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The hour of code

In the last days we have been working with a new program for us

called Khan Academy. Our task was to complete "The hour of code" in Khan Academy. There we have learned how to draw some objects with codes applying new concepts. We have used a talk-through, which is like a video but more interactive. We have also done step-by-step challenges to practice newly learned concepts and finally we have worked on a project where we could get more practice and be more creative with the skills we have learned. 

In the "Hour of Code" there are a few videos to help. This one is the welcome video to the "Hour of Code". Pamela, the girl talking in the videos tells us a basic idea of what you can do with codes.

The first number controlls how far the ellipse of the right and left side of the screen is, the second number controlls the height positioning which the ellipse appears on the screen, the third number means how wide or thin the ellipse is and the fourth and last number means how short or long the ellipse is.

The first challenge was to make a simple snowman. By this excercise we have only used a shape called ellipse. We have written three times ellipse to make three circles and then written the number for the position of them. As you can see on the top of the board there is a text. This text helps step-by-step during the excercise. 

After some other challenges, help videos and tips we had to choose a project. We have chosen the super snowman. This was the most complicated but also exciting excercise. Here we have used a lot of shapes and codes like triangle(for the nose), fill(every time we want to change color), line(for the hands), background and rect(for the hat).

Energy points and badges

The energy points and badges are the rewards you get every time you finish a excercise, challenge or video. We have 8900 energy points earned and 6 badges.

By: Bruno Hecker and Justo Corrente.

The hour of code

The last week in Informatics we learnt how to use a website called Khan Academy, in this website you can learn all about the subject you want. We chose to star a lesson in Khan academy about how to use codes to draw in the Computer, There are different steps on Khan Academy where you must complete the exercises to win points and go to the next level. It gets harder every time you achieve to complete a level. To learn about your subject you have videos, text explanations and some exercises, and if you complete the you win aproximatly 1000 points.

Here you can see the progress between the start and now,it´s an example of the difference between the start and now:

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In Khan Academy in the first  video they teach you  about how to create circles, traingles, or how to add color to your creation, in this video the woman explains how to use this Tools by making a face, for example, how to do the background, floor and add accesories to your drawing. In the firsts proyects it gives an example of which numbers like the ones that are in the next picture for making bigger, smaller ,wider or more narrow.

Every time you complete an exercise before going to the next step it says you win points as i say before down here it´s an example of how this person is now in a level where the icon , which is like a dragon have grown up, at first it is like a circle :

This video is the introduction video of Khan Academy where you learn the first steps for drawing with codes:

And the last video teach you what is about it anf how to use it: