On your own at your convenience
Participation is easy and takes very little time. You can become a member of this community of scientists anywhere you can see even a single bird. And you can spend as little as 15 minutes or as long as the full four days! Click here to participate.
You must be 13 years or older to create a personal account, but families can participate together under a single account.
Don’t know much about birds? No problem! The GBBC website has resources to get you started and here are pictures of birds commonly found in Framingham.
Monday Feb 15 at 10:00AM: FPS Live Zoom Count
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#Blackbirdweek
preK-12 International Computer Science Fundamentals
Code.Org's International Computer Science Fundamentals courses are translated into Portuguese, Spanish and over 25 other languages. The different courses support students aged 4-18. Each course has 10-20 lessons.. Students study basic programming concepts and develop interactive games or stories they can share.
The courses teach the foundational concepts of programming using drag and drop blocks rather than a programming language such as JavaScript or Python. Blocks are an easier way to get started and can be fully translated into any language. Course 1 uses picture blocks rather than words to support pre-readers.
To change the language of the course, watch this screencast to see how to scroll to the bottoom of the page and use the language toggle.
Khan Academy: Introduction to Programming
In the Introduction to Programming Course, Khan Academy teaches the concepts of the JavaScript programming language. .
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Here's a brief description of how Khan Academy teaches programming and how you can learn the most in the course.
They teach using "talk-throughs". A talk-through is like a video, but it's actually interactive- you can pause at any time if you want to play with the code yourself, and you can spin-off if you want to make your own version. Click here or on the picture to see an animated GIF of a talk-through (there will be sound in the actual talk-throughs!) After the talk-through, you'll get a step-by-step coding challenge and be guided through them with messages and hints.
You'll start with an introduction and then have choices of how to continue: learning how to make an interactive webpage, how to draw and make animations, and programming games and visualizations are a few of your options.
Family Coding Activities: Code Break & Hora del Código En Vivo
Keep computer science fun by taking a Code Break! With a dozen episodes and activities to choose from, you can create a cypher with Ashton Kutcher, learn about variables with Yara Shahidi, and even explore how the Internet works with the actual inventor of the Internet, Vint Cerf.
Each episode is lead by Code.org Founder, Hadi Partovi, and includes inspiring guests, mini-lessons on computer science concepts, and a weekly challenge to engage students of all ages and abilities, even those without computers. While our live episodes have ended for now, you can still watch past episodes and complete the activities.
¡Aprender a programar puede ser muy divertido! Con estos episodios y actividades para elegir, puedes aprender sobre inteligencia artificial con Eduardo España, programar tu propia fiesta de baile con Erika de la Vega, o crear tu propia app con Simón Borrero.
Cada episodio es presentado por el Vicepresidente de Alianzas Internacionales, Leonardo Ortiz Villacorta, y Directora de Alianzas Internacionales para las Américas, Lara Sepúlveda Machado, quienes enseñan conceptos de ciencias de computación acompañados de diversos invitados especiales. Los episodios en vivo ya acabaron, pero aún puedes ver los episodios anteriores y completar las actividades.
