Dimensions of Computational Thinking in COMPUT project

When we started working on the project Computational Thinking at School, our plan was to study the following dimensions of Computational Thinking creative problem solving algorithmic approach to problem-solving problem solution transfer logical reasoning abstraction generalization representation and organization of data systemic thinking evaluation social impact of computation While working on the dimensions, it proved […]

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Barefoot Persevering approach

What is persevering? Persevering is being determined, resilient, tenacious – never giving up. Albert Einstein said: “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” Computer programming is hard. This is part of its appeal – writing elegant and effective code is an intellectual challenge requiring not only an understanding […]

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Barefoot Debugging approach

What is debugging? Bugs are errors in algorithms and code. Debugging is the process of finding and fixing these and it can often take much longer than writing the code in the first place. There can be errors or in logic and syntax. We can think of errors in logic as parts of a story […]

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Barefoot Creating approach

What is creating? Creating is about planning and making things. Some endeavours involve various media each providing an outlet for creative expression. Software and digital media allow scope for creativity and, by mastering software tools and digital devices, we develop confidence, competence and independence which we can use playfully, experimentally and purposefully in the expression […]

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Barefoot Tinkering approach

What is tinkering? We often try out something new to discover what it does and how it works: this is tinkering. It’s closely associated with logical reasoning. Pupils build up experiences of cause and effect: “If I move this, then this happens.” It’s a big part of independent learning, without teacher lead. For young children, […]

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etwinning / Language portraits

Students were asked to create their language portrait as follows Draw your own language portrait. Include all the languages you know / are familiar with. The languages you speak fluently should take up a larger part of the portrait than the ones where you only know a few words. Write a few sentences about your […]

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eTwinning / Avatar Creation

Avatar creation by students eTwinning link  More eTwinning activities under tag eTwinning

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eTwinning / Teachers

Teachers’ presentation Link at eTwinning  More eTwinning activities under tag eTwinning

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eTwinning / The image of the other

Students were asked to create digital posters on the images of others Link at eTwinning More eTwinning activities under tag eTwinning

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Barefoot Evaluation

What is evaluation? Evaluation is about making judgements, where possible in an objective and systematic way. Every day, we make judgements about what to do and what we think, based on a range of factors. When considering a new digital device for the classroom, there are a number of criteria: operating system, portability, memory size, […]

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