Tech Help

One of the many things that 6th grade students can be counted on is their willingness to help others.
The students enjoy working with other grades to teach our fellow SWS students how to use technology.
Whether it is an app, website, or a device, 6th graders are here to help. Recently, the students spent
some time with the 1st grade class in the computer lab. Students taught the 1st graders how to start
the computer, log on to the network, launch the Internet, exit the Internet, log off, and shut down the
computers. We look forward to helping more classes and improving our own technology skills in the future. 

What is next for 6th grade? They will continue learning how to block code using Scratch and then step
up their tech game by using EdScratch in order to program Edison Robots. EdScratch uses a combination
of standard block coding that is specifically meant for our new Edison Robots. The goal is to eventually
move into a more sophisticated programming language called EdPy, which is based on the programming
language called Python. As the 6th grade teacher, I personally cannot wait to help the students learn
about the world of robotics.