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Dan Reedy
November 22, 2014
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Putting Cool Technology in the Hands and Minds of Students
Dan Reedy
November 22, 2014
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Transcript
PUTTING COOL TECHNOLOGY IN THE HANDS and Minds OF STUDENTS
Paul Magnuson & Dan Reedy LEYSIN AMERICAN SCHOOL
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WE STARTED WITH A "Simple" QUESTION
What would happen if you put cool technology in the
hands of students...
...AND WAIT?
THEY LEARN!
WELL, SOME OF THEM DO
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WHY DID WE CHOOSE SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES?
WHAT HAS GONE WELL?
WHAT COULD GO BETTER?
WHAT WILL WE CHANGE?
ONE STUDENT'S INTEREST IN HOUR OF CODE WAS THE CATALYST.
VISUAL PROGRAMMING DRAG AND DROP CODE BLOCKS TO BUILD PROGRAMS
WEB BASED TECHNOLOGIES ▸ HTML ▸ CSS ▸ JavaScript ▸
various other technologies
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CODECADEMY.COM
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KHANACADEMY.ORG
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BLOC.IO/RUBY- WARRIOR/
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TEAMTREEHOUSE.COM
We ❤ Treehouse
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH THIS STUFF?
Tangible & Exciting
JAVASCRIPT WAS Crucial
IN CONTROLLING ROBOTS
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ROBOTICS PLATFORMS
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OTHER Cool TECHNOLOGY
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A QUICK COMMENT ABOUT SPACE
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BEFORE
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AFTER
WHAT HAS GONE WELL?
TREEHOUSE
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IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK
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INSPIRATION TO OTHERS
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WHAT COULD GO BETTER?
"What should I I do?"
LACK OF FOCUS
SHARING PROGRESS
WHAT WILL WE CHANGE?
INTRODUCE CHALLENGES
HAND-PICKED EXERCISES
ENCOURAGE INVOLVEMENT
Keep in Touch
COME SKI
HTTP://SPEAKERDECK.COM/REEDY
DAN REEDY
[email protected]
PAUL MAGNUSON
[email protected]
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