Hello Ruby!

 Welcome back to my blog!

Today we will learn about Hello Ruby and to use it to educate about computational thinking. 

But first... What is Hello Ruby?

Hello Ruby is the world's most whimsical way to learn about computers, technology and programming. The story started with a book, and now Ruby continues her adventures in exercises, activities and videos. It’s suited for kids age 5 years and older (but even adults might learn something new).

Here you have some examples of activities that you could use to teach computational thinking:

https://www.helloruby.com/play/11 

https://www.helloruby.com/play/2

https://s3.amazonaws.com/helloruby.com/loveletters/PDF+materials/Task+2.pdf

Now, the one that I chose and I would practice with my kids its called:

Computer Safari

Spot a computer! List all the computers you see during the week.

This game, will make kids interested about spotting computers around the week and making them think by  observation each one to see what the purpose of the use is.

https://www.helloruby.com/play/14 

How to spot a computer? Look for clues like the an on/off button, a chord, batteries or a blinking light.

Then, they will have to count how many they spotted around the week.

This activity also will involved the kids into technology and be more aware of all the computers that we have around.