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AcadeCoders Blog 2016: MinecraftEDU (July 25th-29th, 2016)
MinecraftEDU Welcome to the fifth week of the AcadeCoders session: MinecraftEDU. This week’s session of MinecraftEDU will cover large amounts of creative processes within MinecraftEDU and understanding how world libraries work. The AcadeCoders will be exposed to a new world each day and will attempt to replicate it in their

AcadeCoders Blog 2016: HTML/CSS (July 18th-22nd, 2016)
HTML/CSS Welcome to the fourth week of the AcadeCoders session: HTML/CSS. This blog post will cover each daily activity of each camp day with various pictures and descriptions. HTML/CSS are markup languages used to code and design responsive and beautiful websites. Day 1: Monday, July 18th, 2016 We began the

AcadeCoders Blog 2016: JavaScript (July 11th-15th, 2016)
JavaScript Welcome to the third week of the AcadeCoders session: JavaScript. This blog post will cover each daily activity of each camp day with various pictures and descriptions. JavaScript is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. Day 1: Monday, July 11th, 2016

AcadeCoders Blog 2016: Python Power (July 4th-8th, 2016)
Python Power Welcome to the second week of the AcadeCoders session: Python Power. This blog post will cover each daily activity of each camp day with various pictures and descriptions. Python is an object-oriented programming language that is highly regarded for its efficiency and speed. It is well-known companies such

AcadeCoders Blog 2016: MinecraftEdu Turtle Code (June 27th-30th, 2016)
MinecraftEDU: Turtle Code Welcome to the first week of the AcadeCoders session: Minecraft Turtle Code. This blog post will cover each daily activity of each camp day with various pictures and descriptions Day 1: Monday, June 27th, 2016 We began the day with morning ice-breakers for the campers and instructors

AcadeCoders 2016 Blog
AcadeCoders Blog 2016 This blog is dedicated to the daily coding challenges and camp activities for the AcadeCoders community. Parents can view the blog to see their child’s coding progress and daily activity while students can reflect on their learning experience with their fellow AcadeCoders. Click each theme below for
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Different Community Helpers in Different Areas
Last week we were brainstorming different community helpers, and different types of communities. This week we have been adding community helpers to the different types of communities they belong in. We discovered that many community helpers are necessary in all types of communities, but some like news reporters are mostly
Inquiry into communities
This week we have started a new unit on communities. We have been discussing how there are different types of communities and different people in them. For example we had been talking about how farmers are found in rural (country) areas. While making a chart of urban, rural and suburban