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Joshua is a very wonderful young man. He is caring, friendly, helpful, responsible, conscientious, and really cares about learning and achieving at high levels. Joshua has a passion and drive to learn all that he can about computer programming - and to SHARE it and TEACH others! All year he asked his teacher if he could code "skills" for the in-class "Alexa/Echo". He figured out a need for "Alexa" and coded "Popsicle Sticks". Now, instead of pulling sticks (tongue depressors) from the antiquated can, the teacher can simply say, "Echo, open popsicle sticks" and she spits out a random name of a student in our classroom! Joshua also coded some "Morning Meeting" skills that a substitute teacher (or myself) could use when we need ideas for sharing topics and quick or longer activities for our daily morning meetings! He is so passionate about coding that he spent time on his winter break hosting a "Coding Camp" at his house to help classmates learn more about code! Many students from our class attended and said it was great! Joshua's love and passion for coding has been contagious in our classroom and other students are asking how they, too, can code a skill for Alexa. Joshua is also part of the Fisler Robotics and Math Olympiad Teams. |