[Edu-sig] creative unplugged activities in computer science classes

[Wes Turner]

> 4. Create a visualization

The Khan Academy Computer Programming "Intro to JS" videos and exercises
are done with ProcessingJS for visualizations:
https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming



On Sunday, June 24, 2018, Wes Turner <wes.turner at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Sunday, June 24, 2018, <mw at creative-informatics.de> wrote:
>
>> Dear Python educators,
>>
>>
>>
>> teaching Python includes explaining technical facets of the programming
>> language and initiating and scaffolding hands-on programming exercises.
>>
>> However, especially  if the object of the course is to develop
>> “computational thinking” and to get a deeper understanding what computer
>> science is, the curriculum might contain “unplugged” activities without a
>> computer.
>>
>> What do you think about unplugged activities challenging creativity? I
>> would like to advertise a questionnaire, which is part of an international
>> study on this type of activities in computer science education.
>>
>> https://goo.gl/forms/seYGUlsKHxyiqqnX2
>>
>> The results will be presented in August 2018 at Constructionism in
>> Vilnius (Lithuania) and will be available to everyone
>> http://www.constructionism2018.fsf.vu.lt/ .
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you and best wishes
>>
>>
>  > 1. Create an algorithm
> > 2. Find an example situation
> > 3. Create an example algorithm
> > 4. Create a visualization
>
>
> # Offline CS learning things:
>
> ## Pseudocode for algorithms
> ### Firefly algorithm
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_algorithm#Algorithm
>
> ### The Maze
> "The Maze" / "The Grid Puzzle Maze" is a team building activity that
> requires the team to find the [only?] optimal path through an NxN grid on
> the floor.
>
> - https://www.teampedia.net/wiki/index.php/The_Maze
>
> ### Peacemaking
> - Peace building / peace making activities can also tie-in with
> computational thinking (**win/win**).
>
>
> ## K12 CS Framework
> https://k12cs.org
>
> https://k12cs.org/navigating-the-practices/
>
> """
> To refer to a practice statement, use the following notation:
>
>     P[Practice Number].[Core Practice].[Practice Statement Number]
>     Example: P4.Developing and Using Abstractions.1
> """
>
> https://k12cs.org/navigating-the-concepts/
>
> """
> To refer to a concept statement, use the following notation:
>
>     [Grade Band].[Core Concept].[Subconcept]
>     Example: 3-5.Impacts of Computing.Culture
> """
>
> ## Products
> (no promotions here)
>
> - TOY: Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar
> - TOY: Dash & Dot Robot
> - BOOK: "Computational Fairy Tales" by Kubica
> - BOOK: "The Information" by Gleick describes the mechanical context of
> Babbage's Difference Engine and Analytical Engine (and Ada Lovelace's
> programming skills).
> - APP: "Circuit Scramble" (Boolean logic gates/operators)
> - APP: "Grasshopper" (logic, conditionals, control flow, JS syntax)
>
> (We had offline tests, quizzes, *and labs* in most of the CS courses I've
> taken).
>
> Are there other recommendations for offline CS & Computational Thinking
> activities?
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computational_thinking
>
>> Michael
>>
>
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