One of the things I noticed in the video about what is happening in Broward County Schools around inclusivity and CS using 123 (check it out in this Community post) was the presence of 123 Printables all over the place! This warms my heart for many reasons, and made me think about the different kinds of Printables that we have for 123 and the many ways they can be used.
From printable touch buttons that can be used for project planning and sequencing (to help students keep track of button presses within a project) to fill in sheets for project saving, there are so many tangible resources to help students make their work with the 123 Robot visible. Printables are a great resource for while students are working, as well as a useful tool to share what they have done with the robot for others to see.
You can check out this video from the PD+ Video Library to learn more about how each kind of printable can be used.
How are you and your students using printables when you work with 123? Please share some printable ‘inspiration’ in this thread! I’ll tag @Desiree_White-Price and @Danielle_McCoy to get the ball rolling
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@Audra_Selkowitz, I may or may not have shared this yet, but I wanted to take this interactive bulletin board & incorporate the touch button printables. This would provide for a great visual for all students, especially for my learners with special needs. This would enable them to see the code and potential errors before they code their 123 bots. I have an old calendar that I want to use as the “tile field” and I’m going to laminate the touch button printables and add Velcro to the back.
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I love that idea @Danielle_McCoy! I think using the touch buttons for path planning can be a good way to help students with decomposing larger tasks, as well as a good tangible tool to help students communicate their ideas with one another while they’re working.
You could also use this strategy to path plan in groups or as whole class - with students holding up the touch button they thing goes ‘next’ in the sequence.
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@Audra_Selkowitz We are not using them as much in kindergarten and first grade as much. Second grade is using them daily to help organize their codes. I love the examples that you posted. That could be something that we could incorporate in our VEX lab. I can see such a difference with the 2nd grades in being able to make longer codes.