Coding is a global education trend and it's on the rise. Digital
literacy is fast becoming a foundation skill and has been described as the fourth literacy.
Coding is the art of understanding the language of computers and telling a computer
how to perform complex tasks. Once you understand the basics, the only
limitations are that of your imagination. This is encouraging a whole
generation to not just use technology but understand how it works and
ultimately create it.
Encouraging your child to learn small lessons about coding
is a wonderful investment in their education considering the rate of change in the tools and platforms that we use every day. Computational
thinking teaches you how to tackle large problems by breaking them down into a
sequence of smaller, more manageable problems. Coding not only teaches children
about technology, it also teaches them how to think differently about any
problem which supports academic subjects.
Children can so quickly absorb all these wonderful skills
through exploration and play - the best way to learn! The library has recently
purchased some new eBook titles available for kids wanting to get tech savvy :
1 comment:
What a great idea! With kids knowing how to use an iPad before being able to read a book these days it's great to see a program that will teach kids how to use technology constructively.
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