IT'S THE HOUR OF CODE!

Welcome to the 2015 Hour of Code, sponsored by Code.org! The Code.org team believes that every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer science. So they have put together some wonderful tutorials and activities for you to try. Just click on your class to begin: your teacher will give you your password.

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Great online image editors!

Pixlr Editor is a robust online image editor capable of doing almost as much as Adobe Photoshop! Try it out here!

Pixlr Editor

Draw Island is just like an online version of Microsoft Paint. Try this one out here.

Draw Island

Free Clip Art!

Openclipart.org has the best selection of clip art to ungroup and edit!

High Quality, Editable Clip Art

QUIZ LINKS!

Quiz time! Click the link below to go to your Google Forms Quiz. Answer each question and click "submit" when you are finished. Super easy! :-)

Grade 8 Quiz  Link

Grade 7 Quiz  Link

 

 

 SOCRATIVE REVIEW TIME!

 

Click the link below to participate in the group review activity before your quiz! Your teacher will tell you your room number.

 

Socrative Review Student Log in



Coding Links!

Learn to code with Code Monkey!

Help  the Code Monkey catch the bananas and save the world! You will actually be learning a real coding language called Coffee. Think through your process and write the correct coding instructions for success. :-) 

Code Monkey

Additional online coding activities:

Code Studio
Several different types of activities to try!

Next up...Scratch!

After you have mastered Code Monkey, it's time to do a project with Scratch!


Scratch
Try a tutorial! From the main page select "Create" from the top menu, then select "Tips" from the next top menu to get to the tutorials.

Project One Scratch Tutorial: Feed the Fish!
You will begin this project together as a class lesson, and finish on your own and add even more aspects to the game! The instructions for building "Feed the Fish" are in the lfdcslab Google Drive, and also in the Class Materials folder in Schoology.

Click HERE to see "Feed the Fish!" in action. Be sure to look inside and see how the code is built.

Scratch Secrets!
This site has lots of tips and tricks to get the most out of programming with Scratch.

(Note: You may use the "remix" option for your Scratch projects. Just make sure your games are derivative works!)

Your Final Game in Flowlab!

Now that you have finished two coding projects using Scratch, it is time to make that big game! Create an account in Flowlab and start with the first tutorial.You can go on from there to make your game, or create another entirely. Your final game project should have at least three levels.

Flowlab

Flowlab Resources and Tutorials

Coding Break!

Take a break from all that coding work with some of these fun coding games! Playing and learning is a great combination. 

* NEW* Code Combat

* NEW* Lightbot

CLASS WEB SITES

Below you will find websites that we have used in class. Click and learn even more on your own!

7TH AND 8TH GRADE

Digital Compass
Follow along with the stories and decide the proper actions to be a good digital citizen. (Must have sound enabled.) This website is part of Common Sense Media and also has other games and activities to help learn more about digital literacy.

Citation Machine
A handy site that makes quick work of creating MLA and APA citations!



7TH GRADE

The Metric System
We will use the information in this table to draw our own  Microsoft Word Metric System Chart! (And it will look much prettier, too!)


8TH GRADE

MLA (Modern Language Association) Style Guide
A handy reference to the appropriate way MLA format and cite your sources in a liberal arts or humanities paper.

APA (Amerian Psychological Association) Style Guide
A handy reference to the appropriate way APA format and cite your sources in a scholarly paper within the social sciences.

Virtual Dice Rolls and Coin Flips
A great site to create data for Excel charts and graphs, as well as for exploration into probability and statistics!

"Guests for Dinner" MS Excel Project
Use the links below to use with formulas and complete your "Guests for Dinner" project in MS Excel.
           Shaws
           Stop and Shop

"Transportation Costs" MS Excel Worksheet Project
Use the links below for reference information to use with your formulas to complete your "Transportation Costs" project in MS Excel.

Mapping (you will be leaving from LFDCS, 400 Haverhill, Lawrence MA)
Mapquest
Google Maps

Current Massachusetts Gas Prices
Fuel Gage Report

MPG (Miles Per Gallon) for Your Rented Vehicle
Fuel Economy

Rental Car Agencies
Enterprise
Hertz (Haverhill pickup/drop off)
Avis (Methuen pickup/drop off)

  OF THE WEEK!

Here you will find a list of all of the "Webpage of the Week" activities we have viewed. Enjoy!
(NOTE: "Webpage of the Week" activities are often part of a larger site which is not necessarily all educational.  
Do not leave the linked webpage!)

Free Rice

Improve your vocabulary while earning rice for hungry nations.

Grammar Ninja
Use your ninja skills and identify parts of speech.

 Online Word Search
Grow your vocabulary and spelling skills with word search puzzles.
If you really enjoy Word Search puzzles, then try making your own at Discovery Education's Puzzle Maker.

Word Confusion-Funbrain
Some words sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. These homophones can be a challenge! Try this website and test your knowledge.

Word Scramble
Try to beat the clock and unscramble the letters to make a word. Click on the "hint" button to get the meaning of the word for help.
Spell Check
Check your spelling skills by selecting the word that is spelled incorrectly!

It's Greek to Me
Learn all about the Greek roots of words to help understand word meanings.

Merriam-Webster Language Games
Several super-fun word games!

 Comma Chameleon 
Put the punctuation marks in the correct place.

Crossword Puzzles
Crossword puzzles are ALWAYS great vocabulary practice, and fun, too!

Up and Down Words
A different kind of word puzzle where the last word of each two-word crossword clue solution is the next clue's first word. Very fun stuff!

Cool Math
It's math and it's cool! Use your problem solving skills and train your brain.

Coconut Vowels
Coconuts with partial words are falling on the beach. Match missing letters to correct the word coconut!

The Surfing Scientist: Conundrums
Confusing science problems!

Hang Mouse
A different take on Hangman!

Analogies
How good are you at spotting analogies? (comparisons between two things)

Word Quest
How many words can you make from rearranging the letters?

DKFindout
Anything you ever wanted to know can be found here! (well, almost anything :-)

Physics Games
Challenging activities to stretch your knowledge of physics. As much fun as CoolMath.com!

Cryptokids
Site created by the NSA (National Security Agency) with excellent code breaking and code making activities to get you thinking!

*NEW*  Sudoku
Improve your memory and concentration skills with Sudoku every day!

 

TOUCH-TYPING LINKS!

Use the links below to learn and improve your touch-typing skills.

Lessons: 

Lessons and Super Cool Games!

Power Typing

Free Typing Game

Dance Mat Typing

Speedy Typing Online

Typing Club

Touch Typing Study

*NEW*  More Typing Lessons and Games!


Games:

Home Row Typing Game-Key Bricks

Online Typing Games

Owl Planes (you must use Internet Explorer to play multiplayer mode)

Keyboarding Games

Only Typing Games

Typing Adventure

Arachnid Falls

Paratrooper Sheep

Nitrotype

*NEW* Type for Your Life!

*NEW* Typing Olympics