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Paws, Play, and Programming at Dogwood!

January 13, 2026

Third grade students at Dogwood Elementary School are learning about using code to give directions to computers and robots!

Led by library media specialist,Mrs. Charumaneeroj, students worked as groups to build a code for their "robot dog" to make it through a maze.

Students incorporated the coding technique If/Then to give their robot dog rules to follow throughout the maze.

Our young learners took turns acting as the robot dog and as computer coders to successfully collect bones and get their dog back home to the doghouse.

students coding

Library specialist teaching

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