Educational Technology Specialist
Hi everyone! My name is Jenny Sora. I am the technology teacher at PS 166. I have been a technology teacher for over ten years and prior to that taught fifth grade, third, and sixth grade. After receiving a degree in educational technology, I began teaching K-5 students in technology.
I learned to appreciate the power technology can have on learning and motivation. Through the years, coding has become such a big part of the curriculum. It might look like game playing to many, but coding is more about a way of thinking and problem solving. It teaches students the process of solving problems in a systematic way. Since the stay-at-home orders and online school began, I have learned new ways to teach students remotely.
Through Arts and Athletics, I wanted to share tutorial videos on the many different coding sites you can use. Sometimes students may give up or get frustrated with a level or just the overwhelming content with the websites. The shared tutorial videos break down the complexity and I am always here for online support through emails (jennysora@me.com).
The following are the links for the coding sites and tutorial videos to help your child get started. Some do require a paid subscription.
Code Monkey Grades K-5
Kodable Grades K-2
Scratch Grades 3-5
Code for Life Grades 2-5
Vidcode Grades 3-5
Aside from coding–Arts and Design