Python Tips and Tricks
- 1. Pedagogical Creativity Unplugged in Python
- 2. In its essence, creative pedagogy teaches learners how to learn creatively and become creators of themselves and creators of their future. What is Creative Pedagogy?
- 3. Creative Pedagogy Teach Creatively • Creative Teaching Teach Creativity • Creative Learning • Be curious and playful • Experiment possibilities • Empower self and Learners • Learners become imaginative • They become creators themselves • Creative classrooms
- 4. Creative Pedagogies in Python To empower learners with ways and means of thinking in a creative manner. Pedagogy Projects Gaming Cross curricular Innovative assessment
- 5. Extending by experimenting: Using Python Libraries • Wikipedia • Pyperclip • Emoji • Turtle C:UsersYour NameAppDataLocalProgramsPythonPython36- 32>python -m pip install library
- 6. Wikipedia : Surfing the net within Python import wikipedia print( wikipedia.summary("Cyber Bullying", sentences=4)) Output:
- 7. Pyperclip: Cut and Paste using Python import pyperclip x=input("Enter you project name") pyperclip.copy(x) pyperclip.paste() Output:
- 8. Emoji: Adding fun to lessons import emoji print(emoji.emojize('Python is :thumbs_up_sign:')) print(emoji.emojize('Python is :cookie:’)) https://www.webfx.com/tools/emoji-cheat-sheet/ Python is 👍 Python is 🍪 Output:
- 9. Turtle: Drawing away in Python import turtle turtle.shape("turtle") print("The turtle will move forward 20 steps") turtle.forward(200) turtle.bgcolor('red') #turtle.shape("circle") turtle.exitonclick()
- 10. Output:
- 12. Cross curricular: Generating Graphs
- 13. Generating a sine vs cosine curve To generate a sine vs cosine curve we need to use the numpy library to access the sine and cosine functions. We also need to use the matplotlib library to draw the curve. Output:
- 14. Cross curricular : A self generating poem in Python • Using functions from random()
- 15. Assessment Strategies : puzzles and quizzes • We can use fun assessment strategies in Python. • https://hackingpythonp.wixsite.com/python4cs
- 16. Teaching difficult topics creatively https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOX6hzsvU4U&t=19s
- 17. Antigravity • This opens up a page in your web browser which contains a comical abstract of Python. • Just type : import antigravity