Hour of Code Minecraft: A tale of two villages, Ages 8+
Use basic coding concepts to bring two villages together in this one-hour activity in Minecraft: Education Edition. Players will experience empathy and compassion for their neighbors, learn about cooperation and inclusion, and practice social-emotional skills.
By the end of the workshop, students will have:
- Understood the importance and benefits of diversity, including the role of diversity and inclusion in a community
- Understood bias and recognize how it may cause harm
- Created coding solutions that include sequences, iteration, and loops
- Decomposed (break down) the steps needed to solve a problem into a precise sequence of instructions
- Iterated on coding solutions to complete a task
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- This event is online. Review the event description and requirements in advance.
- For those under 18 years of age who may be joining, it is recommend that a parent/legal guardian be with you during the meeting.
- To find the link for Online/Virtual events: Click on the Visit Website link. Use the date filter or search using 1-2 words of the event title. Source
June 7, 2021
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12:00 pm
Game Maker Guide for Intermediate Coders: Design a Space Explorer
Progress from easy to intermediate coding skills in this 60-minute workshop.
Design and code a game to play, then save your project to continue modifying and learning more with MakeCode arcade.
Objectives:
- Practice designing and modifying games
- Practice fundamental and intermediate block-based coding skills
- Explore how to use the MakeCode Arcade platform
Recommended for ages 13+, or 8+ with some previous coding experience and intermediate reading skills
- This event is online. Review the event description and requirements in advance.
- For those under 18 years of age who may be joining, it is recommend that a parent/legal guardian be with you during the meeting.
- To find the link for Online/Virtual events: Click on the Visit Website link. Use the date filter or search using 1-2 words of the event title. Source
Beginner’s Guide to Arcade Games: Code your own games
For those new to coding, and to the MakeCode Arcade platform, learn to code classic arcade-style games. In this workshop, participants will build simple and shareable games using creativity and block-based coding.
Objectives:
- Learn fundamentals of game design
- Practice fundamentals of block-based coding
- Explore how to use the MakeCode Arcade platform
Recommended for all with interest, ages 8+
- This event is online. Review the event description and requirements in advance.
- For those under 18 years of age who may be joining, it is recommend that a parent/legal guardian be with you during the meeting.
- To find the link for Online/Virtual events: Click on the Visit Website link. Use the date filter or search using 1-2 words of the event title.
Beginner’s Guide to Arcade Games: Code your own games
For those new to coding, and to the MakeCode Arcade platform, learn to code classic arcade-style games. In this workshop, participants will build simple and shareable games using creativity and block-based coding.
Objectives:
- Learn fundamentals of game design
- Practice fundamentals of block-based coding
- Explore how to use the MakeCode Arcade platform
Recommended for all with interest, ages 8+
- This event is online. Review the event description and requirements in advance.
- For those under 18 years of age who may be joining, it is recommend that a parent/legal guardian be with you during the meeting.
- To find the link for Online/Virtual events: Click on the Visit Website link. Use the date filter or search using 1-2 words of the event title.
Beginner’s Guide to Arcade Games: Code your own games
For those new to coding, and to the MakeCode Arcade platform, learn to code classic arcade-style games. In this workshop, participants will build simple and shareable games using creativity and block-based coding.
Objectives:
- Learn fundamentals of game design
- Practice fundamentals of block-based coding
- Explore how to use the MakeCode Arcade platform
Recommended for all with interest, ages 8+
- This event is online. Review the event description and requirements in advance.
- For those under 18 years of age who may be joining, it is recommend that a parent/legal guardian be with you during the meeting.
- To find the link for Online/Virtual events: Click on the Visit Website link. Use the date filter or search using 1-2 words of the event title.
