Computational thinking gives students the skills they need to recognize how and when technology can be helpful for problem solving and innovation. I promote this type of thinking in my gifted class all the time. Anything that can encourage students to develop critical and creative thinking, as well as problem-solving skills, is essential. My students participate in an Invention Convention and we talk a lot about breaking things down into small parts to understand how they work individually, and then how they work together. I like how the standards in this article are written in simple terminology and are not too "techie." Many of my colleagues are intimidated and overwhelmed by technological language, which impacts their willingness to incorporate it into their classrooms. Providing my colleagues with standards from this article can help them see that it is not that scary. It might encourage them to use more tech in the classroom.
