Thursday 9 November 2017

5 FRESH WAYS TO TEACH KIDS TO CODE

by Matthew Lynch

In this technological age, learning to code has become just as important as learning to read and write. Indeed, coding is likely a more valuable and necessary skill these days than writing. Some schools have acknowledged this and have integrated coding classes into their curriculum. However, Idit Harel thinks American schools are teaching kids how to code “all wrong.” Teaching kids to program through apps and “coding tutorials” Harel believes is a “superficial response” to the increased need for individuals with programming skills. Whether the current response to this need is right or wrong, there are definitely some more creative, fresh ways to teach kids how to code. We have listed 5 of those ways here.

http://www.thetechedvocate.org/5-fresh-ways-teach-kids-code/

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from Educational Technology http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/?p=33450

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