Episode 1
The Cloud: So, What Can You Do With It Anyway?
1. Learning Through Story
In Episode 1, we are introduced to the CloudRoom team Chief, Cody, Analyst and Dev as they are faced with a difficult challenge. The team is asked to help people who have been impacted by severe storms and flooding. Utilising the power of CloudRoom, the team create a solution to enable individuals to sustain communication amidst the storm.
2. Learning Through Discovery
Plugged (online) - Pictoblox
After watching the episodes, students will have the opportunity to engage in hands-on coding using the Pictoblox online block coding platform. This practical activity allows students to apply the skills they have discovered in Episode 1, delving into the world of coding.
Unplugged (offline) - Card Game
The AWS CloudRoom card game serves as an offline, or ‘unplugged’, version of the Pictoblox activity. Offering a straightforward and easy-to-play experience immersing students into logical stepwise ‘algorithmic’ thinking, whilst also allowing students to explore coding offline.
Languages
Episode 1 unplugged (Cards + Booklet + Animated Story):
- Afrikaans
- Arabic
- Chinese (Mandarin)
- French
- French Canadian
- English
- German
- Hebrew
- Hindi
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Malay
- Marathi
- Portuguese (Brazilian)
- Spanish
- Spanish (Latin American)
- Swedish
- Telugu
- Thai
- Xhosa
Episode 1 Plugged (Pictoblox Platform):
- French
- English
- German
- Hindi
- Japanese
- Marathi
- Spanish
- Telugu
- Xhosa