How to Raise a Tech Genius

Help your child learn key computing concepts using everyday household objects We live in a digital world - one in which our children are surrounded by technology. It's a part of their lives in a way that even the most tech-savvy adults aren't fully able to comprehend. What we do know is that the workplace of tomorrow needs our children to be able to understand the key concepts that underpin technology and how to apply them. Logical reasoning, creativity and problem solving are skills that are increasingly becoming essential. How can we best prepare our children to enter this world? How to Raise a Tech Genius demystifies the computing curriculum, showing parents a whole new side of computing, coding and technology so that they can help their child become a computing genius! In this book you will find more than forty quick, easy and fun activities that have been developed using first-hand teaching expertise and are fully mapped to the computing curriculum taught in schools. From a deck of playing cards to a pair of socks and even the contents of your fridge, How to Raise a Tech Genius uses everyday objects that can be found around your home to illustrate core computer science concepts. Children and adults alike will enjoy playing games while developing their algorithmic thinking and logical reasoning skills.Shahneila Saeed has more than two decades of experience in digital education. She is Head of Education at Ukie (UK Interactive Entertainment Association) and Director of the nationwide Digital Schoolhouse programme.