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Agenda Technology Integration & 21 st Century Skills Introduction to MIT ScratchJr Creating a ScratchJr project
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Technology Integration
for the New 21st Century Learner
Miguel Lara, PhDAssistant ProfessorComputer Science
CSUMB
Introductions
Michael B. Scott, PhDAssociate Professor
MathematicsCSUMB
Agenda
Technology Integration & 21st Century SkillsIntroduction to MIT ScratchJrCreating a ScratchJr project
Objectives
Describe how ScratchJr could help K-2 students acquire 21st Century SkillsCreate an interactive ScratchJr project
Technology IntegrationComputers are just a tool, not a subject
"We don't have a paper-and-pencil lab" (Matthew Gudenius, sixth-grade teacher, TIME October 2014)
CS is becoming integral to many fields:http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/march/facsen-joint-majors-030614.htmlTechnology can engage students in difficult topics
21st Century SkillsCritical Thinking
Communication
Creativity
Collaboration
"ScratchJr" allows kids creating interactive stories, games, and animations.
It is aimed at children aged 5 to 7 years oldBy learning to code in ScratchJr, kids learn strategies for designing and communicating ideas.
"Scratch" is a block-based programming language.
Creating a ScratchJr Project!
Topic to practice: Order by size