6th Grade: Welcome to Scratch!

Dear 6th grade students,
Today was your first taste of Scratch, a programming language for kids from MIT that we will be learning and using for the next four weeks in class.  Your homework assignment for tonight is to download Scratch at home (free!) and show a sibling or parent one of the things you learned […]

Typing Homework for New 6th Grade Rotation

Dear 6th Grade Students– Many of you had questions in class yesterday about exactly what to do for your typing practice homework for my class. Since improving typing speed seems to be a universal class goal, consistent weekly practice is going to be really important for the next eleven weeks (and beyond!).
Here’s the scoop: […]

Welcome!

Dear Students,
Hello! Welcome to Ms. Hansen’s Computer Science blog. I’ll be posting here every so often to talk about what we’re doing in class and what you should be doing at home. Bookmark this site and show it to your parents so they can know what we’re doing, too.
Homework.
Yes, homework already. […]