Code monster and Kahn Academy - week 7

Being introduced to coding was a bit daunting. I understood the concept and found it fun when not doing it with a computer like here in my classroom game but trying to remember the ways to code hurt my brain!! I am sure if I kept going with it and wrote down quick links to things I would get the hang of it faster and it wouldn't hurt so much.

My first go at it was through code monster. This tutorial was loooonnnngggg and I forgot lots of things before I even reached the parts where i had to code by myself. Although this site is simple and it directs you to what you are supposed to do I think students would get lost because the tutorial was so long. 

My next attempt was through the khan academy. I really liked this site. It was broken down into sections that you could click on when you felt ready or you could skip them altogether. It introduced you to things slowly, gave you a challenge (with help) and then a project to do at the end. This site was more appealing to me and I think students could work with this site.

Once these simple coding concepts were learn't students could create shapes, pictures and games. It is an easy introduction to computer coding and depending on the computer literacy of a child they could start this at an early age.