our games we made with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> yesterday. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RPr3QyrtIg\">pic.twitter.com\/RPr3QyrtIg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MPS Primary 5 (@MPSPrimary5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MPSPrimary5\/status\/1719409047747600611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-3\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-3\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">P7 followed the Halloween \ud83c\udf83 lesson set by connected Falkirk. We really enjoyed the coding season to create our Halloween game. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stjosephsps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@stjosephsps<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/article28?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#article28<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/article29?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#article29<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/article31?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#article31<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pfCqjRwlko\">pic.twitter.com\/pfCqjRwlko<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mrs Dennis (@MrsDennisStJoes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrsDennisStJoes\/status\/1719359350873948569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-4\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> for the live coding lesson yesterday!! P7 enjoyed coding their very own Halloween game! \ud83c\udf83\ud83e\udd87\ud83c\udf4e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MU47PMiJX5\">pic.twitter.com\/MU47PMiJX5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Miss Smith &amp; P7Q (@misssmithteachh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/misssmithteachh\/status\/1719296097745600568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-5\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We loved our Halloween Coding session! We learned how to code through Scratch and created our own Halloween game. Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> \ud83d\ude01\ud83c\udf83\ud83d\udc7b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8UlSJmUlad\">pic.twitter.com\/8UlSJmUlad<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Miss Stewart LVPS (@MissStewart24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MissStewart24\/status\/1719242674115424345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-6\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-3\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf42 Today was an Autumnal themed day! We started our day with enjoying a coding session with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Miss_McKechnie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Miss_McKechnie<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a>. We the  started our Autumn themed art lesson by creating patterns using marbles and black paint. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZZdchrxN3I\">pic.twitter.com\/ZZdchrxN3I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MrsMcDavid (@MrsMcDavidVPS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrsMcDavidVPS\/status\/1719123807418360165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-7\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This morning we took part in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> Halloween coding session. We created algorithms and coded our own games. What a fantastic session! \ud83c\udf83\ud83d\udc7b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IhEoSANas2\">pic.twitter.com\/IhEoSANas2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; P4\/3 &amp; Miss Miller (@LauriestonP43) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauriestonP43\/status\/1719101823645003878?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-8\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We loved joining Halloween coding sessions this morning! We  enjoyed developing our own games! Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MXWfZlbwmW\">pic.twitter.com\/MXWfZlbwmW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; P2, Mrs Smith and Mrs Campbell (@LauriestonP2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauriestonP2\/status\/1719100955629600908?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-9\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-3\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> We had lots of fun creating our Halloween games using <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scratch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@scratch<\/a> . <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bHFHSY0S77\">pic.twitter.com\/bHFHSY0S77<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mrs McKay (@MrsMcKayDigital) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrsMcKayDigital\/status\/1719093291075899407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-10\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">P.7 loved joining Halloween coding sessions this morning! We had some fun after by developing our own games and some pupils had the suggestions of developing games for our buddies to play as well as teaching other classes how to do what they learned today. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BwP6SpVB3S\">pic.twitter.com\/BwP6SpVB3S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Miss Anderson &amp; P7 (@Slam_P7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Slam_P7\/status\/1719079653908820022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-11\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Monday morning fun with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> . Primary 7 participated in a Halloween online coding session. We used the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scratch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@scratch<\/a> app to design our own Halloween games. There were many interesting designs and ideas. \ud83d\udc7b\ud83d\udc7e\ud83c\udf83 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9blx2UulYa\">pic.twitter.com\/9blx2UulYa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; P5 Dunipace (@_MissMcKechnie_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MissMcKechnie_\/status\/1719068374225850377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-12\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-3\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Halloween \ud83c\udf83 code along with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> this morning. We had great fun creating our own games using <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scratch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@scratch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bpgqzyJQrr\">pic.twitter.com\/bpgqzyJQrr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MPS Primary 5 (@MPSPrimary5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MPSPrimary5\/status\/1719054805358842017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-13\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf83 CODE-ALONG \ud83c\udf83 <\/p>\n<p>We had the pleasure of joining a code-along session with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> today and created our own games using Scratch. I was very impressed with the coding skills and we had a very easy time following along with Lauren \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udcf2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cZEc5vHqlz\">pic.twitter.com\/cZEc5vHqlz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Miss Abimbola and P6A (@KPS_Primary6A) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KPS_Primary6A\/status\/1719033720911315247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-14\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here we are, all set to join in with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a>\u2019s Hallowe\u2019en Code-a-long! We learned how to create our own game by writing and debugging an algorithm! All pupils were so engaged and confident &#8211; well done! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XLCHOmW8WQ\">pic.twitter.com\/XLCHOmW8WQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KPS_Primary6C (@KPS_Primary6C) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KPS_Primary6C\/status\/1719025253362303230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-15\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-3\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We took part in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> Halloween \ud83c\udf83 coding session this morning! We designed and created our own Halloween \ud83d\udc7b game. They were so much fun to play after we did the hard work of creating them. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coding?