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“I think [coding] doesn’t actually teach important skills.”
On a recent late-night formula run, I passed by a large display of books about teaching children to code. I have seen these books around, but never such a large display directed toward elementary-aged children. These books are part of a flood of resources—summer coding camps, after-school code clubs, apps designed to teach kindergarteners the…
Add your favorite sites or search engines directly to the Google Chrome address bar
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Limits are fun? Limits are fun!
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Tech tools for struggling readers and writers
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Being innovative doesn’t require technology
If a classroom gets iPads, a question you will often hear immediately is, “What apps should I download?” In our concern for machines taking over education, we often do things that encourage machines to take over our teaching. Source: Using Technology Doesn’t Make You Innovative – The Principal of Change I’ve had this same discussion with…