Explain what touch develop is to your students: TouchDevelop is a programming environment that runs on your mobile devices. You write scripts by tapping on the screen. You do not need a separate PC or keyboard. Scripts can perform various tasks similar to regular apps. Any TouchDevelop user can install, run, edit, and publish scripts. You can share your scripts with other people by publishing them to the TouchDevelop script bazaar, or by submitting them as an app to the Windows Store or Windows Phone Store.

Learning Objective LO: We’re learning to write simple instructions to control a computer program Lesson Objective: - Students are learning how to develop a simple application which will move characters up and down and it will introduce them to the touch environment.

Setting Up Touch Develop Go to www.touchdevelop.com Sign in using a windows live ID. Click on the launch button in the middle of the screen. Click on the skill level button. Use the menu, to change it and click on coder. Walk your students through how to get logged on to the touch develop environment.

Setting Up Touch Develop Click on the Create Script button Scroll down and select Blank Turtle Walk your students through how to get logged on to the touch develop environment.

Turtle Power!!! Your turtle has some basic movement which controls it. Forward Back Left Turn Right Turn Your script already has some code built in. Click on the play button to see what happens? Discuss what happens with your students. Ask them questions. What would happen if you wanted to build a square? What would you change? Get your students to open the task sheet for the lesson. The first answer is given for them to help them along. They must then go and build the next shape.

Using Loops Sometimes it can get a bit annoying repeating bits of code. We can save ourselves the time. Click this button: You should notice your code become this: Replace the number for a repetition. Talk about what the students will be expected to achieve after their first lesson. This might take 2 lessons for some students but the help sheets will be attached to introduce this to younger students.

Example: Get students thinking about changing the number variables and get them to experiment and see the impact of this. This small piece of code will draw a triangle. Notice the repeat (3) times. How many do you think you would need for a Hexagon? What else would you need to change?

Main Task: - Your teacher has given you a work booklet to complete. Make sure that you evidence your code by taking screen shots and printing any evidence necessary. Get your students to work through the first week of exercises which will get them more comfortable with using the touch develop platform and it will get them more comfortable with loops.

What have you learnt? Your teacher has given you an assessment sheet. can you explain what you’ve learnt this lesson? Explain why you might use what you’ve learnt.