Interactive Games & Projects
For High School Students
Interactive Games and Projects for High School Students is a professional development course designed for high school educators teaching a general Computer Science course and/or Computer Science Principles.
In this training, we will develop various projects in Code.org’s App Lab that teach students to use variables, conditionals, and create functions at an introductory level. Each project will be taught at an introductory level suitable for first exposure of the concepts while also including opportunities for advanced students to extend the complexity.
Teachers will leave with working code that can be expanded by students into larger projects. Educators will explore strategies for integrating projects that reinforce key programming concepts while fostering creativity and problem-solving.
Upcoming Workshops
Flappy Bird & Dino Run
Virtual Event | March 24 & 31, 6-8pm
Session 1: Tuesday, March 24
Use a timed loop and keyboard to animate keeping an object in the air (think Flappy Bird) and apply a jump and gravity function to an object (think dino run when the internet goes out.)
Session 2: Tuesday, March 31
Develop one of the games from session one. Move and avoid obstacles and earn points.
Fun with Data!
Virtual Event | April 14 & 21, 6-8pm
Session 1: Tuesday, April 14
Using a data table from App Lab, we will incorporate multiple lists to create a guessing game. For example, using data about US States, pull columns representing state names and images. We will choose a random image and have users identify the state. What fun!
Session 2: Tuesday, April 21
In this fun session, we will attempt to teach App Lab how we are best motivated. Using generated lists of motivation quotes, we will randomly select a quote and tell App Lab if we are motivated. Using that input, our code will slowly learn and work to provide more similar quotes to those liked by the user. If time allows, we will also learn how to store data in App Lab from use to use (meaning the training we provide will not reset each time we press run.)
Save by joining both workshops!
If you’d like to discuss group pricing for your district, we do have discounted group plans available for both pairs and larger groups. Please reach out to k12@newbo.co for more information.