New software introduces programming skills to pre-readers. Is this 21st century literacy? Or too much, too soon?
Source: Coding Class, Then Naptime: Computer Science For The Kindergarten Set : NPR Ed : NPR
New software introduces programming skills to pre-readers. Is this 21st century literacy? Or too much, too soon?
Source: Coding Class, Then Naptime: Computer Science For The Kindergarten Set : NPR Ed : NPR
Love this. First, Mitchel Resnick is the oracle. Second, PBS Kids is partnering with MIT/Scratch to get their characters into Scratch Jr.
This week, thousands of events around the world are encouraging computer-coding literacy. “Coding is really about creative self-expression and storytelling,” says Mitchel Resnick of MIT’s Media Lab.
Source: A Kids’ Coding Expert Says We’re Making Computer Class Way Too Boring : NPR Ed : NPR