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Start With Code - Teachers
Why Code?
There's a lot of discussion on the pros and cons of learning about coding. I think there are many benefits for students who engage in coding activities including deep, logical, mathematical & creative thinking; problem solving; planning and collaboration. I love the curiosity it stimulates. The "what if" and "if then" questions. |
What do these activities teach?
The puzzles and creative activities are designed to teach students computational thinking and the basics of computer programming. Students solve each puzzle by programming visual code blocks to achieve a goal.
http://www.tynker.com/hour-of-code/
The puzzles and creative activities are designed to teach students computational thinking and the basics of computer programming. Students solve each puzzle by programming visual code blocks to achieve a goal.
http://www.tynker.com/hour-of-code/
Programming Concepts
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Computational Thinking
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Infograph courtesy of Kodable
What is coding?
Coding can simply be described as writing a set of instructions that a machine understands in order to complete a task.
Knitting patterns are very simple examples of coding
A person with knitting needles would be able to follow this simple code to create 10 rows of knitting
Coding can simply be described as writing a set of instructions that a machine understands in order to complete a task.
Knitting patterns are very simple examples of coding
A person with knitting needles would be able to follow this simple code to create 10 rows of knitting
Simple Coding