Not all digital components need to be strictly computer-based. Other components of digital literacy include “thinking like a computer” and introducing some of the language in our every day classroom interactions.
Please check out the links below. They introduce vocabulary and a quick activity (unplugged activity) that can show very young students how to “think” like a computer.
1. Algorithms
2. Debugging
3. preschoolers algorithms–unplugged activities
After watching the (VERY) short videos on Thinking like a Computer, please share the following:
1. How complex do you think these concepts are?
2. What do you think very youngchildren can learn from the “unplugged” activity of Making a sandwich? Do you think it is a good activity? Why or why not?