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coding<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Scratch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Scratch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Halloween?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Halloween<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Fun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Fun<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/P7Team?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#P7Team<\/a> \ud83d\ude0a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uTtSqoWM8G\">pic.twitter.com\/uTtSqoWM8G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DeanburnPS P7A (@DeanburnPS_P7A) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeanburnPS_P7A\/status\/1719011039264505935?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-16\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We enjoyed a live code along lesson with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> It had a very spooky \ud83d\udc7b theme! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GhFJ1Ia5Pv\">pic.twitter.com\/GhFJ1Ia5Pv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mrsgentlescps (@mrsgentlescps) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrsgentlescps\/status\/1719008058276217260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-17\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Making crazy character algorithms and games during our Connected Falkirk Live Scratch Code-Along challenge with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BowhousePS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BowhousePS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EYVeIJp2UH\">pic.twitter.com\/EYVeIJp2UH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Primary 7M &amp; Mrs Marsh (@Bowhouse_P7M) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bowhouse_P7M\/status\/1718992108332228661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-18\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-3\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Halloween code along this morning with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> We created our own Halloween game. Very impressed with the coding skills in P6H \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udcbb\ud83d\udc7e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vk06wGJAXl\">pic.twitter.com\/vk06wGJAXl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Miss Heeps CPS (@missheepscps) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/missheepscps\/status\/1718964526098362585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-19\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We enjoyed taking part in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> code along this morning.  We\u2019re looking forward to tinkering with our code this afternoon to finish off our games <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MpsStem?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MpsStem<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/STEMLearningUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@STEMLearningUK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mq51f0XpCa\">pic.twitter.com\/mq51f0XpCa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MPS-Primary6 (@MPS_Primary6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MPS_Primary6\/status\/1718963520157409551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-20\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a great coding session we had this morning, now we are looking forward to some tinker time to improve our game. \ud83c\udf83\ud83c\udf83\ud83c\udf83\ud83c\udf83\ud83c\udf83\ud83c\udf83\ud83c\udf83\ud83c\udf83 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xe1ZCHIHm2\">pic.twitter.com\/xe1ZCHIHm2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MrsHepburnCPS (@CpsHepburn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CpsHepburn\/status\/1718948115770650679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-21\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-3\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fun Halloween Coding this morning, thank you Connected Falkirk. \ud83d\udc80\ud83d\udc7b\ud83c\udf83<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/95Q7urxS9X\">pic.twitter.com\/95Q7urxS9X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; @MrsMcGeeCPS (@MrsMcGee__) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrsMcGee__\/status\/1718928322590113839?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-22\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This morning we headed to @P1B_Laurieston to test out our algorithms on the little ones. They created some very interesting monsters! We then gave them a chance to play our games coded during the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> session. It was lovely to see P6 taking a lead on the learning. \ud83e\udd87\ud83c\udf83 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gl716xXr6Z\">pic.twitter.com\/Gl716xXr6Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; P4\/3 &amp; Miss Miller (@LauriestonP43) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauriestonP43\/status\/1719797106032963798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-23\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today we made a start on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> Halloween code along today. We learned a new word relating to ICT &#8211; \u201calgorithm\u201d. We used instructions to work on the idea of an algorithm. We are going to continue this next week as we really enjoyed it so far! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/stfxdigi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#stfxdigi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kKQ1tspLfg\">pic.twitter.com\/kKQ1tspLfg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; StFrancisP5 (@stfrancisp5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stfrancisp5\/status\/1720442253737443507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-24\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-3\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcf1 We tried our hand at coding this week with the help of Lauren at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> \ud83d\udcf1<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf1 We loved expanding our knowledge of Scratch and enjoyed \u201ctinkering\u201d with our projects to make them more complex\ud83d\udcf1<\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much for a fantastic live lesson. \ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FaGhpC22zV\">pic.twitter.com\/FaGhpC22zV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Miss Lesko \ud83e\ude70 (@missjlesko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/missjlesko\/status\/1720585739635699745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-25\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We followed along with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> Halloween Algorithm lesson last week and we learned the importance of being precise when giving instructions (algorithms) for others to follow. \ud83d\ude0a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xK2qtlFo9k\">pic.twitter.com\/xK2qtlFo9k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Primary 7M &amp; Mrs Morrison (@WPSP7M) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPSP7M\/status\/1721650844343394647?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-26\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More Halloween fun with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> this time coding with Scratch. We created spooky backdrops then had Halloween characters chase \/ catch different items. We definitely had to do some \u2018debugging\u2019 along the way. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RUVIqC48k8\">pic.twitter.com\/RUVIqC48k8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Primary 7M &amp; Mrs Morrison (@WPSP7M) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPSP7M\/status\/1721665021258646013?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-27\" id=\"builder-section-text_139-column-3\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"ttfmake-embed-wrapper aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some more coded creations on Scratch. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectedFalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConnectedFalk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bEFD1yUtn6\">pic.twitter.com\/bEFD1yUtn6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Primary 7M &amp; Mrs Morrison (@WPSP7M) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPSP7M\/status\/1721666365315059845?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In October 2023, we set Falkirk schools a new challenge task for Halloween \u2013 to join our live Scratch code-along to create a Halloween game on their Connected Falkirk devices. 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