Technology in Transit — Starting From Scratch!

Session Information


Date: October 19th, 2016
Location: Scarfe Main Foyer
Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Registration: Not required

Event Description

Join us at the Scarfe Foyer during lunchtime on October 19th to see this month’s Technology in Transit showcase!

Scratch is a web-based application that can help you to program your own interactive stories, games, animations and share your creations with others in the online community. With a friendly interface and easy drag-and-drop procedure, Scratch is an ideal tool to teach programming to students, especially young kids who have little to no coding experience. Scratch helps young learners to think creatively, reason systematically and work collaboratively – essential skills for life in the 21st century.

Presenter Milly Zhu demonstrates how to navigate through Scratch interface, sign up for an account, share online projects and download Scratch to computer to use it offline.

Every month, Educational Technology Support (ETS) hosts Technology in Transit to provide an environment for students in the Faculty of Education to showcase the technologies that they have been using in their classrooms. This one-hour session offers passers-by the chance to observe and engage with educational technology as they walk through Scarfe Foyer during their lunch break.

Presenter

Our featured student this month is Milly Zhu.

Milly Zhu
Milly Zhu is a teacher candidate in the Elementary/Middle School Option, TELL-3C Cohort at UBC with an interest in integrating technology in the classroom. For the past three years, Milly has taught computer programs at summer camps as an instructor. She has facilitated and engaged children of all ages a growing interest in technology, specifically graphic design and manipulation, as well as coding. Aside from her interests in learning how to incorporate technology into the classroom, she enjoys reading and drawing.

 

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