Hopscotch 2 means better learning

You may have read my previous posts on Hopscotch, the iPad app that teachers kids to code. This is an important app doing an important job for the world. They have now released version 2 and my coding lessons can now step-up to a new level.

Kids understand Superhero abilities

A major coding feature missing in version 1 was naming the sets of code and then characters sharing the sets (procedures) of code by these names. Hopscotch have chosen to use the term “ability”, which I think is a great idea. Characters and objects now can have various ‘abilities’, which my students understand from all the superhero films. They also understand the idea of 2 characters sharing the same ability, such as “this is how to fly” and I will give this ability to 2 characters.

Here’s my lesson 1 slides introducing the naming of abilities and the repeat function:

Start your kids coding ASAP! From 5 onwards, this is learning at its best! (more help sheets to come…)