In order for me to promote certain technological activities to my students, it's important that I know how to do them myself. Before doing this activity, I had never coded before. It seemed intimidating and I wasn't sure that it would be so easy for me to pick up on. After this activity, I feel confident enough in coding to encourage my future students to do it themselves. In addition to that, I'm now familiar enough with it to help them effectively.
Coding can be fun and requires you to think critically. It's a much different process than learning to do math or read and write. Coding requires you to problem-solve, create, and work through challenges. Not only are these important skills to have in school, but in life. Working to complete tasks even through challenges teaches students to persevere. Coding is goal-oriented and entertaining which is the best combination of education.
Learning to code encompasses many content standards as well as critical thinking. Reading the codes, using math to code, assessing problems and working through them is an excellent use of classroom time that is valuable to all subject areas. Knowing to code can benefit students later in life and give them the confidence to use technology and program.
Coding can be fun and requires you to think critically. It's a much different process than learning to do math or read and write. Coding requires you to problem-solve, create, and work through challenges. Not only are these important skills to have in school, but in life. Working to complete tasks even through challenges teaches students to persevere. Coding is goal-oriented and entertaining which is the best combination of education.
Learning to code encompasses many content standards as well as critical thinking. Reading the codes, using math to code, assessing problems and working through them is an excellent use of classroom time that is valuable to all subject areas. Knowing to code can benefit students later in life and give them the confidence to use technology and program.