Slide 3 explains how steps can be put together to create a command that performs a function. Run them through slide 2 and ask them to create a paper fortune teller using the instructions on screen. The first part of the session focuses on commands and functions. When you're ready to start, open the presentation and give a brief introduction to code and what it's used for in the real world, plus a rundown of Swift Playgrounds and what the class will be doing during the session. Open Swift Playgrounds and Find the Learn to Code 1 and MeeBot Dances projects from the list below (subscribe to UBTech Jimu Robots from the From Other Publishers section). A display at the front of the class will let you guide students through, and this teacher guide from Apple will guide you through the Hour of Code session.

It's recommended that every student has an individual iPad to get the best experience, but you could feasibly have one device between two. You'll first need to download the Swift Playgrounds app from the App Store, which requires a 64-bit iPad with iOS 10 or later or iPadOS and on a Mac, MacOS. What you’ll needīefore you start, make sure you've got all the necessary kit. It’s designed for students aged eight and over, and helps you introduce coding in the same language used by professional app developers. Swift Playgrounds is an app that teaches coding using interactive puzzles and colourful characters. Swift is Apple's own programming language, used by professionals to create apps for the Apple ecosystem, including iPad, Mac, iPhone, Apple TV and Apple Watch. Here, we guide you through it step by step, from a simple introduction through to getting students to create their own dancing robot animation in MeeBot Dances! What is Swift Playgrounds? This is now available as a free download on Mac and the iPad.

If you're new to coding in the classroom, Swift Playgrounds' 'Learn to Code 1' module is the ideal starting point, intended to introduce the fundamentals of code in an accessible way, in just one hour.

As a result of the pandemic there has been a rise of iPads in schools, and many institutions no longer require UIT suites for coding as they can do everything on the devices, saving money on extra technology. And with the rise of mobile devices in schools, it's now easy to do.Ĭoding was a big focus of Apple at the BETT 2020, and last year they updated and expanded their 'Everyone Can Code' curriculum to help introduce more primary school students to the world of coding, with heaps of resources for teachers and students. With the basics of coding and programming a key requirement in the National Curriculum's computing programme of study right from Key Stage 1, it's never too early to introduce code to the classroom.

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