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Eileen L.
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J.H.S. 074 Nathaniel Hawthorne School
Oakland Gardens, United States

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My Students Liked It Yes

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I Would Recommend It Yes

Setup Time Less than 5 minutes

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Individual

Great with Advanced learners
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This is a great intro to programming. It clearly illustrates the basic blocks of programming in a simple Angry Birds style game. It prompts the student when they make a mistake and suggest ways to correct the code. Some steps can be completed in a less than perfect way, but the student learns that there's a few ways to solve a problem. Teachers can register all students to monitor progress.

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Kids are slowly gradually introduced to programming. There are no solutions offered after the first hour of code, so even as a teacher, it can be frustrating. There are levels of completion so the students have incentives to get through many levels and greater degrees of difficulty. It's a great way for kids to decide if they like programming, and how they can quickly be good at it.

After 5 minutes, your students are programming!

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