New LIVE workshops for Computing at home with Digital Schoolhouse
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We’re over the moon to announce our first ever LIVE workshops, Just Dance with the Algorithm, hosted on twitch! JUST DANCE WITH THE ALGORITHM LIVE WORKSHOP is the latest in our series, Computing at home with Digital Schoolhouse.
This classic workshop, developed by Digital Schoolhouse in partnership with Ubisoft, is one of our most popular lessons! It gets your little learners active, dancing their socks off with Ubisoft’s Just Dance. Through combining dance and video games, Just Dance with the Algorithm is guaranteed to engage your children with core programming and computing concepts in a fun way!
How do I sign up?
It’s easy! All you need to do is sign up to our Eventbrite. We’ll then send you a reminder to your email before the workshop starts, so your children can get their dancing shoes at the ready!
Remember, the stream is live and if you have an account with twitch you can interact with Estelle as she teaches! You can also pause the stream if you need more time or your learner wants to work on their routine a little longer.
Further details
PART 1 | FRIDAY 17 APRIL | 11.00 - 12.00
Investigate what dance routines can teach you about algorithms.
Suitable for ages: 5-11 years
What do you need to take part?
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Room to dance!
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Pen and paper
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Pictos (picture cards) - you can download and print here or create your own
What will you learn?
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What an algorithm is
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How to write an algorithm to achieve a desired result
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How to represent an algorithm as a flowchart
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The concept of repetition and how to recognise opportunities for repetition within algorithms
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The concept of selection and how to implement selection statements within an algorithm
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PART 2 | TUESDAY 21 APRIL | 14.00 - 15.00
Following Part 1, learn how to digitise your dance routines with Scratch.
Suitable for ages: 5-11 years
What do you need to take part?
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Room to dance!
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Pen and paper
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Scratch - a free programming language which you can access via your browser here
What will you learn?
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How to implement a pre-written algorithm within a programming language such as Scratch
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How to create a digitised dance sequence using sequence, selection and repetition
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How to improve the effectiveness of a program by implementing procedures
Show us your dance moves!
Remember to tag us on twitter @DigSchoolhouse and Facebook @DigiSchoolhouse using the hashtag #ComputingAtHome. We’d love to see what dance routine your learner comes up with!
