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Nelson, Jennifer; Braafladt, Keith – ALA Editions, 2012
Technology may not be a magic wand, but innovative technology programming can genuinely help children become adept at navigating our increasingly wired world while also helping them develop deductive reasoning, math, and other vital literacy skills. One of the simplest and most powerful tools for technology-based public library programming is…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Time Management, Computer Uses in Education, Public Libraries
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Lee, Young-Jin – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2010
Teaching computer programming to young children has been considered difficult because of its abstract and complex nature. The objectives of this study are (1) to investigate whether an innovative educational technology tool called Scratch could enable young children to learn abstract knowledge of computer programming while creating multimedia…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Young Children, Computers, Programming