https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jRREn6ifEQ
Should we/could we ‘teach kids to code’? Why or why not? What is the relationship between Computational Thinking and coding? What is the role of storytelling in teaching coding?
Lots of food for thought for me here. Firstly, Liukas makes the point that it is the parents who are scared of technology. Children are curious about technology and expect to be successful with it. I feel like I'm getting on now, and while I have an interest in how technology can enhance learning, I don't know if I have the confidence to use it well - one of the reasons for my attendance at this Mindlab course.
New learning for me was the realisation of how closely connected patterning and code are. This gives me lots of ideas for encouraging ākonga to develop patterning skills. I think we should offer ākonga the opportunity to learn to code because it will probably be quite easy for many, and could lead to them being able to use technology creatively.
Other new learning was around the idea that we can use technology to realise dreams. I really liked Liukas' example of the bike lamp being turned into a movie projector. This caught my imagination and made me start thinking about possibilities for ICT use in our hapori.
Telling stories sequentially is another skill we can use to develop coding skills. This links strongly to my interest in visual language. It might be an activity I could develop with ākonga.
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