Kit or mixed material
ScratchJr coding cards
Record details
- ISBN: 9781593278991
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Physical Description:
1 game in box ; approx. 19 X 14 X 4 cm
science kit - Publisher: San Fransico, CA : No Starch Press, 2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Requires downloading the ScratchJr app. App is available on iOS, Android, Chromebook, and Kindle. Tech Up kit provided by Science World British Columbia, funded through CanCode. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Kit includes: 1 instruction booklet and 75 coding cards. Also included, TechUp Computational Thinking instruction sheet. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 5+ |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Computer programming -- Juvenile literature Scratch (Computer program language) -- Juvenile literature Coding theory -- Juvenile literature |
| Topic Heading: | Library of Things Science kits. Library of Things |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Public Library | SCRATCHjr CODING CARDS (Text) | 35151000638676 | LOT Science Kits | Volume hold | Available | - |
Dr. Marina Umaschi Bers is the co-creator of the widely-popular programming language, ScratchJr. She is a professor in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development and adjunct professor in the Computer Science Department at Tufts University. She also heads the Developmental Technologies (DevTech) Research group where she studies innovative ways to promote positive childhood development through new learning technologies. Additionally, she created KIBO, a robotics platform for children 4 to 7 which allows young learners to learn programming and engineering skills without screens or keyboards. Dr. Bers is also the director of the graduate Early Childhood Technology certificate program at Tufts University. More her approach that conceives coding as a literacy of the 21st century, can be found in her book Coding as a Playground: Programming and Computational Thinking in the Early Childhood Classroom.
Dr. Amanda Sullivan is a post doctoral associate in the Developmental Technologies (DevTech) research group and associate director of the graduate Early Childhood Technology certificate program at Tufts University. Her research focuses on gender issues and technology.
