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Bers, Marina Umaschi – MIT Press, 2022
Today, schools are introducing STEM education and robotics to children in ever-lower grades. In "Beyond Coding," Marina Umaschi Bers lays out a pedagogical roadmap for teaching code that encompasses the cultivation of character along with technical knowledge and skills. Presenting code as a universal language, she shows how children…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Teaching Methods, Moral Values
Colella, Vanessa Stevens; Klopfer, Eric; Resnick, Mitchel – 2001
For thousands of years people from da Vinci to Einstein have created models to help them better understand patterns and processes in the world around them. Computers make it easier for novices to build and explore their own models and learn new scientific ideas in the process. This book introduces teachers and students to designing, creating, and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Instruction
Desberg, Peter – 1994
This hands-on guide shows readers how to use HyperCard software to create instructional programs on the Macintosh computer. The book describes how to choose subject matter, design a program, and determine the method of presentation, including the type of interaction and guiding metaphors that will be used. It explains how to make programs easy for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Evaluation Methods, Hypermedia
Ivers, Karen S.; Barron, Ann E. – 1998
A practical step-by-step approach to teaching multimedia skills is offered in this book. A model called "Decide, Design, Develop, and Evaluate" (DDDE) is presented which can be used as a template for designing, producing, and assessing multimedia projects in the classroom. The books covers all issues an educator is likely to face with…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Wiebe, James H. – 1993
This book demonstrates, for teachers at all levels, applications of technology tools for the effective learning and teaching of mathematical skills and concepts as suggested by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). It focuses on the use of general-purpose computer tools in the mathematics classroom, with an emphasis on problem…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software
Winters, Nathan B. – 1986
This book presents very basic but important concepts about architecture and outlines some of the most important concepts used by great architects. These concepts are taught at levels of perceptual maturity applicable to adults and children alike and progress from levels one through seven as the concepts become progressively intertwined. The…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Architectural Programming, Architecture, Buildings