Teaching primary computing without computers? The Computing
curriculum is a challenge for primary school teachers. The realities
of primary school resources mean limited access to computer hardware.
But computing is about more than computers. Important aspects
of the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science can
be taught without any hardware. Children can learn to analyse
problems and computational terms and apply computational thinking to
solve problems without turning on a computer. This book shows
you how you can teach computing through ‘unplugged’ activities.
It provides lesson examples and everyday activities to help teachers
and pupils explore computing concepts in a concrete way, accelerating
their understanding and grasp of key ideas such as abstraction, logic,
algorithms and data representation. The unplugged approach
is physical and collaborative, using kinaesthetic learning to help
make computing concepts more meaningful and memorable. This book will
help you to elevate your teaching, and your children′s learning of
computing beyond the available hardware. It focuses on the building
blocks of understanding required for computation thinking.
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Exploring primary computing through practical activities away from the computer
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781473988224
Publisert
2016
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
SAGE Publications, Ltd. (UK)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok