When I took a step back from it, I started to make a connection with not only mathematics, but literacy as well. When students begin to write "how-to's" they are writing 'algorithms', or they learn the steps to solve an equation (yes....algorithms!). They can apply this with computer science at a young age, beginning to see that technology can be helpful in every asset. Knowing what the connection is to real life algorithms and lessons we learn in the classroom can really hit home with children.
Algorithms. We use them everyday. Simple steps to solve a task. Well, Algorithms can be taught from mid-year Kindergarten all through the various grade levels. I just tried this lesson on algorithms from code.org with my 3rd graders where they needed to cut out steps and put them steps in order to successfully make a paper airplane. All of us had a wonderful experience, and walked away having lots of fun, with understanding the importance that algorithms had in everyday life, and computer science. (I highly recommend the code.org website and its materials!)
When I took a step back from it, I started to make a connection with not only mathematics, but literacy as well. When students begin to write "how-to's" they are writing 'algorithms', or they learn the steps to solve an equation (yes....algorithms!). They can apply this with computer science at a young age, beginning to see that technology can be helpful in every asset. Knowing what the connection is to real life algorithms and lessons we learn in the classroom can really hit home with children.
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Lindsey PietrocolaSince 2010, I've been incorporating technology (in some form or another) into a classroom as a teacher. Archives
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