STORYCODE Collaborative Narrative Coding Lab Protocol for Primary School

SESSION | TITLE | OBJECTIVE | ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION | PROTOCOL | SETTING |
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1 | CODING WITHOUT TECHNOLOGY (CODING UNPLUGGED) | Introduce children to the laboratory and familiarize them with the basic concepts of algorithmic thinking: start, end, and command sequencing. | • Minutes 0-10: Welcome the children, form a circle, and briefly introduce today’s activity. • Minutes 10-80: Coding unplugged "Play and Stop" game. Introduce basic commands with cards, practice Play/Stop actions, and play a programmer/robot game with increasing difficulty. • Minutes 80-90: Reflective discussion on sharing, laterality, and spatial movement in programming concepts. | English - Primary - Session 1 Spanish - Primary - Session 1 Italian - Primary - Session 1 Lithuanian - Primary - Session 1 Dutch - Primary - Session 1 | Collaborative activity in he classroom (Heterogeneous groups of 3-5 participants) |
2 | CODING WITHOUT TECHNOLOGY (CODING UNPLUGGED) | Familiarize with the movement of an object on a grid, understanding the concepts of sequence and laterality. | • Minutes 0-10: Welcome the children, form a circle, and briefly present today's activity. • Minutes 10-80: Coding unplugged activity on a paper grid. Create command sequences, cut and color materials, analyze commands, and develop increasing difficulty routes. • Minutes 80-90: Close with a reflective discussion on laterality and movements in space. | English - Primary - Session 2 Spanish - Primary - Session 2 Italian - Primary - Session 2 Lithuanian - Primary - Session 2 Dutch - Primary - Session 2 | Collaborative activity in he classroom (Heterogeneous groups of 3-5 participants) |
3 | TRAINING WITH I-CODE | Train with the I-code tool, providing the technical skills needed for subsequent activities. | • Minutes 0-5: Welcome the children, form a circle, and briefly present today's activity. • Minutes 5-25: Introduction of the I-code cards and connecting with previous coding unplugged activities. • Minutes 25-75: Introduction of the tablet and I-code tool, learning the interface, loading characters and backgrounds, guided movement, recording, and video creation. • Minutes 75-90: Close with a reflective discussion on the experience and understanding of I-code. | English - Primary - Session 3 Spanish - Primary - Session 3 Italian - Primary - Session 3 Lithuanian - Primary - Session 3 Dutch - Primary - Session 3 | Collaborative activity in he classroom (Heterogeneous groups of 3-5 participants) |
4 | STORY-RETELLING WITH I-CODE (Story with Beginning, Middle, and End) | Familiarize with the I-code tool through narrative models and computational logic concepts. | • Minutes 0-5: Welcome the children, form a circle, and briefly present today's activity. • Minutes 5-70: Story-retelling activity using I-Code. Children reproduce a story with a beginning, middle, and end using I-Code, with guidance as needed. • Minutes 70-90: Close with a reflective discussion on the experience and the use of I-Code for storytelling. | English - Primary - Session 4 Spanish - Primary - Session 4 Italian - Primary - Session 4 Lithuanian - Primary - Session 4 Dutch - Primary - Session 4 | Collaborative activity in he classroom (Heterogeneous groups of 3-5 participants) [Evaluation of the groups' collaboration during sessions 4, 7, and 10 of the Digital Narrative Coding Lab by the teacher]. |
5 | STORY-RETELLING AND STORYTELLING WITH I-CODE (Story with Beginning, Middle, and No End) | Promote learning of narrative structure, sequential logic, and computational thinking concepts. | • Minutes 0-5: Welcome the children, form a circle, and briefly present today's activity. • Minutes 5-70: Children reproduce a story with a beginning and middle using I-Code and develop an ending. The teacher reads the story to each group as needed. • Minutes 70-90: Close with a reflective discussion on the experience and the use of I-Code for storytelling. | English - Primary - Session 5 Spanish - Primary - Session 5 Italian - Primary - Session 5 Lithuanian - Primary - Session 5 Dutch - Primary - Session 5 | Collaborative activity in he classroom (Heterogeneous groups of 3-5 participants) |
