Tech in the Classroom: Coding
Learn about how we use Coding to learn!
What is coding?
Why Coding?
As you can see from the above video, coding is the language of our world. As technology becomes more and more crucial to society, it's important that we set up our students for whatever jobs may exist by the time they enter the work force. Exposure to coding creates interest and background knowledge in one of the most popular lines of work that exists today.
Want to learn more about the value coding in the classroom? Check out the following articles:
Coding in the Classroom: A Long Overdue Inclusion
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What Most Schools Don't Teach
How do we incorporate it?
Coding plays into student creativity, math, and science. Depending on our schedule coding can fit into any of these areas. Often times, coding is presented as a "free time" in that students are given the opportunity to explore and use the various teacher approved coding resources. During this time, everyone in the classroom (often times including me), is free to move about the classroom and camp out where they see fit. Often times, students sit with classmates who are using the same tools so that they can share ideas and collaborate on projects.
While the list is linked below, it should be noted that this is a live document. Students are always welcome to suggest other tools and, when added to the list, an introduction is given.