Maths x Gamers

Introduction to Programming with Scratch

Mari Cano Santos

http://mcanosan.net

The Gamer Generation

Do we really need a new literacy for a new generation of learners?

http://www.nslg.net/gotgamebook/index.html

http://www.marcprensky.com/

The problem with ICT is that children are bored to death by it.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jan/11/teach-children-computer-programmes

Just as Latin underpinned so many things, computer science is not just about programming, it's about computational thinking, problem solving, analytics, physics and creating code. Building digital content and intellectual property. Building value in the digital economy.

We're in an era where computer science is the new Latin.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jan/11/teach-children-computer-programmes

BUT THIS NEW LITERACY IS NOT NEW! In the beginning was Seymour Papert and LOGO... (1967)

http://www.papert.org/

http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/

AND NOW THE MIT STRIKES AGAIN...

Scratch!

http://scratch.mit.edu/

IF...THEN...ELSE...ENDIF Thinking Maths with Code Thinking Easy, fun and engaging for kids Learning by Designing and PBL Intuitive and visual programming Educational community

http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Educators

Links:
http://scratch.mit.edu/ http://scratched.media.mit.edu/resources/computaci%C3%B3n-creativa-con-scratch http://www.xtec.cat/~voliu/scratch-intro/ http://www.xtec.cat/~voliu/scratch/ http://scratchcatala.com/

game over
Play again?...

Mari Cano Santos

http://mcanosan.net