CEIP Antonio Machado
Extension activities: EU Code Week 2016
As it is said in their web, the Europe Code Week is a grassroots initiative which aims to bring coding and digital literacy to everybody in a fun and engaging way. It was from 15 to 22 of October 2016.
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Students from CEIP Antonio Machado have been involved in this initiave for years. All the pupils, from 3 to 12 years old, participated on it using different technological instruments (robots, tablets or computers are some of them) and through a wide variety of subjects..
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BEEBOTS
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5 years old
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Objectives
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To revise their vocabulary learning.
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To assess pupils' listening skill.
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To develop their technological competence.
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Steps to follow
This activity was a review activity in which pupils listen to a colour and they had to programme Beebot to go.
Conclusions
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Pupils review their knowledge in a funny way.
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They continue working on their technological competence.
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Teachers can have other assessment tool. ​
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As conclusion, Beebot motive students to work and help them on their learning process.
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Primary first year class - (6 years old)
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Objectives
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To associate capital and lower letters.
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To foster the written skills.
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To encourage pupils' technological competence.
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Steps to follow
This activity was used as a game in which pupils throw the dice, "read" the letter and need to send Beebot to their lower case correspondance.
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Conclusions
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Every first course student can identify the vowels in capital letter and match it with the vowel in lower case.
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Pupils were very motivated in the process.
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The technological competence was developed through the acquisiton of literacy.
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As every time we use BEEBOTs, our students were very motivated and, once they know how to play, they are autonomous enough to work by their own.