Hour of Code by Zach F. 7T1
Lost in Space from Tynker
1)What did you work on?
The tutorial I worked on was called Lost in Space from Tynker.
3)How interesting was the tutorial?
The goal of this tutorial was to avoid obstacles and retireve certain items to help a stranded astronaut fix his spaceship and survive. It used simple copmmands such as run and jump. I though it was very easy and thus, not very interesting. i thinkj it might be fun and faciinating to a younger child. However, this tutorial was not very intriguing to me.
2)How far did you get in the time you had?
I had 30 minutes to complete this project and got a little more than half way through the tutorial. Therefore, I think I would have been able to easily finish it in an hour.. I would have completed it in an hour or less amd think it is easy. Thus, i think it was intended for someone younger than me who is just beginning to code. I think this turtorial would be intended for a 4th grader.
4)What skills do you think you can learn from this tutorial?
I think I can learn some skills from this tutorial. Considering this tutorial was intended for someone who has less experience in code, I think it would help teach people basic programming skills. It would help people who have never coded before and would teach them the basics of how to program something to complete a task.
5)Have you used tools that are similar? If so, which tools?
I have used a couple of tools that are similar to Lost in Space. One of them is Scratch as both tools use similar coding such as moving foward and if then statements. Also, Lost in Space is similar to Super Mario bros. You run and jump avoiding obstacles as you go in both tutorials.
6)Who would you recommend this tutorial to?
I would reccomend this tutorial to an elementary schol student. This tuorial is for someone who has not coded before. The code is very basic and would therefore be beneficial to younger kids and older kids might not get as much out of this tutorial since they are working with more advanced code.
An Hour of Code Tutorial from RoboMind Academy
1)What did you work on?
I worked on an hour of Code tutorial from RoboMind Academy. I worked to move a robot and retrieve items while controlling his movements.
2)How far did you get in the time you had?
I had about half an hour to complete this tutorial. I conpleted 41%of this hour of code challenge. In an hour, I would have come close to finishing it but would not have completed it in its entirety. I thought this tutorial was fair. I thought it was pretty easy using directions like foward, right, left, and backward. However, I would not have been able to complete it in an hour. I think this was probabaly intended for a 6th grader. In my opinion, i could handle mpre advanced coding, but this is not too far below my level.
3)How interesting was the tutorial?
This tutorial was a little interesting. It used fairly simple commands espicially in the beginning of the tutorial. However, as the tutorial progressed the levels got a little more interesting. You had to draw squares and even draw letters. The codimg was a little more elaborate and a little more intriguing. Therefore, the tutorial was somewhat interesting to me.
4)What skills do you think you can learn from this tutorial?
From this tutorial, there are certain skills that can be learned. Again, the code was mostly basic.Therefore, someone can learn how to program something that is artificallly intelligent to complete a simple task such as picking up objects or even drawing something.
5)Have you used tools that are similar? If so, which tools?
I have used a couple of tools that are similar to this tutorial from RoboMind Academy. The tool scratch is very similar to this tutorial from RoboMind Academy. It uses similar code to move foward, left, right, and backwards. Also, it has very basic coding just like Scratch.
6)Who would you recommend this tutorial to?
I would probably reccommend this tutorial to a 6th grader. This is because the coding is pretty basic, biut it would be beneficial to a sixth grader who is just begginning to learn how to code. This tutorial would help a sith grader because they are just begginning to code and this is pretty basic, so I would reccomend this to a sixth grader.
Code Combat from Firebase
1)What did you work on?
I worked on Code Combat from a company called Firebase. My goal was to retrive the gems but avoid obstacles or being seen by creatures.
2)How far did you get in the time you had?
I worked on this tutorial for an hour and got through a little less than three fourths of it. I thought it was a little difficult and the code was more complex. I thought that this tutorial was intended to be used by seventh or eighth grade students as it would benefit students who already of experience with programming but could still improve.
3)How interesting was the tutorial?
This tutorial was pretty interesting. I thought it was fun advancing through the levels, collecting resources such as gems, and buying new items in the shop with those resources that will help you in the tutorial. For these reasons, I thought the tutorial was very intriguing and would like to continue and finish this tutorial on my own time.
4)What skills do you think you can learn from this tutorial?
I can learn many skills from this tutorial. I can learn coding skills that will help me later in my life when I am coding certain things to complete certain tasks. It will also help me manage my money because of the resources i recieved in this tutorial and how I had to use them wisely to buy whatever was most beneficial.
5)Have you used tools that are similar? If so, which tools?
I have used tools in the past that are similar to Code Combat. Clash of Clans is a game I play and is a little similar to Code Combat. You get resources and have to use them wisely to your advantage in the tutorial just like in Code Combat. Also, a tool called Scratch is similar to Code Combat as the codes are like blocks to move in differnet directions and complete certain tasks.
6)Who would you recommend this tutorial to?
I would recommend this tutorial to a fellow seventh grader or an eighth grader. This code was a little advanced and would benefir a student who has a little coding experience but is still improving. Since, this tutorial would help a seventh or eighth grader I would recommend it to them.