Teaching Computing Unplugged In Primary Schools

Author : Helen Caldwell
Publisher : Learning Matters
ISBN 13 : 1473988225
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Computing Unplugged in Primary Schools written by Helen Caldwell and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Helen Caldwell (Lecturer in Education)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781526474193
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Computing Unplugged in Primary Schools written by Helen Caldwell (Lecturer in Education) and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : James Bird
Publisher : Learning Matters
ISBN 13 : 1526412462
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lessons in Teaching Computing in Primary Schools written by James Bird and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2017-03-06 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lesson planning and subject knowledge go hand in hand in this exciting new edition covering all teachers need to know to confidently teach the computing curriculum as well as explore opportunities for cross-curricular teaching.

Author : James Bird
Publisher : Learning Matters
ISBN 13 : 1526412446
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lessons in Teaching Computing in Primary Schools written by James Bird and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2017-03-06 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you are currently teaching or training to teach the primary computing curriculum, you need to know what effective teaching of computing in primary schools actually looks like. Written for non specialists and trainees, this book uses exemplar primary computing lessons as a starting point for developing subject knowledge. It′s a unique but tried and tested approach to developing your computing subject knowledge alongside your teaching practice. The current computing curriculum is explored in manageable chunks and there is no "scary" tech speak; everything is explained clearly and accessibly. You will find example lesson plans alongside every element of the curriculum that can be adapted to suit different year groups and different schools. This resourceful guide inspires an approach to teaching computing that is about creativity and encouraging problem solving using technology as a tool. NEW TO THIS EDITION: Updated throughout and includes information on new apps and other resources for teaching and a brand new chapter on teaching with tablets in the primary classroom. This book is part of the Lessons in Teaching series and includes additional online resources on its accompanying website.

Author : Berthold Vöcking
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642153283
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Algorithms Unplugged written by Berthold Vöcking and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-12-10 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Algorithms specify the way computers process information and how they execute tasks. Many recent technological innovations and achievements rely on algorithmic ideas – they facilitate new applications in science, medicine, production, logistics, traffic, communi¬cation and entertainment. Efficient algorithms not only enable your personal computer to execute the newest generation of games with features unimaginable only a few years ago, they are also key to several recent scientific breakthroughs – for example, the sequencing of the human genome would not have been possible without the invention of new algorithmic ideas that speed up computations by several orders of magnitude. The greatest improvements in the area of algorithms rely on beautiful ideas for tackling computational tasks more efficiently. The problems solved are not restricted to arithmetic tasks in a narrow sense but often relate to exciting questions of nonmathematical flavor, such as: How can I find the exit out of a maze? How can I partition a treasure map so that the treasure can only be found if all parts of the map are recombined? How should I plan my trip to minimize cost? Solving these challenging problems requires logical reasoning, geometric and combinatorial imagination, and, last but not least, creativity – the skills needed for the design and analysis of algorithms. In this book we present some of the most beautiful algorithmic ideas in 41 articles written in colloquial, nontechnical language. Most of the articles arose out of an initiative among German-language universities to communicate the fascination of algorithms and computer science to high-school students. The book can be understood without any prior knowledge of algorithms and computing, and it will be an enlightening and fun read for students and interested adults.

Author : Helen Caldwell
Publisher : Learning Matters
ISBN 13 : 1473987474
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Computing Unplugged in Primary Schools written by Helen Caldwell and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : David Morris
Publisher : Learning Matters
ISBN 13 : 1526414678
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Computational Thinking and Coding in Primary Schools written by David Morris and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2017-05-22 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a guide to the teaching of computing and coding in primary schools, and an exploration of how children develop their computational thinking. It covers all areas of the National Curriculum for primary computing and offers insight into effective teaching. The text considers three strands of computer science, digital literacy and information technology. The teaching of coding is especially challenging for primary teachers, so it highlights learning on this, giving practical examples of how this can be taught. For all areas of the computing curriculum the text also provides guidance on planning age-appropriate activities with step-by-step guides and details of educationally appropriate software and hardware. This book helps you to connect what you need to teach with how it can be taught, and opens up opportunities in the new curriculum for creative and imaginative teaching. It also includes the full National Curriculum Programme of Study for Computing, key stages 1 and 2 as a useful reference for trainee teachers.

Author : Siu-Cheung Kong
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811365288
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Computational Thinking Education written by Siu-Cheung Kong and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book offers a comprehensive guide, covering every important aspect of computational thinking education. It provides an in-depth discussion of computational thinking, including the notion of perceiving computational thinking practices as ways of mapping models from the abstraction of data and process structures to natural phenomena. Further, it explores how computational thinking education is implemented in different regions, and how computational thinking is being integrated into subject learning in K-12 education. In closing, it discusses computational thinking from the perspective of STEM education, the use of video games to teach computational thinking, and how computational thinking is helping to transform the quality of the workforce in the textile and apparel industry.

Author : James Bird
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781526412478
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lessons in Teaching Computing in Primary Schools written by James Bird and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you are currently teaching or training to teach the primary computing curriculum, you need to know what effective teaching of computing in primary schools actually looks like. Written for non specialists and trainees, this book uses exemplar primary computing lessons as a starting point for developing subject knowledge. It's a unique but tried and tested approach to developing your computing subject knowledge alongside your teaching practice. The current computing curriculum is explored in manageable chunks and there is no "scary" tech speak; everything is explained clearly and accessibly. You will find example lesson plans alongside every element of the curriculum that can be adapted to suit different year groups and different schools. This resourceful guide inspires an approach to teaching computing that is about creativity and encouraging problem solving using technology as a tool. NEW TO THIS EDITION: Updated throughout and includes information on new apps and other resources for teaching and a brand new chapter on teaching with tablets in the primary classroom. This book is part of the Lessons in Teaching series and includes additional online resources on its accompanying website.

Author : Jeremy Kubica
Publisher : Jeremy Kubica
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Computational Fairy Tales written by Jeremy Kubica and published by Jeremy Kubica. This book was released on 2012 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Introduces principles of computational thinking, illustrating high-level computer science concepts, the motivation behind them, and their application in a non-computer fairy tale domain."--Amazon.com.