Gicela Morales @gicela @codingbug
10 things Ive learned teaching coding to kids
All children are creative1.
Characters they love always a good starting point
Children love drawing & have fantastic imagination
They are storytellers 2.
Every story is unique
The tardis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdPxT74zZS8
and begin to grasp computational thinking
They all love Minecraft3.
Minecraft is always at the top of the games list
Sharing & collaborating4.
Show & tell helps kids learn from each other through sharing
Helping others helps kids to understand about collaboration
Making apps with Bitsbox
Free and open6.
ICT rooms are BORING!
Freedom to move about
Its got to be fun!7.
I love coding because its fun
I love coding because it teaches me how to make my own games
I love coding because I like making new apps
Boys & girls work together8.
They are used to seeing each other in class
A coding class is no different!
Its normal :)
but STILL more boys than girls9.
About 10% of children attending coding club are girls
Who is responsible for encouraging girls to learn to code?
Tablets arent really that exciting - but desktops are!
The ICT Suite is outdated; we desperately need new spaces for learning
10. The technology
Catching the coding bugKeep creating new stories & games
Leave the boring bits out
Experiment with different educational technologies
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How to get involved
Code club https://www.codeclub.org.uk/start-a-club/volunteers
Volunteer in local your school
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