EU code week 2018
About CODE WEEK
In 2018 EU Code Week took place between 6 and 21st of October.
It is a grass-roots movement that :
- celebrates creativity
- problem solving
- collaboration through programming
- and other tech activities.
The idea is to :
- Make programming more visible,
- Show young, adults and elderly how you bring ideas to life with code,
- Demystify these skills
- Bring motivated people together to learn
Also
Coding helps develop competences such as computational thinking, problem solving, creativity and team work –
Really good skills for all walks of life.
How we joined the event ?
We joined EU Code Week by organising a coding activity in each partner's town by joining the Code Week 4 All Challenge and connecting activities across communities and borders.
- At first most of our partners joined individually by particpating in other activities , so that to be familiar with the events
- We launch a collaborative activity called binary bracelets , organized by our greek partner olga keramida , in that event more than 5 countries participated in that collaborative event.
https://codeweek.eu/view/197284/coding-and-e-safety-be-sm-at-rt-be-s-at-fe
https://www.smore.com/m1hb0
Name of the event
Binary bracelet with QR code integration
The link below represents the plan of the lesson we will follow during this event , however we made some changes by integrating the notion of QR code
Link of the lesson :
Plan of the event ( lesson )
Overview
Binary is extremely important in the world of computers. The majority of computers today store all sorts of information in binary form. This lesson helps demonstrate how it is possible to take something from real life and translate it into a series of ons and offs.
Aims
In this lesson our students will :
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Learn how information is represented so that a computer can interpret and store it.
- Have the ability to write codes and share them with their peers as secret messages.
- This can then be related to the way computers read a program, translate it into binary, use the information in one way or another, and then respond in a way that is understandable to humans.
Procedure
Activity 1: How to use the decoder key ?
Work sheet
Link of this activity :
https://code.org/curriculum/course2/14/Activity14-BinaryBracelets.pdf
Directions
- Find the first letter of your first name on the activity sheet.
- Fill in the squares of a bracelet to match the pattern of the squares next to the letter that you selected.
- Cut the bracelet out.
- Tape the bracelet around your wrist to wear it!
- Share your bracelet with your classmates to see if they can figure out your letter.
Activity 2: Assessment
To learn decoding messages using the binary decoder key
Link of this activity :
https://code.org/curriculum/course2/14/Assessment14-BinaryBracelets.pdf
Directions
- Hand out the assessment worksheet and allow students to complete the activity independently after the instructions have been well explained.
- This should feel familiar
The lesson
This is the original lesson proposed by the site itself
binarybracelet.pdf
Activity 3: Implication of QR code
To learn our students how to use the QR code to decode messages
Examples
- QR code into picture
- QR code into binary languague
For that reason our students will use QR code reader , application already downloaded on their smartphones
use the link below :
http://linoit.com/users/okeramida/canvases/EU%20code%20week
Our students taking their activities
Activity 1: to use the decoder key
Activity 2: assessment
Activities 3:
using the QR code , decryting messages
First message : QR code first message
Solution : https://melbournechapter.net/images/welcome-clipart-animated-3.png
Second message : QR code second message
Solution : http://opn.to/a/ZOHTI
Other QR code messages
Solution :
be smart be safe ( screenshot showing the result of the analysis of the QR code )
Solution : netiquette
Activity 4:
using the QR code , decryting messages, transforming the message into binary language
Solutions
The 1st letter of kids names ( greek , pylos )
Konstantinos, Nikos, Ioanna, Aris, Basiliki, ....etc
Partners event participation
See the twinboard
Awards
These certificates were given as a proof of the collaboration of all registered partners in the same event : coding and e-safety ( be sm@rt be s@fe ) .
Other events participation
Some partners and according to the level of their students ( in secondary specially ) , included besides the main activities of the course lesson other activities
Awards
( certificates of excellence )
To get this certificate any partner should at least participated in three events of EUcode week ( See the twinboard )