European Schoolnet - How to Teach Computing: An Introduction to Concepts, Tools and Resources for Primary Teachers by Francesco Picca

My app made with scratch simulation of the launch of a die

francescopicca1 — 2015-04-24 05:40:31 UTC

Identify a classroom activity or project that is designed to address one of the skills identified in the video in section 1.3.

francescopicca1 — 2015-04-24 05:40:31 UTC

A video of an activity with scratch

Identify one everday object, activity, situation, etc. for which an understanding of computing and knowledge of how to programme machines can help the students understand their world around them.

francescopicca1 — 2015-04-24 05:40:31 UTC

In the life of every day problems that we face concern sequences of operations, situations where we have to make choices or, finally, operations that should be repeated until the occurrence of a certain condition (work / go to school every day until not Sunday). We have listed the constructs of imperative programming: the sequence selection iterating

What is the situation of computing teaching in your country?

francescopicca1 — 2015-04-24 05:40:31 UTC

Depending on the school reform, in Italy teaching computer science and computational thinking takes place only in schools to address specific computer (I teach at one of these schools). In other kinds of schools the coding is tied only to the activation of specific projects financed by the funds MIUR (Ministry of Education University and Research) or the European Structural Funds PON (National Operational Programmes).

My school IISS Augusto Righi Taranto/Italy

francescopicca1 — 2015-04-24 05:40:31 UTC

My institution has the following fields of study: informatics electronics mechanics aeronautics high school sports school of applied sciences

Introducing myself

francescopicca1 — 2015-04-24 05:40:31 UTC

I am Francis Picca, I teach computer science in Taranto / Italy. My school is IISS Augusto Righi Taranto