By Virginia Department of Education [CCO], via Wikimedia
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Dewey, J. (2019).
Coding in the Curriculum. Salem Press Encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers&AN=108690528&site=eds-live
Summary
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With technology becoming more popular, some educators
are pushing for coding to be taught in the classroom. Coding is computer
programming and allows students to use problem-solving skills while their
creativity and mind grows.
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According to Dewey (2019) “coding in the
curriculum is gathering momentum as a global education enterprise that
recognizes not only the value but also the necessity of educating the next
generation in the logic, organization, and thought processes of the computers
upon which they routinely rely.”
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Today’s students will be tomorrow’s workers and
with the gradual growth of technology, computer programmers will be in high
demand.
Assess
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This 2019 article is an up-to-date article with
many other sources, viewpoints, research and terms and concepts.
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The author sites sources that show the growth of
technology, computer programming and coding within the classroom.
Chris Setley,
(2014, July 21). Coding in the Classroom [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ndqeou69jU
Summary
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This video provides information about coding,
how to teach it, and where to get the lessons to teach it. Code.org and Scratch
are used in the video as examples of coding websites to use in the classroom.
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Setley shows how to get to each site and how to
use them. She even shows an example of coding.
Assess
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The video is good for a teacher just beginning
to learn about coding because it has resources that lead to information and
websites that can be used within the classroom setting to implement coding.
Reflection on Coding
in the Classroom
I do not know any schools that include coding in their
classrooms but coding in the classroom may be the breakthrough that the world
may need when it comes to technology taking over. Students are becoming more
advanced in the digital world so why not include it in the curriculum and give
them something that they can build upon or use for a lifetime in their career.
The article allows a teacher or board of education to decide if it is worth it
to apply coding in the classroom while the video provides information on how to
code in the classroom. Both support coding for students within the classroom.
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Katie, this was a great blog and I enjoyed reading it! I liked the statement you made about "today's students will be tomorrow's workers." I do not know much about coding but this blog really helped me to get a better understanding.
ReplyDeleteHi Katie! I enjoyed reading your blog. I did not have any knowledge of coding before reading your post. Interesting. I think you did a great job in constructing your blog!
ReplyDeletefrom Carrie Carlson:
ReplyDeleteKatie: I really enjoyed reading about your coding blog. I do not see this in many curriculums but I do agree that they could be an academic breakthrough. I also think that your video was appropriate to your topic.