Overall, this 20% project has helped me investigate and learn about a topic I have been wondering about for awhile. I did actually learn enough coding to change text from gray to white on this website. I also created my first shared Diigo list with the tag #projectcode. This project has opened my mind to the potential coding has for me as a learner as well as me as an educator. Even though I began to answer a few of my original questions, I have not reached all the answers yet. In fact, I am okay if I never reach all the answers because with every answer I discover, I usually come up with several more questions to ask. I still am not sure how I can best integrate coding into my science class or for my Mayan Genius Bar students. I may need to give students and myself a chance to play with the various apps and web tools first. This way, I can explore and ponder the possibilities for coding in classroom use long term.
What are my next steps? I plan to have some of my students participate in December’s Hour of Code. From there, I hope to continue learning about coding via my research, Twitter followings, and from fellow coding enthusiasts who may be further along in their coding journeys. This last post isn’t the end. I like to refer to it as a temporary conclusion for Project Code.