Daisy the Dinosaur
Here is what we think: If you are looking for a way to start coding in Early Years classrooms and Grade 1 you might want to consider Daisy the Dinosaur. It is from Hopscotch Technologies. It can be downloaded to an iPhone or iPad. It is a free app.
Here is the link for the download: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/daisy-the-dinosaur/id490514278?mt=8
For more information about this app and two reviews:
PC Magazine: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2460067,00.asp
Common Sense Media: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/daisy-the-dinosaur#
We could not find very much information to assist teachers develop lesson plans for Daisy the Dinosaur. The reason is children will find it easy to work through the different components of the apps on their own.
Here is information on Tutorials and lesson plans we found for Daisy the Dinosaur:
https://www.sophia.org/tutorials/teaching-programming-with-daisy-the-dinosaur
There are several You Tube videos that can give you an idea of whether or not you would consider using it. This one is the only one you need to view to see the complete app at work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Revp_tluc
Here is what we think: If you are looking for a way to start coding in Early Years classrooms and Grade 1 you might want to consider Daisy the Dinosaur. It is from Hopscotch Technologies. It can be downloaded to an iPhone or iPad. It is a free app.
Here is the link for the download: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/daisy-the-dinosaur/id490514278?mt=8
For more information about this app and two reviews:
PC Magazine: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2460067,00.asp
Common Sense Media: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/daisy-the-dinosaur#
We could not find very much information to assist teachers develop lesson plans for Daisy the Dinosaur. The reason is children will find it easy to work through the different components of the apps on their own.
Here is information on Tutorials and lesson plans we found for Daisy the Dinosaur:
https://www.sophia.org/tutorials/teaching-programming-with-daisy-the-dinosaur
There are several You Tube videos that can give you an idea of whether or not you would consider using it. This one is the only one you need to view to see the complete app at work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Revp_tluc