Take a look at my remixed back-to-school postcard!

I definitely started off this week’s reading feeling a little intimidated. As much as I am interested in technology, the coding/back end of the technology world is very familiar to me. I have never had any experience coding myself. But, I have heard others (my husband and some of my students) talk about coding, so I did eventually recognize some of the terms I ended up reading about.

Playing around with coding via Thimble was definitely helpful. The tutorial Thimble included provided a nice safety net. I definitely felt comfortable taking risks because that tutorial was there along with the undo button.

Because I am a Language Arts teacher, I can’t really see myself incorporating coding or Mozilla Thimble into my classroom. I do think that being familiar with coding and Mozilla Thimble will allow me to better connect with my students though. I feel like now I might be able to hold a conversation with some students who are interested in coding as opposed to being unable to contribute because I was so unfamiliar with the concept.

I definitely think this was a valuable experience!