Coding as a Playground: Programming and Computational Thinking in the Early Childhood Classroom

Marina Umaschi Bers

ISBN 10: 0367900963 / ISBN 13: 9780367900960

Edité par Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2020

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Coding as a Playground: Programming and Computational Thinking in the Early Childhood Classroom
• Éditeur: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Date de parution: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0367900963
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780367900960
• Reliure: Hardback
• Édition: 2ème Édition
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

Coding as a Playground, Second Edition is the first book to focus on how young children (ages 7 and under) can engage in computational thinking and be taught to become computer programmers, a process that can increase both their cognitive and social-emotional skills.

À propos de l?auteur

Marina Umaschi Bers is Professor in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development with a secondary appointment in the Department of Computer at Tufts University, U.S.A. She heads the Developmental Technologies (DevTech) research group where she studies innovative ways to promote positive childhood development through new learning technologies. Marina co-developed the ScratchJr programming language in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab and the PICO company. She is also the creator of KIBO, a robotics platform for children aged 4 to 7 that can be programmed with wooden blocks (no screen needed), which allows young builders to learn programming and engineering while integrating arts and crafts.