This webinar was similar to the coding.org webinar that I attended. In this webinar by Shelly Fryer, we learned about Scratch Jr., a coding app. Shelly talked about how the app is meant for kids from 6-8, but she said that she has also used it for older and younger kids. You get to do the same things as you do in coding.org (moving, jumping, etc.) but you can also have characters send messages to one another and create your own characters. Shelly showed us a lot of awesome videos of her students using Scratch Jr. to create stories of their choice. I asked how a teacher could implement this in a special education classroom and she talked about engagement and how all students can use it, and it doesn't require any background knowledge. You could use it for several topics surrounding language arts. She mentioned coding spelling tests, which I thought was super interesting.
