One of our favorite games to play with children to help them think about computational thinking is “what’s the rule?” How to Play Collect and observe objects and discuss patterns, trends, and regularities in what you see. You can collect a group of objects to use for the game. This can include shells, toys, Legos,…
Computational thinking (CT) is a set of problem-solving methods that involve expressing problems and their solutions in ways that a computer could also execute. Computational thinking is the step that comes before coding and programming. It is the process of breaking down a problem into simple enough steps that even a computer would understand. It…
Our column on Computational Participation: Understanding coding as an extension of literacy instruction was recently published in JAAL. I co-wrote the column with Quinn Burke and Yasmin Kafai. As a supplement to the column, we invited a series of experts to spend some time discussing the broader impact of the details presented. The end result is a series…
Our column on Computational Participation: Understanding coding as an extension of literacy instruction was recently published in JAAL. I co-wrote the column with Quinn Burke and Yasmin Kafai. As a supplement to the column, we invited a series of experts to spend some time discussing the broader impact of the details presented. The end result is a series…
Over the past two years I have served as Multiliteracies Department Editor for the Journal and Adolescent and Adult Literacy (JAAL). You can review the work that we have produced and the accompanying video interviews through this thread. Computational Thinking and Computational Participation For this column, I worked with Quinn Burke and Yasmin Kafai to discuss opportunities…