Hour of Code

For the Teachers

• Spotify Playlist (all ages)

One Week Before Your Hour of Code

• Review the Hour of Code Educator Guide and Best Practices from Successful Educators in order to begin to plan your Hour of Code event.
• Register your Hour of Code event if you’d like to get classroom support, discounted posters, or participate in the robotics give-away (US only).
• Review and complete the online tutorial yourself: Dance Party
• Be sure to test it first before asking your students to complete it. Check your technology and decide if you need to troubleshoot anything in advance of your Hour of Code.
• Review the supplementary lesson plan, "The Big Dance Party" to determine whether or not you'd like to lead this lesson in advance of your Hour of Code.

One Day Before Your Hour of Code

• Each student who completes the activity should receive a certificate. Print one for everyone in advance to make this easier at the end of your Hour of Code.
• (optional) Encourage students to bring in headphones to use during the activity.

For the Students

• AI: Machine Learning - Video (download)
• AI: Training Data & Bias - Video (download)
• AI: Impact on Society - Video (download)

One Week Before Your Hour of Code

• Review the Hour of Code Educator Guide in order to begin to plan your Hour of Code event.
• Register your Hour of Code event.
• Review and complete the online tutorial yourself.
• Be sure to test it first before asking your students to complete it. Check your technology and decide if you need to troubleshoot anything in advance of your Hour of Code.

One Day Before Your Hour of Code

• Each student who completes the activity should receive a certificate. Print one for everyone in advance to make this easier at the end of your Hour of Code.

For the Teachers

• My Robotic Friends - Teacher Prep Guide

For the Students

• My Robotic Friends - Symbol Key
• Stacking Cup Ideas - Manipulatives
• My Robotic Friends - Paper Trapezoid Template
• Think Spot Journal - Reflection Journal

• Read My Robotic Friends - Teacher Prep Guide.
• Locate a wide open space for this activity, such as the gym or outdoor field.
• Print out one My Robotic Friends - Symbol Key per group. This is "code" to be used.
• My Robotic Friends - Paper Trapezoid Template are provided if your class is not going to use cups.
• Print out one set of Stacking Cup Ideas - Manipulatives per group.
• Make sure each student has a Think Spot Journal - Reflection Journal.

For the Teachers

• Activity Recap - Decode this Message - Activity Recap

For the Students

• Decode this message - Activity Guide
• Activity Guide - Text Compression - Activity Guide
• Video: Text Compression with Aloe Blacc - Video (download)
• Text Compression Widget on Code Studio - Widget

• Test out the Text Compression Widget
• Review the teaching tips to decide which options you want to use

For the Students

• Encryption Widgets on Code Studio
• Encryption and Public Keys - Video (download)

• Examine both versions of the widget

For the Teachers

• The Big Dance Party Slides
• Event Controller
• Spotify Playlist (all ages)

• Project the The Big Dance Party Slides.

For the Teachers

• Our AI Code of Ethics [Template] - Slides

For the Students

• AI Ethics Research Areas - Student Handout
• AI Ethics Research Reflection - Student Handout
• How AI Works - Video Series

• Prepare to share online one AI Ethics Research Areas handout per group.
• Print or prepare to share online one AI Ethics Research Reflection handout per group.
• Prepare a shareable web document, slide presentation, video template, or any other form of media to be used to comprise your class’ “Our AI Code of Ethics” resource.
• (Optional) Watch our How AI Works video series and prepare to share it with students after the lesson.