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Gicela Morales @gicela @codingbug
10 things I’ve learned teaching coding to kids
All children are creative1.
Characters they love always a good starting point
Children love drawing & have fantastic imagination
They are storytellers 2.
Every story is unique
The tardis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdPxT74zZS8
https://youtu.be/j4mmO7QiWLA
https://youtu.be/1VJMlw7dB3U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ3yOLlTk7E
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/28963678/
… and begin to grasp computational thinking
They all love Minecraft3.
Minecraft is always at the top of the games list
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp6DxZyDuRw
Sharing & collaborating4.
Show & tell helps kids learn from each other through sharing
Helping others helps kids to understand about collaboration
JavaScript is easy5.
Animating with javaScript is fun
‘Live coding’ javaScript while playing with Codecombat
Making apps with Bitsbox
Free and open6.
ICT rooms are BORING!
Freedom to move about
Playful atmosphere
It’s got to be fun!7.
“I love coding because it’s fun”
“I love coding because it teaches me how to make my own games”
“I love coding because I like making new apps”
Boys & girls work together…8.
They are used to seeing each other in class
A coding class is no different!
It’s normal :)
…but STILL more boys than girls9.
About 10% of children attending coding club are girls
Who is responsible for encouraging girls to learn to code?
Tablets aren’t really that exciting - but desktops are!
The ‘ICT Suite’ is outdated; we desperately need new spaces for learning
10. The technology
Catching the coding bugKeep creating new stories & games
Leave the boring bits out
Experiment with different educational technologies
Educational technologies…
#SummerOfCode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB1AJ_eJytk
100 places
97% turned up
STEM ambassadorhttp://www.stemnet.org.uk/ambassadors/
CoderDojo https://coderdojo.com/volunteer/
How to get involved…
Code club https://www.codeclub.org.uk/start-a-club/volunteers
Volunteer in local your school
CodingbugGicela Morales @gicela @codingbug
Inspiring the next generation of coders