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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821189403321

Autore

Caldwell Helen (Lecturer in Education)

Titolo

Teaching computing unplugged in primary schools : exploring primary computing through practical activities away from the computer / / Helen Caldwell, Neil Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, CA : , : SAGE Publications, Inc., , 2017

ISBN

9781526474193

1526474190

9781473988224

1473988225

9781473987470

1473987474

Edizione

[1st edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

371.334

372.340440941

Soggetti

Computer-assisted instruction

Educational technology

Information technology - Study and teaching (Elementary)

Education, Elementary

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TEACHING COMPUTING UNPLUGGED IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS- FRONT COVER -- TEACHING COMPUTING UNPLUGGED IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1- ROBOTS -- CHAPTER 2- MUSICIANS -- CHAPTER 3- ARTISTS -- CHAPTER 4- EXPLORERS -- CHAPTER 5- CODE BREAKERS: DPEF CSFBLFST -- CHAPTER 6- MAGICIANS -- CHAPTER 7- GAMERS -- CHAPTER 8- COOKS -- CHAPTER 9- SCIENTISTS -- INDEX.

Sommario/riassunto

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.