Create an Editing Tool with Programming

Learn basic coding concepts and create an automated editing program that will help improve a writing assignment.

Example outcome

Lesson details

Learning objectives

By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
  • Identify and define common programming concepts
  • Create a slide presentation with a partner and digitally share it with others
  • Create a program that implements an algorithm to achieve a given goal, individually and collaboratively
  • Use debugging skills to iterate on a computer program
  • Recognize that computer programs need initial conditions (e.g., set initial score to zero in a game, initialize variables, or initial values set by hardware input)

Time to complete

4—6 hours

Audience

  • Key Stage 3
  • Key Stage 4
  • Post-16

Digital tools

  • Icon representing the Apps Script toolApps Script
  • Icon representing the Docs toolDocs
  • Icon representing the Slides toolSlides

Skills

  • Coding
  • Iterative development
  • Script editor
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