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Ask: What does “innovation” mean? (A: Innovation is the creation or improvement of a product or process to make an impact.)
Ask: What makes an idea “innovative?” (A: Something that is new, original, and creative.)
Ask: What is the Governor General Innovation Award? (A: An award that celebrates innovation in Canada.)
Ask: Do you know of anyone who has received this award? (See past recipients)
Watch this video about innovation in Canada:
Choose a Governor General’s award recipient from: https://innovation.gg.ca. Use the provided information, plus any additional research to answer the following questions (in a word document):
*Don’t forget to record where your findings are taken from, so you can properly reference your sources later.
Now, we’re going to make a website about our chosen award recipient!
Have learners go to glitch.com and sign in with email. They will need to go to their inbox and click on the confirmation button to begin.
Have learners open the starter project and select “Remix on Glitch.”
Use the solution sheet to guide learners through the following steps:
Before learners share their website, have them add a section about themselves, reflecting on their role as a future innovator in Canada.
Have learners share the link to their published project with you (see solution sheet for steps).
I can practice Innovative thinking by using original, creative solutions, or taking an existing idea and making it better.
I can use Innovative thinking and risk taking to help broaden career options.
I can help drive innovation in Canada by exploring and sharing my ideas.
I can use my skills, strengths, and abilities to help solve problems for others.
I can use websites to share information with others.
Have learners use "comments" to explain their code.
Provide time for learners to present their websites to the class.
Guide learners through editing and revising their work using the CUPS strategy (Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling) - before submitting their final version.
Introduce HTML through play! Before this lesson, plan time for learners to play eraseallkittens.com (“Play Demo”). You may want to create a (free) account for your class which all learners can use to sign in, or have them sign up using their individual emails.
Add a more extensive research element! Have learners spend more time learning about their innovator or invention, organized by subtopics. Create a multi-page website by adding new html pages inside of the Glitch project, then linking the pages together using "a" tags.
Build this into a unit on innovation using lesson plans from the E41 Resource for Grades 7-12
Governor General’s Innovation Award
https://innovation.gg.ca
Connexions 1.0 - We Did This / #GGInnovation Awards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J7hDsna0rc&feature=youtu.be
E41 Resource for Grades 7-12
https://canadianinnovationspace.ca/resources/grades-7-to-12/
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Although learning how to build digital projects is a key part of Computer Science education, students should also learn a wider set of skills and competencies that will help them to harness the power of digital technologies as both creators and consumers. A comprehensive approach to K-12 Computer Science education includes learning about the following five focus areas:
View Framework ➝By the end of high school, students should be able to create a simple computer program.
By the end of high school, students should understand and be able to use the tools and devices commonly used to build digital projects.
By the end of high school, students should be able to explain how we use computers to create, store, organize, and analyze data.
By the end of high school, students should be able to explore the ways in which technology and society have mutually shaped each other.
By the end of high school, students should be able to apply design principles to the digital projects they create.