6 | STORY-RETELLING AND STORYTELLING WITH I-CODE (Story with Beginning and No Middle or End) | Promote learning of narrative structure, sequential logic, and computational thinking concepts. | • Minutes 0-5: Welcome the children, form a circle, and briefly present today's activity. • Minutes 5-70: Children reproduce a story with a beginning using I-Code and develop the middle and end. The teacher reads the story to each group as needed. • Minutes 70-90: Close with a reflective discussion on the experience and the use of I-Code for storytelling. | English - Primary - Session 6 Spanish - Primary - Session 6 Italian - Primary - Session 6 Lithuanian - Primary - Session 6 Dutch - Primary - Session 6 | Collaborative activity in he classroom (Heterogeneous groups of 3-5 participants) |
7 | STORY-RETELLING WITH PROBLEM-SOLVING USING I-CODE (Complete Story with Problematic Event and Resolution) | Stimulate problem-solving skills, supported by narration and computational thinking. | • Minutes 0-5: Welcome the children, form a circle, and briefly present today's activity. • Minutes 5-70: Children reproduce a story with a beginning, middle (with a problem), and end (with a resolution) using I-Code. The teacher reads the story to each group as needed. • Minutes 70-90: Close with a reflective discussion on the experience and the use of I-Code for storytelling and problem-solving. | English - Primary - Session 7 Spanish - Primary - Session 7 Italian - Primary - Session 7 Lithuanian - Primary - Session 7 Dutch - Primary - Session 7 | Collaborative activity in he classroom (Heterogeneous groups of 3-5 participants) [Evaluation of the groups' collaboration during sessions 4, 7 and 10 of the Digital Narrative Coding Lab by the teacher]. |
8 | STORY-RETELLING AND STORYTELLING WITH PROBLEM-SOLVING USING I-CODE (Complete Story with Problematic Event without Resolution) | Stimulate problem-solving skills, supported by narration and computational thinking. | • Minutes 0-5: Welcome the children, form a circle, and briefly present today's activity. • Minutes 5-70: Children reproduce a story with a beginning and middle (with a problem) using I-Code and develop a resolution. The teacher reads the story to each group as needed. • Minutes 70-90: Close with a reflective discussion on the experience and the use of I-Code for storytelling and problem-solving. | English - Primary - Session 8 Spanish - Primary - Session 8 Italian - Primary - Session 8 Lithuanian - Primary - Session 8 Dutch - Primary - Session 8 | Collaborative activity in he classroom (Heterogeneous groups of 3-5 participants) |
9 | CREATING A FREE STORY WITH I-CODE | Apply the narrative and computational thinking concepts learned, stimulating creativity. | • Minutes 0-5: Welcome the children, form a circle, and briefly present today's activity. • Minutes 5-70: Participants collaborate to create their own story and reproduce it using I-Code. • Minutes 70-90: Close with a discussion to address any doubts or problems and reflect on the use of I-Code for storytelling. | English - Primary - Session 9 Spanish - Primary - Session 9 Italian - Primary - Session 9 Lithuanian - Primary - Session 9 Dutch - Primary - Session 9 | Collaborative activity in he classroom (Heterogeneous groups of 3-5 participants) |
10 | CREATING A FREE STORY WITH I-CODE | Apply the narrative and computational thinking concepts learned, stimulating creativity. | • Minutes 0-5: Welcome the children, form a circle, and briefly present today's activity. • Minutes 5-70: Groups continue to work on their story collaboratively and reproduce it using I-Code. • Minutes 70-90: Close with a reflective discussion on the entire lab experience, from coding unplugged to using I-Code for storytelling. | English - Primary - Session 10 Spanish - Primary - Session 10 Italian - Primary - Session 10 Lithuanian - Primary - Session 10 Dutch - Primary - Session 10 | Collaborative activity in he classroom (Heterogeneous groups of 3-5 participants) [Evaluation of the groups' collaboration during sessions 4, 7 and 10 of the Digital Narrative Coding Lab by the teacher]. [Evaluation of the students' satisfaction with the Digital Narrative Coding Lab during session 10 by the students]. |