Marina Umaschi Bers

Coding as a Playground

Programming and Computational Thinking in the Early Childhood Classroom

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Coding as a Playground, Second Edition focuses on how young children (aged 7 and under) can engage in computational thinking and be taught to become computer programmers, a process that can increase both their cognitive and social-emotional skills. Learn how coding can engage children as producers-and not merely consumers-of technology in a playful way. You will come away from this groundbreaking work with an understanding of how coding promotes developmentally appropriate experiences such as problem-solving, imagination, cognitive challenges, social interactions, motor skills development, emotional exploration, and making different choices.… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-00-019452-4
EAN: 9781000194524
Produktnummer: 33941704
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Seitenangabe: 242 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 7'751 KB
Auflage: 2. Auflage
Abbildungen: 43 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 31 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 12 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 1 schwarz-weiße Tabellen

Über den Autor

Marina Umaschi Bers is Professor in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development with a secondary appointment in the Department of Computer at Tufts University, U.S.A. She heads the Developmental Technologies (DevTech) research group where she studies innovative ways to promote positive childhood development through new learning technologies. Marina co-developed the ScratchJr programming language in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab and the PICO company. She is also the creator of KIBO, a robotics platform for children aged 4 to 7 that can be programmed with wooden blocks (no screen needed), which allows young builders to learn programming and engineering while integrating arts and crafts.