Connected Code
Why Children Need to Learn Programming
Why every child needs to learn to code: the shift from "e;computational thinking"e; to computational participation.Coding, once considered an arcane craft practiced by solitary techies, is now recognized by educators and theorists as a crucial skill, even a new literacy, for all children. Les mer
Why every child needs to learn to code: the shift from "e;computational thinking"e; to computational participation.Coding, once considered an arcane craft practiced by solitary techies, is now recognized by educators and theorists as a crucial skill, even a new literacy, for all children. Programming is often promoted in K-12 schools as a way to encourage "e;computational thinking"e;-which has now become the umbrella term for understanding what computer science has to contribute to reasoning and communicating in an ever-increasingly digital world.In Connected Code, Yasmin Kafai and Quinn Burke argue that although computational thinking represents an excellent starting point, the broader conception of "e;computational participation"e; better captures the twenty-first-century reality. Computational participation moves beyond the individual to focus on wider social networks and a DIY culture of digital "e;making."e;Kafai and Burke describe contemporary examples of computational participation: students who code not for the sake of coding but to create games, stories, and animations to share; the emergence of youth programming communities; the practices and ethical challenges of remixing (rather than starting from scratch); and the move beyond stationary screens to programmable toys, tools, and textiles.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- The MIT Press
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 200
- ISBN
- 9780262319249
- Utgivelsesår
- 2014
- Serie
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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning