Thing 11: Coding

Hello Cool Tools friends!  I am VERY late this year in getting caught up on all my Cool Tools tasks.  I really have no excuse for this, except for that last year, my position was in Tech, and I wanted to learn as much as I could to bring back to my students and teachers.  This year, I am grappling with many demands, as most elementary teachers do, and therefore finding it hard to get these completed.

I also am experiencing some difficulty in locating my previous blog posts.  I can go to BlogSpot and see them, but cannot add to the most recent.  I've spent the last 3 times that I've logged on to work on my Cool Tools tasks, trying to retrieve it and continue posting.  All for naught! 

So...needless to say, I'm behind in my reflection of having completed the Hour of Code.  I completed it probably close to a month ago.  As with many of the responses and insights shared on the videos regarding coding, I believe in the numerous benefits for students that it can produce.  Coding fosters strategic and critical thinking while building literacy skills. Once NYS testing is over, I hope to have my fourth grade students begin their own journey into the world of coding.