RVC Hour of Code - Learn at Home Edition

Learn Code at Home Through

• Connect Time
  ​We connect to via students via Zoom and teach a basic coding concept & lesson.
• Code Time
  ​Facilitate fun coding lessons
• Share Time
  Students will share their code creations! 

About the NEW RVC Hour of Code - Learn at Home Edition​​

What is RVC Hour of Code - Learn at Home Edition​

• For Grades 1+
• When is this happening? 
  • Every Tuesday at 11am CST via ZOOM​
  • Starts Tuesday, May 12th!
• Format
  • Connect Time: We connect to via students via Zoom and teach a basic coding concept & lesson
    • Please have 3-4 sheets of paper & pencil
  • Coding Time: We facilitate fun coding lessons! 
  • Share Time: Students will share their code creations! Parents will take photos of students working on coding lesson and post on social media with hashtag #RVCHourOfCode

Coding Time!

Need Help?
If you need help, you chat with Professor Konkol here (usually available 12pm-2pm each Tuesday)

May 12, 2020   |   View Student Work​

• First open the podcast: Watch Podcast After Zoom Session (Pause and play as needed)
• Second, open link to Getting Ready & Basic HTML Lesson - click here

May 19, 2020  |   About Me 

• Before we start, submit your photo.
  • You can send existing photo to email c.konkol@rockvalleycollege.edu or follow below steps to take a photo with computer camera
    • Take your photo, download and submit below before Tuesday at 10am
      • ​Go to https://webcamtoy.com/ 
      • Click “Ready, Smile”
      • Click “use my camera” then “allow”
      • Click on the camera icon to take photo
      • Click “Save” to download photo
      • Submit below using below form: Submit Weekly Code Activity
• Participate in Zoom. HTML -About Me Lesson - click here
• View Student Work​

May 26, 2020  |  Javascript Basics

• Participate in Zoom
• https://plnkr.co/edit/ilI02IYmUowgRhoP
  • ​Click Fork
  • Click Save
  • Copy the page URL & Past in Chat
  • Readme.txt has notes and lesson
• View Student Work​

June 2, 2020  | Javascript Heads or Tails Game

• Participate in Zoom
• Open https://plnkr.co/edit/xt3BO0msZJRsljY5 
  • ​Click Fork
  • Click Save
  • Copy the page URL & Past in Chat
  • Readme.txt has notes and lesson
• View Student Work​​

June 9, 2020 | Scratch 3.0

• Join Class​
• Create Animations That Talk
• View Student Work​

June 16 - Create a pong type game
July 7 - Dance game

• Login to https://scratch.mit.edu/
• Go to https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/27110279/ 
• Follow directions on creating your own dance party moves
• View Student Work​
  

​August 4 - Race type game

RSVP FOR RVC HOUR OF CODE - LEARN FROM HOME EDITION

CLICK HERE TO RSVP!

Upcoming Dates

• Tuesday, May 12th, 2020 
  11am CST via ZOOM
  Basic HTML
  
  
• Tuesday, May 19th, 2020
  11am CST via ZOOM
  Basic HTML
  
  
• Tuesday, May 26h, 2020 
  11am CST via ZOOM
  Basic JAVASCRIPT
  
  
• Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020
  11am CST via ZOOM
  Basic JAVASCRIPT
  
  
• Tuesday, June 9th, 2020
  11am CST via ZOOM
  Scratch 3.0
  
  
• Tuesday, June 16th, 2020
  11am CST via ZOOM
  Scratch 3.0
  
  
• Tuesday, July 7th, 2020
  11am CST via ZOOM
  Scratch 3.0
  
  
• Tuesday, August 4th, 2020
  11am CST via ZOOM
  Scratch 3.0

Required Resources 

• Zoom - Students will connect with Professor Chuck using Zoom to go over a new coding concept. Students will also learn about his own career as a developer and what coding languages he knows and uses everyday. 
• Repl.it - This free online tool will be used for students to build with different types of coding languages
• Computer or Laptop with internet connection and speakers.

---

---

About Computer Information Systems & Timeline of the RVC Hour of Code

• Since 2015, The Computer Information Systems (CIS) faculty of Rock Valley College have held public workshops on coding, computer building and robotics. In total, these workshops have reached over 3000 students from the Rockford region! (see post)
• The RVC Hour of Code demystifies computer science and is offered as a community outreach of Rock Valley College.
• CIS faculty, RVC students, RVC administrators, and local leaders have volunteered of their time, talent and resources to help make the "RVC Hour of Code" a successful and worthwhile endeavor.
• December 12th 2015. The inaugural “Hour of Code” event at Rock Valley College brought 126 people from the Rockford Region to learn more about computer science fundamentals and coding!
• January 2016. To keep the momentum, Professor Chuck Konkol, CIS faculty at Rock Valley College began hosting a monthly “RVC Hour of Code” workshops.
• In 2017, we started see "RVC Hour of Code" students register for our programming courses.
• In 2018, Cherryvale Mall began hosting the RVC Hour of Code at no cost to the college. They setup the tables, chairs and provide internet.
• In 2019, the YMCA of Rock River Valley began hosting the RVC Hour of Code every other month.
• In March 2019, due to the Corona virus, we had to cancel all RVC Hour of Code workshops at the Cherryvale Mall & YMCA.​
• May 12, 2019 launches the new online RVC Hour of Code - Learn at Home Edition​​

Get to Know the CIS Faculty at Rock Valley College

...coming soon!

​Please Help Us Share the Good News!

Copy the below text and share on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin!

#RSVP "RVC Hour of Code - Learn at Home", Grades 1 - College! Every Tuesday at 11am CST Starting May 12, 2020! https://www.rvchourofcode.com/home #rvchourofcode 

Thank you,
Chuck Konkol
Associate Professor
Rock Valley College
c.konkol@rockvalleycollege.edu