Week 3 Reflection

 This week we learned about block coding. When I first heard this topic, I was a little scared. I have never heard about this before. Then I watched the video on how to complete to dance party and I was still confused. Once I started to create my own dance party, I felt a sign of relief. It was not hard and it allowed me to tap into my creativity side. I am not a creative person but this was a fun activity to complete. 

Technology keeps advancing and growing everyday. This is a great first step in teaching students about coding. This will be a fun activity to have children be able to creative something fun but also learning more about technology. I will plan on keeping this activity handy for when I become an educator. 

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