Computational Thinking and Computational Participation
For this column, I worked with Quinn Burke and Yasmin Kafai to discuss opportunities for coding and programming in a literacy-based classroom. We make the case for coding as a new literacy and the potential of teaching code to middle school and high school novices through a series of workshops. Through the workshop process, we argue that children not only develop the logic and problem-solving to think computationally, but also to socialize with each other through their coded stories, developing a wider appreciation of what it means to participate computationally.
In this post, we’re sharing the manuscript that was submitted for publication. You can access the published version here. Alternatively, you can review and comment on the Google Doc below. Please feel free to share widely.
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