Kindergarteners @shady_side programmed #BeeBots to move and groove for some fun synchronized dancing. Communication was important as they coded their robots to produce creative dance routines in pairs. @BeebotCo #SSAJuniorSchool #coding #KidsCanCode #GirlsCanCode

Bullseye! Third graders measured, coded and tested #sphero robots for their Olympic Curling #STEM challenge. @shady_side #SSAJuniorSchool @Sphero @SpheroEdu

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First Grade learned the importance of friendship, excellence and respect from 2012 Olympic Torch Bearer, Jon Tait, of Darlington, England. @TeamTait thanks for sharing your experience w/ us from across the pond! @shady_side #SSAJuniorSchool #GlobalConnections #globalconnections

Well worth the wait! 3rd & 5th Gr. designed, created & coded balloon floats based on Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet in #STEM class. Mrs. Andy, Mr. McCarroll & I loved watching students work through the Design Thinking Process. @shady_side #SSAJuniorSchool #Steam #BeeBot

2nd graders are thinkers and problem solvers as they solve puzzles with @codesparkapp for #HourOfCode (and beyond). They’ll learn about sequence, loops, events and conditionals. @shady_side #SSAJuniorSchool #CSEverywhere @hourofcode #HourofCode2021 @CSEdWeek #csedweek2021

Explorations w/ @ScratchJr today was met w/ rave reviews by 1st graders! They ❤️: lots of characters, making characters move, adding pages & backgrounds, changing numbers - EVERYTHING! @shady_side #SSAJuniorSchool #CSEverywhere @hourofcode #HourofCode2021 @CSEdWeek #csedweek2021

Fourth graders are designing and animating mission patches with the @NASA #HourOfCode @gotynker #coding activity. They are having a BLAST! @shady_side #SSAJuniorSchool @NASASTEM #CSEverywhere @hourofcode @CSEdWeek #csedweek2021 #KidsCanCode

Kindergarten #HourOfCode Dance Party with @codeorg. We learned about events and measures to instruct our characters (and ourselves) to move. Look at these stars! 🤩 @shady_side #SSAJuniorSchool #CSEverywhere @hourofcode #HourofCode2021 @CSEdWeek #csedweek2021

‘Experiment and see what works.’ ‘Do one step at a time.’ ‘Work together.’ Strategies shared by @shady_side 3rd graders to help complete @Minecraft #HourOfCode puzzles on @codeorg. Great fun today! #HourofCode2021 #KidsCanCode #SSAJuniorSchool

These 1st Grade community builders brainstormed, built, tested and improved designs to create a 3D community for a programmable #BeeBot robot. Watch that BeeBot move! @shady_side #SSAJuniorSchool #STEM #STEAM #KidsCanCode #GirlsCanCode

Second graders @shady_side #SSAJuniorSchool wish all a Happy #WorldKindnessDay2021 with their @duckduckmoose Draw and Tell illustrations. #WorldKindnessDay

A #Kindergarten student gave me the sweetest, warmest hug as he entered my room & said ‘you smell so good!’ It was the @Skittles in my hand that I was snacking on before the class arrived! Lesson learned: keep Skittles on hand for a big mood boost! 😄 @shady_side #SSAJuniorSchool

James Knox, @shady_side Visual Media Manager, reminds 5th graders that the story you are trying to tell is the most important thing to focus on as they work on their #videoproduction projects. 🎥 #SSAJuniorSchool @icyclepgh

Fourth graders used formatting skills and had a lot of fun with the Build a Jack-O-Lantern #GoogleSlides activity from @ericcurts today. Such creativity! @shady_side #SSAJuniorSchool @SlidesCarnival

Spooky, Spiders, Ghosts, Bats, Boo! 1st graders had fun with a Halloween surprise drawing project with @Seesaw. Each student picked a mystery Halloween related word and then illustrated a drawing including that topic in some way. @shady_side #SSAJuniorSchool

Happy Halloween from the Science & Tech crew @shady_side #SSAJuniorSchool! 🎃👻 @GoogleForEdu #edtech #Stem #Steam @brittanyandy

Fourth graders @shady_side spent an engaging #DigCitWeek with @CommonSenseEd’s #DigitalPassport learning to use technology responsibly to learn, create, and participate. #digcit

1st graders @shady_side are community planners as they work together to brainstorm natural & human-made physical characteristics for their #BeeBot communities. Can’t wait to 👀 what they build! Love collaborating with Ms. McDonald on this #STEM project! #STEAM #SSAJuniorSchool

Kindergarteners @shady_side are #SeesawReady! They are becoming pros at taking photos, drawing, recording videos and using the microphone. 📷 🖊🎥🎤 #SSAJuniorSchool @Seesaw #Kindergarten

4th graders @shady_side enjoyed a visit this week from Carey Palenchar, owner Carey Palenchar Photography, as part of our Digital Photography unit. We learned 10 tips for better photographs. 📸Thanks Mrs. Palenchar! #SSAJuniorSchool #photography #photographer